When the rest of the world went virtual during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, rural Wisconsin went dark. In an effort to close those internet-access gaps, more money is going toward broadband expansion in Wisconsin than ever before.
Of more than 1,000 officers ousted in the past five years, some returned to police work after allegations including sexual harassment and drunken fights
Jack Miller has joined Wisconsin Media Group as a sports and community reporter in the suburban Madison area. He succeeds Benjamin Pierce, who left to join the Trempealeau County Times in Whitehall.
A Janesville native, Miller most recently served as sports editor for the Daily Jefferson County Union in Fort Atkinson. Prior to that role, he worked as a sports reporter for the Daily Union and served as sports editor of the Milton Courier. He earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from UW-Whitewater, where he served as a sports writer and assistant sports editor for the Royal Purple student newspaper.
Joel Patenaude, managing editor of The Gazette in Janesville, now also holds the same position at the Milton Courier.
Both newspapers are part of Adams Publishing Group's southern Wisconsin group. Patenaude joined APG in June when he took on the Janesville role following nearly four years as editor of Madison Magazine. In the Milton role, he succeeds Rebecca Kanable, who had been with the paper since November 2014, first as news editor and later managing editor.
A new Polco question about whether readers support mask requirements in schools is now available for WNA members. As students and teachers across the state return for the fall semester, we are asking the question in light of recommendations that masks be required in schools this fall.
Poll questions are available through a WNA partnership with Polco aimed at helping newspapers better engage readers and access enhanced data and insights. WNA members who have signed up for an account with Polco can access their local version of the new question, as well as local poll results, on their dashboards. Those who have not signed up can do so here.
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, a historic drop in Wisconsin public school enrollment in the 2020-21 school year was accompanied by a smaller but still notable decline in private school enrollment, with both concentrated at the lowest grade levels. Meanwhile, homeschool and virtual charter school enrollment rose substantially.
The controversy surrounding the disputed member of the Natural Resources Board has led to a lawsuit from Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul. Kaul’s lawsuit seeks to force Prehn from the board that controls policy of the Department of Natural Resources.
Severe weather goes part and parcel with summer — and this year is no exception. Recently, tornadoes and severe thunderstorms swept through the state of Wisconsin, capping several days of unsettled weather.
A raise as small as 25 cents per hour can threaten loss of needed benefits for some low-income families, making it hard to get ahead.
Following the lead of presidential candidate Andrew Yang, cities in Wisconsin and elsewhere are providing residents a basic income. Will the trend grow?
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