William “Bill” Hale, who owned the Grant County Herald Independent in Lancaster for nearly two decades, died April 1, in Florida following a long battle with cancer. He was 78.
Edward James (Jim) McLoone, longtime publisher of the Lake Country Reporter and founder of Lake Country Publications, died Thursday, April 9, at his home. He was 91.
Four national media organizations representing thousands of local newspapers and local broadcast media outlets jointly called on Congress to provide critical support to local news media in its next stimulus bill designed to provide relief to businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Jennifer Lee Blum, whose first job out of college was as news editor for two central Wisconsin newspapers, died Friday, April 3, in Marshfield. She was 57.
The Facebook Journalism Project has launched the COVID-19 Local News Relief Fund Grant Program, which will provide grants to both for- and non-profit local news
Wisconsin voters requested a record 1.28 million absentee ballots, but news outlets have found numerous voters who said they waited to receive ballots that did not arrive before Election Day.
Wisconsin’s election during the coronavirus pandemic was marked by lines of voters stretching for blocks on Tuesday in Milwaukee and frustration that some residents — many wearing face masks or respirators — were forced to choose between risking their health and relinquishing their right to vote.
The challenges of rural broadband access are becoming quite clear as students and employees shift to distance learning and working from home in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
As Wisconsinites exercised their constitutional right to vote April 7, the dearth of competition for local elected offices left many voters with no alternatives in many important races.
Many Wisconsinites who requested mail-in ballots did not receive them. So they either had to give up their right to vote or risk catching the virus.
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