Civic Media to acquire WNOV, Milwaukee Courier

Civic Media is acquiring the state’s first Black-owned radio station and its sister weekly newspaper, according to a USA TODAY NETWORK-WISCONSIN story that appeared in the Dec. 19, 2025 issue of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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K-12 levies rise sharply, counties more slowly

Gross K-12 school property taxes in Wisconsin are rising 7.8% on December bills, the largest increase in more than three decades. As a result of these and tax levies imposed by other units of local government, total tax levies are expected to see their biggest jump since at least 2018.