The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has agreed to settle an open records lawsuit less than two weeks after The Badger Project sued the department in Dane County Circuit Court for documents pertaining to an investigation of a State Patrol officer who was fired in 2023.
A Wisconsin Department of Justice investigation uncovered a pattern of inappropriate conduct by former Grand Chute Supervisor Ron Wolff and his allies, but a special prosecutor has declined to file charges against them.
Former WNA President and current Wisconsin Newspaper Hall of Famer George Stanley will be among the panelists participating in “The Changing Landscape for Local Media” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at Viterbo University’s Nola Starling Recital Hall.
The McIntosh Memorial Library, in partnership with Vernon County Over 50, invites the community to a special author talk featuring journalist-turned-farmer Chris Hardie on Wednesday, Aug. 20, at 2:15 p.m. in the library lobby.
The executive director of the North Carolina Press Association was elected president of Newspaper Association Managers, Inc. (NAM), during the group’s 102nd Annual Summer Conference Aug. 7 in Asheville, N.C.
Joey and Lindsey Young were recently featured on Iowa Public Broadcasting Service in a piece entitled “Kansas Newspaper Publishers Try New Strategies.”
A second Chippewa Falls City Council member has resigned citing concerns over transparency in city government and issues with the city budget process.
Fixing the future of journalism was the theme behind The 2025 Medill Summer Summit, which not only examined solutions journalism but also challenged journalists to create models to involve their communities and allow expansion into the future.
Report for America on Aug. 5 announced it has surpassed a major milestone: 100,000 stories published by its corps member reporters since its founding in 2018.
The Badger Project is suing St. Croix County after it refused to release documents detailing an investigation into one of its sheriff’s deputies, and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for records about a former State Trooper.