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Politics

Witnessing — and fearing — ICE actions in St. Croix County

Immigration raids, protests and the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minnesota are weighing upon communities in western Wisconsin, where federal agents are active as well.

Recent News

Howard Schweber on protesting ICE and constitutional rights

Policy

Howard Schweber on protesting ICE and constitutional rights

A still image shows a a portrait of Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson next to a statement he made regarding calls to defund ICE.

Budgets

Baldwin, Johnson react to Homeland Security funding fight

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Wisconsin's 2026 governor candidates consider school funding

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Courts

Jury finds Milwaukee man guilty after forging threats against Trump to get immigrant witness deported

Wisconsin’s 2026 Supreme Court candidates on ICE and the law

Courts

Wisconsin's 2026 Supreme Court candidates on ICE and the law

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Policy

What are Wisconsin's laws on open and concealed carry of guns in public spaces?

Wisconsin’s 2026 governor candidates consider state prisons

Elections

Wisconsin's 2026 governor candidates consider state prisons

Chris McIntosh on transparency in the NCAA’s policy for NIL

Economy

Chris McIntosh on transparency in the NCAA's policy for NIL

Tom Tiffany speaks while facing multiple mounted microphones with the flags of different media organizations and standing in front of a vinyl backdrop banner showing his campaign logo.

Elections

Trump endorses Tiffany in Wisconsin's 2026 race for governor, leading Schoemann to drop out of the race

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Education

Appleton Technical Academy prepares students for skilled trades — it's not easy

Chris McIntosh, Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin on NCAA transfer

Education

Chris McIntosh, Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin on NCAA transfer

A man wearing a parka and holding a sheet of paper in his left hand places a pine spray with his right hand on a ring-shaped makeshift memorial consisting of flower bouquets, wreaths, votive candles, sign and photos, and other items, with other people standing in the background behind a line of barrier tape strung around multiple traffic cones, with buildings, leafless trees and traffic signals in the background.

Politics

Killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis scrambles Second Amendment politics for Trump and Republicans

Howard Schweber on protesting ICE and constitutional rights

Policy

Howard Schweber on protesting ICE and constitutional rights

A still image shows a a portrait of Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson next to a statement he made regarding calls to defund ICE.

Budgets

Baldwin, Johnson react to Homeland Security funding fight

A still image shows an elementary school math book opened on a desk and in front of the desk are children sitting in a classroom.

Wisconsin's 2026 governor candidates consider school funding

A letter sign reading Milwaukee County Courthouse is affixed to the façade of a building with granite masonry, exterior metal light fixtures, and a door and metal-framed windows set with in arches, with a street light with no parking signs on a sidewalk in front of the entrance.

Courts

Jury finds Milwaukee man guilty after forging threats against Trump to get immigrant witness deported

Wisconsin’s 2026 Supreme Court candidates on ICE and the law

Courts

Wisconsin's 2026 Supreme Court candidates on ICE and the law

Two men wearing neck gaiters covering the lower half of their faces and carrying long guns stand on a sidewalk, with other out-of-focus people standing among park benches, light poles and buildings in the background.

Policy

What are Wisconsin's laws on open and concealed carry of guns in public spaces?

Wisconsin’s 2026 governor candidates consider state prisons

Elections

Wisconsin's 2026 governor candidates consider state prisons

Chris McIntosh on transparency in the NCAA’s policy for NIL

Economy

Chris McIntosh on transparency in the NCAA's policy for NIL

Tom Tiffany speaks while facing multiple mounted microphones with the flags of different media organizations and standing in front of a vinyl backdrop banner showing his campaign logo.

Elections

Trump endorses Tiffany in Wisconsin's 2026 race for governor, leading Schoemann to drop out of the race

A student wearing a welding mask uses a welding torch to work on a piece of metal on top of a welding table in a large room with other manufacturing equipment on tables and in cases on walls, with other students standing and working on different projects in different locations.

Education

Appleton Technical Academy prepares students for skilled trades — it's not easy

Chris McIntosh, Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin on NCAA transfer

Education

Chris McIntosh, Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin on NCAA transfer

A man wearing a parka and holding a sheet of paper in his left hand places a pine spray with his right hand on a ring-shaped makeshift memorial consisting of flower bouquets, wreaths, votive candles, sign and photos, and other items, with other people standing in the background behind a line of barrier tape strung around multiple traffic cones, with buildings, leafless trees and traffic signals in the background.

Politics

Killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis scrambles Second Amendment politics for Trump and Republicans

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Chris McIntosh on lower ticket sales for Wisconsin football

Education

Chris McIntosh on lower ticket sales for Wisconsin football

South Central Region

Darryl Morin on anticipating ICE operations in Wisconsin

Politics

Darryl Morin on anticipating ICE operations in Wisconsin

Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin, Chris McIntosh on UW football

Education

Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin, Chris McIntosh on UW football

South Central Region

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Environment

Weather warnings issued as Wisconsin's temperatures plummet

How Wisconsin’s 2026 governor candidates view bipartisanship

Elections

How Wisconsin's 2026 governor candidates view bipartisanship

What Wisconsin’s 2026 governor hopefuls want to pursue first

Elections

What Wisconsin's 2026 governor hopefuls want to pursue first

A still image shows Tony Evers in front of American and Wisconsin flags, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'state Capitol,' 'Gov. Tony Evers' and '(D) Wisconsin.'

Politics

Evers calls for property tax cut as his term comes to an end

US Sen. Tammy Baldwin on issues Congress faces as 2026 opens

Politics

US Sen. Tammy Baldwin on issues Congress faces as 2026 opens

US Sen. Ron Johnson on issues Congress faces as 2026 opens

Politics

US Sen. Ron Johnson on issues Congress faces as 2026 opens

Joel Brennan on issues in Wisconsin’s 2026 governor’s race

Elections

Joel Brennan on issues in Wisconsin's 2026 governor's race

Missy Hughes on issues in Wisconsin’s 2026 governor’s race

Elections

Missy Hughes on issues in Wisconsin's 2026 governor's race

Mandela Barnes on issues in Wisconsin’s 2026 governor’s race

Elections

Mandela Barnes on issues in Wisconsin's 2026 governor's race

Mandela Barnes on issues in Wisconsin’s 2026 governor’s race

Elections

Mandela Barnes on issues in Wisconsin's 2026 governor's race

Indigenous

John Johnson sits on folding chair at a folding table covered with a tablecloth set up on an asphalt driveway and signs a sheet of paper while seated next to Sue Ernster, who is seated next to Larry Turner in front of a building with log siding, a door and two windows, with trees and a body of water in the background.

Return of Vilas County land by Catholic nuns to Lac du Flambeau breaks new ground

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

Local Wisconsin News

Southeast Region

Mary Roberts on discriminatory language in racial covenants

History

Mary Roberts on discriminatory language in racial covenants

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

Southeast RegionSoutheast Region News

Northeast Region

A student wearing a welding mask uses a welding torch to work on a piece of metal on top of a welding table in a large room with other manufacturing equipment on tables and in cases on walls, with other students standing and working on different projects in different locations.

Education

Appleton Technical Academy prepares students for skilled trades — it's not easy

Social Issues

Alex Pretti, shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis, grew up in Green Bay

Politics

Kewaunee County town staves off plan for a land purchase by a data center developer

History

Green Bay podcasters dig up long-buried tales in the city's Astor neighborhood

Northeast RegionNortheast Region News

South Central Region

Chris McIntosh on transparency in the NCAA’s policy for NIL

Economy

Chris McIntosh on transparency in the NCAA's policy for NIL

Education

Chris McIntosh, Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin on NCAA transfer

Education

Chris McIntosh on lower ticket sales for Wisconsin football

Education

Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin, Chris McIntosh on UW football

South Central RegionSouth Central Region News

Northern Region

John Johnson sits on folding chair at a folding table covered with a tablecloth set up on an asphalt driveway and signs a sheet of paper while seated next to Sue Ernster, who is seated next to Larry Turner in front of a building with log siding, a door and two windows, with trees and a body of water in the background.

Indigenous

Return of Vilas County land by Catholic nuns to Lac du Flambeau breaks new ground

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

Northern RegionNorthern Region News

West Central Region

A still image shows a bridge over the St. Croix river, which forms the border between Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Politics

Witnessing — and fearing — ICE actions in St. Croix County

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

West Central RegionWest Central Region News

Southwest Region

The center and one side span of riveted cantilever metal bridge splash on the surface of a river with clouds of dust rising into the air, with another span to the side still standing along with multiple concrete support structures, with ice downriver and along the edges of the shore and with wooded bluffs in the background.

Economy

Implosion takes down the nearly century-old Black Hawk Bridge over the Mississippi River

Economy

Amid rising house prices, Richland Center residents decry development on parkland

Economy

Tawny Hardyman on losing staff during a government shutdown

Social Issues

Tawny Hardyman on closure of Head Start classes in Wisconsin

Southwest RegionSouthwest Region News

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