Former Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Deputy Jacob Mertzig was investigated in 2022 amid accusations from his landlords that he ...

Peter is an award-winning investigative journalist. Before returning to Wisconsin to launch The Badger Project in 2018, he worked at daily newspapers in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre in Pennsylvania, as ...

Alcohol is a common factor in the rising number of off-road vehicle crashes and fatalities reported in Wisconsin. Legislators ...

State Rep. Darrin Madison, a two-term Democrat from Milwaukee favored to win reelection this fall, has not paid the $1,600 ...

A detective for the Portage County Sheriff’s Office resigned in 2024, a month after his wife called 911 on him, claiming he was intoxicated, handling guns and acting aggressively toward her and their ...

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Milwaukee Brewers fans tailgate at American Family Field before the game on Opening Day, April 3, 2023. Photo by Stan Kosek. The ball club negotiated a deal for the state to pay hundreds of millions ...

U.S. Rep. Tony Wied, a millionaire who represents Wisconsin’s northeastern district, reported at least $1.3 million in trades in February. Experts say it’s only a matter of time before his stock ...

A new push to bring an Amtrak station to Madison has returned despite passenger rail’s fraught history in the state. Even if the new plans come to fruition, it would be years before anyone could board ...

In March 2025, the Menasha Police Department hired what some would call a wandering officer. Cristian Morales had been forced out of his previous law enforcement agency, which flagged him with the ...

Projections estimate that the Social Security Administration will be unable to fully pay the benefits it owes Americans starting in 2035, unless Congress makes some changes. And some prominent voices, ...