With a career spanning more than four decades that began at the Marinette Eagle-Star and ended as the editor of the Oshkosh Herald and Neenah News, Dan Roherty officially announced his retirement in a story published April 30, 2025 by the Herald.
A Lincoln County group alleged members of the Lincoln County Board of Supervisors violated the Open Meetings Law after a broker contracted to facilitate a sale of a Lincoln County-owned nursing home discussed details of the potential sale during a public meeting in another county.
The US Justice Department is cracking down on leaks of information to the news media, with Attorney General Pam Bondi saying prosecutors once again will have authority to use subpoenas, court orders and search warrants to hunt for government officials who make “unauthorized disclosures” to journalists.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and the Ozaukee Press were the top finishers in the inaugural Wisconsin A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism competition.
A weekly column written by the staff of Discover Wisconsin highlights things to do and see throughout the State of Wisconsin, and is made available
An April 25, 2025 story by Trevor Greene in the Lakeland Times details how staffers placed airtag global positioning satellite trackers in different editions to find out exactly where the problems in the United States Postal Service delivery process were occurring.
The Wisconsin Newspaper Association is seeking Wisconsin reporting entries for the Michael Kramer Public Notice Journalism Award.
On Law Day (established by President Eisenhower to celebrate the rule of law and observed annually on May 1) I think about the colonial rebels who risked their lives to create a better society.
The reported number of homeless students hit a high mark in Wisconsin’s public schools in the 2023-24 academic year, likely due to both an increase in family homelessness and improved identification of existing need.
Something very unusual is happening at the Capitol: Dem Gov. Tony Evers and top legislative GOP leaders have had discussions about a budget deal on tax cuts.
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