A bill intended to inform Wisconsin drivers how much they are paying at the gas pump in federal and state fuel taxes has been created by Rep. Scott Allen, R-Waukesha, and Sen. André Franken. Jacque, R-New Franken.
The League of Women Voters of Ozaukee and Washington Counties (LWVOzWa) hosted the West Bend High School Annual Civics Games Invitational at the high school on Saturday, with Grafton High School winning the event.
The Public Notice Resource Center will host a 1 p.m. EST (12 noon CST) webinar on Monday, Nov. 17 to discuss the best practices to help keep public notices in newspapers.
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the City of Cedarburg, Police Chief Mike McNerney, Detective Dustin Koehler and 10 John Doe police officers by a woman who was arrested for running a drug house — charges that were later dropped.
A suburban Milwaukee police chief placed on paid leave for months as part of an internal investigation has been charged with a felony count of misconduct, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office.
Gannett, the country’s largest newspaper publisher, is renaming itself USA Today Company, after its flagship national newspaper, the company announced on Tuesday Nov. 5, 2025, according to Editor & Publisher.
After The Badger Project reported on what experts said are “clearly illegal” fees for open records requests, the Richland Center Police Department removed a reference to its $25 minimum fee from its website, and Richland County said the sheriff’s office will stop charging the fee “effective immediately.”
The Wisconsin Transparency Project has filed a lawsuit in Oconto County Circuit Court alleging that the Town of Abrams Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission held multiple illegal meetings from July through September.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced a grant of $1.16 million to establish the Upper Midwest Newsroom, a regional journalism collaboration led by Minnesota Public Radio with partners Prairie Public Broadcasting (North Dakota), South Dakota Public Broadcasting (SDPB) and Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR).
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.