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St. Croix Chippewa Indians to offer legal sports betting in its casinos

December 20, 2021 - 5:25pm

The St. Croix Chippewa Indians will soon join the Oneida Nation in legally offering sports betting at the tribe’s casinos.

Intertribal agency raises concerns with state's draft review of a proposed oil pipeline reroute

December 20, 2021 - 5:45am

An intertribal agency says the state’s draft environmental review of a Canadian firm’s $450 million plan to reroute an oil and gas pipeline across northern Wisconsin is incomplete and flawed.

How the Land Back movement is reclaiming land stolen from Indigenous people

December 17, 2021 - 3:00pm

Hayden King co-wrote "Land Back," a foundational text for a political movement to return Indigenous lands back to the peoples that lived on them well before North American colonists drew up treaties to claim them as private property.

The Madison Ballet presents 'The Nutcracker' to Afghan refugees living at Fort McCoy

December 17, 2021 - 5:05am

Just in time for the holidays, nearly 7,000 Afghan refugees living at Fort McCoy were introduced to the American holiday classic last week.

Labor shortage or labor reckoning? Wisconsin stakeholders weigh in on job force changes

December 15, 2021 - 1:30pm

People exited the workforce in record numbers during the pandemic. Many are not in a rush to return to jobs with long hours and low pay. Labor experts say this is forcing employers to adapt to a new hiring landscape.

Wisconsin attorney general won't enforce any abortion ban

December 14, 2021 - 2:35pm

Wisconsin’s Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul says he would not investigate or prosecute anyone for having an abortion should the state’s currently unenforceable abortion ban go into effect.

Wisconsin native pens essay in new book about being transgender in the military

December 14, 2021 - 5:50am

Col. Sheri Swokowski, the highest ranking openly transgender veteran in the United States and a Wisconsin native, is one of the writers included in a new book of essays about the transgender military experience.

Report: 3K households in Milwaukee are without plumbing, mostly affecting Black and low-income residents

December 13, 2021 - 1:35pm

A report finds Milwaukee ranks third-worst in the nation for households without access to running water.

Applications for $100M from state for broadband expansion are open

December 11, 2021 - 7:05am

To close out the year Gov. Tony Evers predicted would be the "Year of Broadband Access," the state’s Public Service Commission opened applications for up to $100 million in grants it wants to award in summer 2022.

50 percent of Wisconsin's working women are considering leaving their jobs, according to new report

December 9, 2021 - 1:30pm

Wisconsin working women are more dissatisfied than the national average, according to a new report.

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St. Croix Chippewa Indians to offer legal sports betting in its casinos

Intertribal agency raises concerns with state's draft review of a proposed oil pipeline reroute

How the Land Back movement is reclaiming land stolen from Indigenous people

The Madison Ballet presents 'The Nutcracker' to Afghan refugees living at Fort McCoy

Labor shortage or labor reckoning? Wisconsin stakeholders weigh in on job force changes

Wisconsin attorney general won't enforce any abortion ban

Wisconsin native pens essay in new book about being transgender in the military

Report: 3K households in Milwaukee are without plumbing, mostly affecting Black and low-income residents

Applications for $100M from state for broadband expansion are open

50 percent of Wisconsin's working women are considering leaving their jobs, according to new report

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