Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gestures with both arms held to the side while standing behind a plastic podium with two mounted microphones and a campaign sign on its front reading Kennedy Shanahan, with multiple larger signs to the side and in the background on a stage, with people seated below facing him.

Elections

Evers signs bill that would allow certain candidates to remove their names from ballots in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a bipartisan bill that would allow certain candidates for state and federal office to remove their names from ballots in the state, an issue in 2024 when independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tried to remove himself from the ballot.

October 31, 2025

Brad Olson on trade, health care costs and Wisconsin farmers
Brad Olson on trade, health care costs and Wisconsin farmers

Politics

Brad Olson on trade, health care costs and Wisconsin farmers

Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation President Brad Olson considers uncertainties over tariffs on and markets for soybeans and beef, rising health insurance costs and the status of the next Farm Bill.

October 31, 2025

A letter sign reading Waukesha County Courthouse stands on the top of an awning with masonry panels that stands above a glass double-door entrance to a multistory building with glass and different types of masonry and multiple rows of windows.
A letter sign reading Waukesha County Courthouse stands on the top of an awning with masonry panels that stands above a glass double-door entrance to a multistory building with glass and different types of masonry and multiple rows of windows.

Courts

Waukesha County judge puts on hold ruling that would require checking citizenship of all Wisconsin voters

A Waukesha County Circuit Court judge has put on hold his ruling that requires elections officials to verify the citizenship of all 3.6 million registered voters in Wisconsin before the statewide primary election in February 2026.

October 31, 2025

A car is parked next to a concrete wall with a letter sign on its front reading Milwauke Wisconsin and 310 East Knapp Stre that's situated along a sidewalk and in front of a multistory building with a stone and brick exterior and windows on either side of double glass doors below a letter sign reading U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
A car is parked next to a concrete wall with a letter sign on its front reading Milwauke Wisconsin and 310 East Knapp Stre that's situated along a sidewalk and in front of a multistory building with a stone and brick exterior and windows on either side of double glass doors below a letter sign reading U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Courts

Arrests of asylum seekers in Milwaukee show shifting tactics by ICE agents

A Venezuelan couple arrested during a routine immigration check at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Milwaukee will try to continue their asylum cases while detained hundreds of miles away from each other.

October 31, 2025

What’s the plan to restructure the Wisconsin prison system?
What’s the plan to restructure the Wisconsin prison system?

Courts

What’s the plan to restructure the Wisconsin prison system?

A plan put forth by Gov. Tony Evers to close, build or repurpose several Wisconsin Department of Corrections prisons is advancing, with a particular focus on the future of the juvenile justice system.

October 30, 2025

Multiple disconnected segments of a metal pipeline sit on an open field.
Multiple disconnected segments of a metal pipeline sit on an open field.

Economy

US Army Corps of Engineers approves Line 5 pipeline reroute around Bad River lands

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved a plan by the Canada-based energy company Enbridge to construct a new 41-mile segment of its aging Line 5 oil and gas pipeline that crosses northern Wisconsin to bypass the reservation of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.

October 30, 2025

Jean Pederson on learning about the scope of PFAS pollution
Jean Pederson on learning about the scope of PFAS pollution

Environment

Jean Pederson on learning about the scope of PFAS pollution

Town of Stella resident Jean Pederson describes seeking clarity about the scale, causes and impacts of PFAS "forever chemical" contamination in Wisconsin and hope for support from state government.

October 29, 2025 • Northern Region

William Casey Crump on PFAS-based food advisories in Stella
William Casey Crump on PFAS-based food advisories in Stella

Health

William Casey Crump on PFAS-based food advisories in Stella

Stella Town Board Chairperson William Casey Crump discusses the state of Wisconsin's "Do Not Eat" consumption advisories for fish in the Moen Lake Chain and guidance for deer harvested near the area.

October 28, 2025 • Northern Region

Mature leafless trees stand above a snow-covered lawn, with a concrete sidewalk leading toward a parking lot with multiple vehicles parked in front of a multi-story masonry building with a central structure topped by a pillar-supported pediment.
Mature leafless trees stand above a snow-covered lawn, with a concrete sidewalk leading toward a parking lot with multiple vehicles parked in front of a multi-story masonry building with a central structure topped by a pillar-supported pediment.

Courts

State Building Commission votes to proceed with Evers plan to overhaul Wisconsin’s prison system

A sweeping plan put forth by Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers to overhaul the state's aging prison system is moving forward with bipartisan support despite complaints from Republican lawmakers that their concerns are not being addressed.

October 28, 2025

A stack of six newspapers titled Pulaski News with a P logo int he upper left corner sit on a counter top next to a candy jar containing lip balm and a revolving stand with empty hooks.
A stack of six newspapers titled Pulaski News with a P logo int he upper left corner sit on a counter top next to a candy jar containing lip balm and a revolving stand with empty hooks.

Education

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

Pulaski News is a fixture of one community in northeast Wisconsin, a tool to prepare high school students for the workforce and the last official source keeping residents informed about hyperlocal happenings.

October 27, 2025 • Northeast Region