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News In Your Area
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Coalition pushes more state funding for program that helps children with developmental delays
Around 13,200 Wisconsin children receive help through the state’s Birth to 3 program every year.
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Wildlife regulators investigate illegal elk killing in central Wisconsin
State wildlife regulators are investigating the illegal killing of a bull elk in Jackson County that was one of the last remaining elk transferred to Wisconsin from Kentucky in 2016.
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Trump administration affirms Biden-era clean energy grant for Dairyland Power
Dairyland Power Cooperative announced Thursday that the Trump administration had “affirmed” its $595 million grant to help invest in renewable energy projects and transmission infrastructure.
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Wisconsin sees record start to the fire season as climate change drives more blazes
Wisconsin saw a record number of fires in January and February this year due to a lack of snow as climate change has set the stage for more wildfires to burn in the last decade.
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With growing tariffs, fewer soybean acres planned for Wisconsin, US
The latest data shows producers intend to put a lot fewer acres of soybeans in the ground, amid retaliatory tariffs from China and higher production costs.
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Staff of Wisconsin watchdog group threatened by employee of national organic certifier
A California man made violent threats against leaders of an organic industry watchdog group based in southwest Wisconsin, an investigation found.
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Bipartisan bill backs grazing practices that benefit water quality and livestock
Wisconsin farmers could get grants to use grazing practices that benefit soil health, animal welfare and water quality under a bipartisan bill making its way through the Wisconsin Legislature.
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La Crosse elects first Black, gay mayor in historic race for western Wisconsin city
Shaundel Washington-Spivey will be the next mayor of La Crosse, becoming the city’s first leader who is Black and who is openly gay.
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Meet ‘Dancing Sue,’ a caller bringing folk dance to new generations in Wisconsin
Sue Hulsether travels the state teaching elementary schoolers about folk dance and leading community dances with her signature flair.
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Lawmakers weigh bill to hunt sandhill cranes, provide aid to farmers
Wisconsin lawmakers will weigh whether to allow hunting of sandhill cranes and provide aid to corn growers experiencing damage from the birds under a bill introduced this month.
