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Business groups are suing the city of Port Washington, challenging the legality of a proposed ordinance that would give residents more power over local development incentives.

Supporters of the leader of Milwaukee’s violence prevention department are angry that a provision in the state’s constitution is preventing him from carrying on in the role.

The Joint Finance Committee delayed approving $1 million in additional operational funding for the Department of Public Instruction on Tuesday after learning the department spent $368,885 on a four-day junket in Wisconsin Dells. 

For some, centers say the need is starting to outpace capacity.

Inflation and budget shortfalls are plaguing some public libraries in Wisconsin. 

Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he doesn’t agree with President Donald Trump’s call for Republicans to “take over” elections in up to 15 states, but setting standards like proof of citizenship for federal elections is “fitting and proper.”

On Thursday, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources granted approval to mining company GreenLight Wisconsin’s plans to drill up to 20 holes across 15 sites as it explores the Bend deposit in Taylor County near Medford.

A second data center development is being proposed in Beaver Dam. Local officials say would be much smaller than Meta’s data center campus currently under construction.

In Wisconsin, wolves, turkeys, squirrels and rabbits are most active this time of year. A northwoods naturalist explains how to differentiate between snowprints.

Former Judge Hannah Dugan was found guilty of impeding a federal immigration proceeding. Her attorneys are trying to overturn that conviction.