On the road to recovery

All journeys begin with a step. I thought about that as I ventured outside for the first time since my left hip was replaced eight days ago.

Fearless Forecasters flail again for 2024

It’s another year, and all things seem filled with renewal and possibility. Except, sadly, the ongoing record of futility racked up by the super-secret cabal known only as Forecasters Anonymous.

Stanley: What to expect in 2024

Last month, Wisconsin Watch extended an offer to all members of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association: If they suspect or uncover wrongdoing, corruption, incompetence, but don’t have the resources to investigate, the nonprofit newsroom will work to help them tell the story.

Limit privacy protections for police

Law enforcement officers in Winnebago County shot three people in 2023, one fatally. And while we know the names of the people shot, the identities of those who pulled the trigger remain secret.

Carroll Kraus, copy editor, dies at 84

Carroll Kraus, a distinguished copy editor with a notable career at The Milwaukee Journal, died on Dec. 5 in Milwaukee — one day after his 84th birthday.

Before joining the U.S. Army, where he was a public information officer, Carroll served as editor of the Daily Nebraskan and as a reporter for the Lincoln Journal. After his military service, he joined the copy desk at the Des Moines Register. In 1970, he moved to Milwaukee, joining The Milwaukee Journal, where he worked for more than 40 years.

Kujawski is new reporter at Antigo Daily Journal

Michael Kujawski, who previously served as a wire editor and sports editor at several newspapers in Wisconsin, has joined the Antigo Journal as a reporter.

Kujawski earned a bachelor's degree in English and journalism from UW-Madison and recently returned to Wisconsin after teaching English for several years in China. In his new role, Kujawski will write news features, cover Antigo School Board and Langlade County Board and report on local high school sports.

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