Wisconsin child care strategy caught in partisan struggle

Macy Buhler is confronting a problem she didn’t see coming. Buhler runs a child care facility in DeForest. And for years the waiting list at Yahara River Learning Center had been growing. Lately, however, demand has been shrinking. The shorter waiting list …

Advocates warn fast-tracking of Line 5 tunnel project threatens Wisconsin’s Lake Superior watershed

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has decided to fast-track permits for building a protective tunnel around an aging Enbridge oil pipeline that runs beneath a channel connecting two Great Lakes, stoking environmentalists’ fears that the project will escape …

Unexpected Guests: Pigeons Ground Wisconsin Flight For A While

Flights get delayed all of the time, but this plane bound for Wisconsin was late for a very unusual reason. Birds Cause Issue For Flight Heading To Wisconsin I love traveling, especially when I'm going on vacation. There are so many different ways to …

Southeast Wisconsin weather: Breezy, warm, and humid Tuesday

Expect warmer temperatures and increasing humidity today, with high temperatures pushing back into the 80s. Winds will be very gusty today out of the southwest near 40 mph at times. The best chance for storms will roll in later afternoon with the low …

Craving Chick-fil-A? The Tri-State Food Truck is coming to Wisconsin Rapids

Official 2025-’26 Wisconsin Badgers Basketball Schedule

The 2025-’26 college basketball season will be tipping off soon enough and it should feature more than a fair share of great matchups for each Big Ten team. Of course, this will be no exception for the Wisconsin Badgers, who hope to make the program’s …

Wisconsin football contending with several blue-blood programs for top 2026 running back

One of Wisconsin football's top targets in the 2026 class cut his list of finalists down to six on Monday. That is four-star running back Amari Latimer, who just took his official visit to the program this past weekend. The Badgers made his list of …

Sole staffer rehired at Ojibwe community library in northern Wisconsin

Bad River Public Tribal Library coordinator Jennifer Maveety was briefly laid off due to federal funding cuts tied to a Trump-era executive order. The library serves over 1,000 residents, providing access to books, including works by Indigenous authors, …

Wisconsin bill would allow court interpreters to work remotely during trials

Wisconsin Republicans are advancing a bill that could expand the role of virtual language interpretation in state courts. Supporters say they hope to enable flexibility in a state with an unmet demand for qualified interpreters. But opponents worry the …

Pollinator Protection Package reintroduced in Wisconsin Legislature with bipartisan support

One Republican lawmaker and a group of Democrats are hoping to protect bees, butterflies and other pollinators in Wisconsin through a series of bills. On May 30, state Rep. Lee Snodgrass, D-Appleton, reintroduced the Pollinator Protection Package, with …