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The Associated Press next week will convene reporters, editors and leaders from AP and across the news industry for a series of online conversations about the essential role of a free and independent press.

Voters across Wisconsin approved 46 of 75 school district referenda this spring, a 61.3% approval rate that aligns with a recent downward trend.

A May 2 service has been scheduled for political reporter Dan Bice, who worked for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for 33 years and died on April 21, 2026 from complications due to esophageal cancer on his 62nd birthday.

After nearly 20 years in its West Mill Street location, the Vilas County News-Review is relocating to a new building later this month.

A conservative advocacy group has filed a complaint against the state Department of Public Instruction alleging it broke state open meetings and records laws nearly two years ago when it contracted with a private contractor to revise educational proficiency standards.
Call it the tale of two swing districts:
Two Republican members of Congress in Wisconsin. Two different personalities. Two very different outlooks for the fall.

The power and significance of the heart has been on my mind the past few months after a medical journey of appointments, tests and procedures that is a stark reminder of my mortality and the future.

In honor of National Brunch Month, we’re serving up Wisconsin’s ultimate brunch bucket list — featuring five all-time favorites you need to try this April.

An April 24, 2026 Celebration of Life is planned for retired Darlington Republican Journal publisher Brian Lund, age 68, who died at home on April 14, 2026.