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Courts

What to know as the trial of Judge Hannah Dugan begins

Prosecutors and defense attorneys are selecting jurors in the trial of Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan, who is accused of helping a Mexican immigrant dodge federal officers in the courthouse and is charged with obstruction and concealing an individual to prevent arrest.

Recent News

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Elections

Joel Brennan enters the 2026 race for Wisconsin governor

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Courts

How states other than Wisconsin select their Supreme Court justices

Derek Handley on racial covenants harming Black Milwaukeeans

Social Issues

Derek Handley on racial covenants harming Black Milwaukeeans

Anne Bonds on covenants and Milwaukee’s racial segregation

History

Anne Bonds on covenants and Milwaukee's racial segregation

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Courts

Unlimited donations, weak recusal rules led to record Wisconsin Supreme Court campaign spending

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Courts

Dane County judge refuses to step aside as requested by former Trump attorney

Barry Burden on congressional redistricting going into 2026

Elections

Barry Burden on congressional redistricting going into 2026

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Elections

Why Wisconsin Supreme Court elections are so expensive

Three side-by-side photos show Mike Roman, Jim Troupis and Kenneth Chesebro posing for a portrait, speaking and listening, respectively, in rooms with out-of-focus backgrounds.

Courts

Former Trump aides allege misconduct by judge in Wisconsin fake elector case

Side-by-side still images from video show Tom Tiffany and Josh Schoemann seated with an ombre backdrop in the background.

Politics

'Here & Now' Highlights: US Rep. Tom Tiffany, County Exec. Josh Schoemann, Barry Burden

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History

Mapping a history of covenants and segregation in Milwaukee

A still image shows Josh Schoemann seated on the 'Here & Now' satellite set featuring a gradient background.

Elections

Josh Schoemann on the 2026 primary for governor of Wisconsin

Joel Brennan poses for a portrait in front of a photo backdrop.

Elections

Joel Brennan enters the 2026 race for Wisconsin governor

A judicial bench with two sets of seats, one leather and another wood and leather, is between the U.S. and Wisconsin flags and below a large painting mounted on a wall with marble masonry and illuminated brass light fixtures in wall niches.

Courts

How states other than Wisconsin select their Supreme Court justices

Derek Handley on racial covenants harming Black Milwaukeeans

Social Issues

Derek Handley on racial covenants harming Black Milwaukeeans

Anne Bonds on covenants and Milwaukee’s racial segregation

History

Anne Bonds on covenants and Milwaukee's racial segregation

An overhead skylight illuminates marble masonry and two columns with Composite order capitals that flank a carved sign above reading Supreme Court.

Courts

Unlimited donations, weak recusal rules led to record Wisconsin Supreme Court campaign spending

A sign reading County Courthouse and a stylized flat, wire sculpture of Lady Justice are mounted on the masonry wall of a Brutalist-style building with a row of pillars in front of glass windows.

Courts

Dane County judge refuses to step aside as requested by former Trump attorney

Barry Burden on congressional redistricting going into 2026

Elections

Barry Burden on congressional redistricting going into 2026

An illustration shows a gavel, a pen, and a folded, torn piece of fake United States currency with a value of 144.5M with the words State of Wisconsin at the top and Supreme Court at bottom, with an abstract portrait of a judge in profile at center.

Elections

Why Wisconsin Supreme Court elections are so expensive

Three side-by-side photos show Mike Roman, Jim Troupis and Kenneth Chesebro posing for a portrait, speaking and listening, respectively, in rooms with out-of-focus backgrounds.

Courts

Former Trump aides allege misconduct by judge in Wisconsin fake elector case

Side-by-side still images from video show Tom Tiffany and Josh Schoemann seated with an ombre backdrop in the background.

Politics

'Here & Now' Highlights: US Rep. Tom Tiffany, County Exec. Josh Schoemann, Barry Burden

A still image shows a finger pointing to a map of Milwaukee on the wall, the map has speckles of green showing where racial covenants historically existed in the city.

History

Mapping a history of covenants and segregation in Milwaukee

A still image shows Josh Schoemann seated on the 'Here & Now' satellite set featuring a gradient background.

Elections

Josh Schoemann on the 2026 primary for governor of Wisconsin

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Elections

Tom Tiffany on the 2026 primary for governor of Wisconsin

Barry Burden on lawsuits over Wisconsin’s congressional maps

Courts

Barry Burden on lawsuits over Wisconsin's congressional maps

Justin Sydnor on health insurance direct payment proposals

Economy

Justin Sydnor on health insurance direct payment proposals

Charles Franklin on polling voters about the Epstein files

Politics

Charles Franklin on polling voters about the Epstein files

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Politics

Charles Franklin on Trump's approval ratings as 2025 ends

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Health

Justin Sydnor on rising costs for ACA health insurance plans

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Policy

Mark Sommerhauser on online sports betting law in Wisconsin

Jeff Pritzl on Wisconsin’s 2025 gun deer hunt season outlook

Agriculture

Jeff Pritzl on Wisconsin's 2025 gun deer hunt season outlook

Brittany Koteles on the market value of land and its meaning

Indigenous

Brittany Koteles on the market value of land and its meaning

Sister Sue Ernster on the trauma of Indian boarding schools

Indigenous

Sister Sue Ernster on the trauma of Indian boarding schools

Brittany Koteles on social justice work with Catholic orders

Indigenous

Brittany Koteles on social justice work with Catholic orders

Sen. Jodi Habush Sinykin on data center energy incentives

Politics

Sen. Jodi Habush Sinykin on data center energy incentives

Sen. Jodi Habush Sinykin on data center energy incentives

Politics

Sen. Jodi Habush Sinykin on data center energy incentives

Indigenous

Brittany Koteles on the market value of land and its meaning

Brittany Koteles on the market value of land and its meaning

A sign titled Hoocąk Language Duide with multiple illustrations of a canoe labeled with Ho-Chunk words and American English translations is displayed on the surface of a wood railing next to branches of a cedar tree.

Wisconsin archaeologists have found 16 ancient Indigenous canoes in Lake Mendota

Sister Sue Ernster on the trauma of Indian boarding schools

Sister Sue Ernster on the trauma of Indian boarding schools

Rx Uncovered

Nilsa Cruz on helping patients appeal health claim denials

Nilsa Cruz on helping patients appeal health claim denials

Sec. Nathan Houdek on consumer confusion about health plans

Sec. Nathan Houdek on consumer confusion about health plans

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Why complex health benefits are a focus of patient advocates

In Focus with Chris Kolakowski: Honoring Wisconsin veterans

In Focus with Chris Kolakowski: Honoring Wisconsin veterans

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In Focus with Antonia Perry, part 3: Going to the gun range

In Focus with Antonia Perry, part 2: House calls, gun class

In Focus with Antonia Perry, part 2: House calls, gun class

Local Wisconsin News

Southeast Region

Derek Handley on racial covenants harming Black Milwaukeeans

Social Issues

Derek Handley on racial covenants harming Black Milwaukeeans

History

Anne Bonds on covenants and Milwaukee's racial segregation

History

Mapping a history of covenants and segregation in Milwaukee

Economy

Kroger closing automated fulfillment centers in Wisconsin, two other states

Southeast RegionSoutheast Region News

Northeast Region

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Politics

Residents of Menominee in Michigan vote to limit the city's number of cannabis stores

Education

Pilot program allows several NCAA Division III athletes to compete for schools they no longer attend

Education

Meet the high school students keeping Pulaski from becoming a news desert

Economy

Mayor Eric Genrich on the Green Bay Housing Partnership

Northeast RegionNortheast Region News

South Central Region

Kevin Rak on higher need at the River Food Pantry in Madison

Economy

Kevin Rak on higher need at the River Food Pantry in Madison

Economy

Tawny Hardyman on losing staff during a government shutdown

Social Issues

Tawny Hardyman on closure of Head Start classes in Wisconsin

Health

Legal loopholes in Wisconsin laws regulating THC products leave consumers vulnerable

South Central RegionSouth Central Region News

Northern Region

Why Catholic sisters sold land back to the Lac du Flambeau

Indigenous

Why Catholic sisters sold land back to the Lac du Flambeau

Indigenous

A prescribed burn in Superior provides pride and healing

History

Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior still resonates 50 years later

Environment

Jean Pederson on learning about the scope of PFAS pollution

Northern RegionNorthern Region News

West Central Region

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Economy

John Rosenow on dairy workers and immigration enforcement

Education

Joe Green on combining courses through school consolidation

Education

Chris Lindner and Joe Green on sharing school district costs

Education

Joe Green and Chris Linder on school district consolidation

West Central RegionWest Central Region News

Southwest Region

Tawny Hardyman on losing staff during a government shutdown

Economy

Tawny Hardyman on losing staff during a government shutdown

Social Issues

Tawny Hardyman on closure of Head Start classes in Wisconsin

Economy

Judy McRoberts on the Mercyhealth East strike in Janesville

Economy

Crossing the Mississippi River without the Lansing bridge

Southwest RegionSouthwest Region News

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