Requesting public records in Wisconsin can sometimes mean waiting weeks, months and even longer for government officials and agencies to respond. What could help speed things along?
Data centers can deliver multi-billion-dollar investments and large numbers of jobs to Wisconsin communities. But key issues around their development remain unresolved, including how to ensure residents are spared from increases to transmission rates or property taxes.
There’s more than one way to experience Wisconsin’s famous fall colors. This year, skip the scenic highway and take to the trails. When the trees turn shades of red, orange, and gold, Wisconsin’s ATV and UTV trails become some of the best places to experience the season.
Justin Lessman will serve as the next executive director of the Minnesota Newspaper Association and Minnesota News Media Institute.
Lessman will succeed current MNA/MNI Executive Director Lisa Hills, who will retire Jan. 31, 2027, after nearly four decades with the MNA, the last 20 as executive director.
Jayson Coleman has recently joined the Wausau Times as a new Sports Reporter. A recent graduate from the University of Wisconsin Eau-Claire, Coleman holds an English-Creative Writing major and Journalism minor. The Wausau native wrote for the D.C. Everest H.S. newspaper, graduating in 2022.
Sometimes life leads to what might seem unlikely pen pals.
Wait.
Is that still a recognizable phrase in the age of social media?
In recent weeks, developers unveiled plans for at least two large condo projects in southeast Wisconsin, including one in downtown Milwaukee. If constructed, these projects would stand out amid an extended period of diminished condo production in Wisconsin.
It’s contest time! The 2026 Better NewsMedia Contest is officially open.
This year’s contest includes several updates designed to better reflect the work being done across Wisconsin’s news media industry.
Take time to learn something new each month! WNA’s Wednesday Webinars bring member journalists together for free, informal sessions focused on practical skills and ideas for today’s newsrooms.
NPR has lost one of its finest journalists.
For 15 years, Rose Friedman was an editor and reporter who helped shape NPR’s arts and cultural coverage. She was one of the co-creators of the popular Books We Love reading guide and, most recently, helped lead NPR’s America 250 series.