On November 10, 1975, a violent storm roared across Lake Superior with fierce winds, towering waves as high as 30 feet, and blinding snowfall. By nightfall, one of the Great Lakes’ largest and most respected freighters, the Edmund Fitzgerald, had vanished. All 29 crew members were lost.
A federal judge issued a partial summary judgment in favor of online news publishers and advertisers who alleged Google unlawfully monopolized the digital advertising market and diverted revenue that would have gone to news operations.
Former Eau Claire Leader-Telegram editor Jerry Poling has written a new book about the American Birkebeiner ski race.
The Lenfest Institute for Journalism is pleased to announce the 2025 Beyond Print Grant Program, which will provide up to $400,000 in total funding which supports independent local newspapers.
Madison’s proposed budget for 2026 highlights the city’s recent financial turnaround, as it would increase staffing and service levels while limiting the city’s property tax increase to roughly the rate of inflation.
Presque Isle Town Board members indicated there will need to be another special meeting to handle that and discussed a few other items instead — such as an open records request made by The Lakeland Times in February that hasn’t been satisfied by the town.
Tax dollars follow the students, contributing to a fiscal crisis in Beloit’s public school system. Beloit is not alone, by the way.
Online resources are available from journalism groups to help journalists who are feeling unsafe because of activity of a threatening nature online or via social media.
As awareness grows about the impact of weight bias, employers should understand how bias can appear – and how to prevent it.
Next year Wisconsin voters will see the first open governor’s race since 2010 with Dem Gov. Tony Evers opting against a run for a third four-year term.