
AP: Kidnapped Wisconsin journalist freed in Iraq
American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped from a Baghdad street corner last week, has been released, two Iraqi officials with direct knowledge of the situation said on Tuesday, April 7.
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American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped from a Baghdad street corner last week, has been released, two Iraqi officials with direct knowledge of the situation said on Tuesday, April 7.

Tri-County News sports editor Craig Hoffman will retire on July 1.

During the past year, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has increased its reporting in key areas — from city neighborhoods to the environment, education, and arts and culture — and helped create new opportunities for future journalists thanks to financial help from readers, foundations and community supporters.

After roughly five years, Ashland Daily Press reporter/interim editor Tom Stankard is leaving the newspaper to take over editing and publishing an undisclosed magazine which is located more than 900 miles away.

Women in Wisconsin hold a record share of corporate leadership positions, a recent Wisconsin Policy Forum analysis found. At the same time, parity has yet to be achieved despite decades of gradual gains.
Liberal Justice-elect Chris Taylor won in a blowout, even winning in traditionally Republican counties like Ozaukee, Jefferson, Oneida and Vilas.
The Wisconsin Professional Police Association has taken the City of Rhinelander to court over what it says is an unlawful refusal to release attorney billing records — documents the union argues are squarely subject to disclosure under Wisconsin’s Public Records Law and directly relevant to public oversight of taxpayer spending.

Media industry veterans Richard Brown (also a WNA Foundation Board member) and Penda Howell are on a mission to transform sales coaching with their online platform, Momentum Lab Pro.

Earth Month is the perfect time to get outside, support local, and reconnect with the natural beauty that makes Wisconsin so special.

An April 1 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirms the rights of journalists to do their jobs without retaliatory actions by the federal government.