How to file FOIA requests like a pro

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press offers practical advice from experienced investigative journalists on using the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to uncover public records.

Can I Drive an ATV or UTV on a Wisconsin Road?

As fall riding and hunting seasons get underway, you are riding an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle when the trail reaches a public road. Other riders turn onto the pavement. A route sign appears nearby.

Let the public copy court records

A few weeks ago, Wisconsin State Journal reporter Chris Rickert was using his cell phone to scan records in the office of the Dane County Clerk of Circuit Court, when an office staffer informed him that this was not allowed.

This August's primary is spurring an unusual summer debate over two constitutional amendments backed by Republicans.

Crime wave ebbs

The COVID-induced crime wave appears to be ebbing.

But crime and public safety likely will still be key fall campaign issues.