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Karyn Saemann named managing editor of the Janesville Gazette

Apr. 28, 2022

Karyn Saemann, managing editor of the Cambridge News and Deerfield Independent and lead editor for Adams Publishing Group’s Lake Mills office, has been named managing editor of The Janesville Gazette.

Saemann, previously worked at the Beloit Daily News, the Daily Jefferson County Union and The Capital Times in Madison. Saemann will be succeeded by Cambridge News and Deerfield Independent associate editor Madeline Westberg.

Thomas G. Larson, former owner and publisher of the Osceola Sun, dies at 86

Apr. 28, 2022

Thomas G. Larson of Minong, Wis., former owner and publisher of The Osceola Sun, died April 12, 2022. He was 86.

In 1974, Larson purchased the Sun, which he owned for 18 years. Prior to purchasing the newspaper, he worked for the Quinco Press in Lowry, Minn., and the Morris (Minn.) Sun.

Despite massive influx, Wisconsin lagged most states in pandemic aid

Apr. 27, 2022

While unprecedented levels of federal pandemic relief have swept into Wisconsin since 2020, the combined aid to its state and local governments ranks in the bottom 10 states when measured as a share of annual spending.

Open and Shut Episode 4: Police helped a key witness. The prosecutor kept it secret

Apr. 27, 2022

District Attorney Vince Biskupic never revealed how police helped his witness. But she finally did — more than 20 years after the fact.

UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication announces 2022 Alumni Award Winners

Apr. 26, 2022

Phil Haslanger, a 2021 inductee to the Wisconsin Newspaper Hall of Fame, has been named a recipience of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication's 2022 alumni awards.

The school’s alumni awards recognize achievements in academia and industry for graduates at various stages in their careers.

Open and Shut Episode 2: The rise and fall of Winnebago County District Attorney Joe Paulus reveals the immense power of prosecutors – and how it can be abused

Apr. 21, 2022

Paulus’s time as district attorney involved taking bribes, allegedly asking an officer to lie on the stand and bragging about having sex in his office.

Karyn Saemann named managing editor of the Janesville Gazette

Thomas G. Larson, former owner and publisher of the Osceola Sun, dies at 86

Despite massive influx, Wisconsin lagged most states in pandemic aid

Open and Shut Episode 4: Police helped a key witness. The prosecutor kept it secret

UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication announces 2022 Alumni Award Winners

Government openness celebrated at 10th annual Wisconsin Watchdog Awards

Thompson opts out, Michels opts-in GOP Governor race

Early planting always a challenge

Open and Shut Episode 1: Prosecution included questionable witnesses, racial stereotype, in 2000 arson trial of Dale Chu

Open and Shut Episode 2: The rise and fall of Winnebago County District Attorney Joe Paulus reveals the immense power of prosecutors – and how it can be abused