Wisconsin journalist kidnapped in Baghdad
Apr. 3, 2026
A Wisconsin journalist who works in the Middle East was kidnapped in Iraq on March 31, according to government and media reports.
A Wisconsin journalist who works in the Middle East was kidnapped in Iraq on March 31, according to government and media reports.
Ozaukee County Circuit Judge Adam Gerol last week dismissed a lawsuit filed against the City of Port Washington by Mequon developer Cindy Shaffer, whose plans to create a large subdivision on the community’s far west side were lauded by officials initially but fell through after 17 months of negotiations.
Isthmus has served readers since 1976 as an alternative publication — available free to readers at coffee shops, grocery stores, libraries and taverns throughout Dane County and beyond — and begins its 50th birthday celebration on April 2, 2026.
When Wisconsin Watch opened a bureau on the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay campus this semester, it introduced something uncommon for a regional university: a professional investigative newsroom embedded alongside students.
Please add the public notice code -WNAXLP – to all notices, especially inserts or the sample ballots that are to be placed in newspapers.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed Senate Bill 16, which would have required the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association to be subject to state open meeting and public records laws, on Friday, March 27.
The City of Eagle River, as a result of action taken during the city council’s March 10 meeting, will implement a fee schedule for open records requests
Nearly 200 students representing 52 teams from 33 schools across Wisconsin will take part in the 2026 Wisconsin Civics Games, demonstrating student engagement in civics education and democratic participation statewide.
Newspapers should copyright their websites because, in practical terms, it formalizes and strengthens control over their most valuable asset: original journalism.
Questions have arisen from the Wisconsin Newspaper Association’s membership regarding if and how they can implement the use of electronic proof of publication and the affidavits that are required to accompany the proof of publication.