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A Wausau-area attorney faces criminal charges after the victim in a Marathon County criminal case abruptly asked to have the case dropped.
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A Wausau-area attorney faces criminal charges after the victim in a Marathon County criminal case abruptly asked to have the case dropped.

A Kiel City Council alder called for another to resign during the council’s Nov. 18, 2025 meeting.

Fired River Ridge varsity girls basketball coach Veronica Zinkle alleged the River Ridge School Board violated the Open Meetings Law when it decided not to renew her employment as coach.

The annual quiz game about government and democracy has doubled size since the Wisconsin Newspaper Association started it. The brainchild of a retired teacher-turned-reporter, it encourages young people to become civically engaged.

Following the Waukesha School Board decision on Nov. 12 to close Bethesda, Hawthorne and the former Whittier elementary schools, one school board member — who sent an email disputing media reporting that the decision was final — is being threatened with possible censure.

Town of Pepin board supervisors illegally disbanded a citizen study group at their July 2025 meeting, according to a Nov. 17 complaint filed with the Pepin County District Attorney by five town residents. The complaint lays out two violations of Wisconsin’s Open Meetings Law.

Democrats in the Wisconsin State Legislature recently announced a bill that would have helped any member of the public avoid the punishing legal fees from a strategic lawsuit against public participation, or SLAPP, case.

The Wisconsin Newspaper Association and WNA Foundation are pleased to announce its 2026 Wisconsin Newspaper Hall of Fame inductees.

Adams MultiMedia, a Minnesota-based company, is purchasing The Cedar Rapids Gazette and 11 community newspaper titles, the companies announced jointly this morning.
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