Berlin Journal Newspapers announces editorial transition
Jul. 23, 2026
Kristin Radtke has been named editor of Berlin Journal Newspapers after serving the organization for 21 years.
Kristin Radtke has been named editor of Berlin Journal Newspapers after serving the organization for 21 years.
In August 2025, more than 10 inches of rain fell in Wisconsin in less than a day, triggering widespread flooding and causing more than $240 million in damage to private and public property in the Milwaukee area.
You hire a contractor, pay a deposit, and then the calls stop. Weeks pass. The work never starts – or stops midway – and you’re left wondering whether you’ve been scammed or just unlucky. Unfortunately, this scenario is common in home improvement projects, but Wisconsin law gives homeowners tools to respond.
Facing exponential growth in the ways in which we use and depend upon energy — and the resulting rising demand for access to natural gas and electricity in our state to provide that energy — both small and large users and providers are dealing with questions about cost and affordability.
President Donald J. Trump on July 20, 2026 issued proclamations imposing duties on a range of imports from Canada in response to the retaliatory duties it has imposed against US products as a result of the ongoing trade disputes.
After 173 years of serving Wisconsin’s newspaper industry, the Wisconsin Newspaper Association (WNA) today announced it will adopt a new name: the Wisconsin NewsMedia Association (WNA).
Former Edgerton and Janesville print and broadcast sports reporter Bob Samuelson has brought his lifelong love of the game to life in the form of hand-drawn portraits of legendary athletes.
Dem Gov. Tony Evers, after months of saying he wouldn’t endorse a candidate to succeed him after two terms in the East Wing, did just that as moderate Democrats became alarmed that Francesca Hong, a liberal lawmaker from Madison, appeared as a possible winner in the Aug. 11 primary.
Well, I did the math and counted the dead gas trimmers I have in my possession. In the past 20 years I have purchased seven weed trimmers. No, actually it’s eight, because last year I threw away the remnants of another one that I tried to fix but was never able to successfully put back together.
Pick a downtown you’ve never explored, shop locally, grab an ice cream, and spend the afternoon discovering what makes each Wisconsin community unique.