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Health leader says Medicaid responsibility raising appropriation need
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin is expecting more people and higher costs from its Medicaid program in the coming year. The state’s Department of Health Services this week wrote a letter to lawmakers explaining that costs will be $213 million more than expected....
Health leader says Medicaid responsibility raising appropriation need
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin is expecting more people and higher costs from its Medicaid program in the coming year. The state’s Department of Health Services this week wrote a letter to lawmakers explaining that costs will be $213 million more than expected....
Menomonie among latest to adjust for data centers
(The Center Square) – Menomonie’s leadership on Monday unanimously approved regulation changes in zoning that will classify data centers in the northwestern Wisconsin community as such rather than in the same designation as warehouses. Zoning, lot sizes, and land use...
Wisconsin progressives angry with US raid in Venezuela
(The Center Square) – Some of the loudest opposition to the Trump Administration’s raid in Venezuela is coming from Wisconsin’s progressive lawmakers. Democratic candidate for governor Francesca Hong was one of the first to accuse the president of breaking the law and...
Milwaukee sees murder jump, other violent crimes drop in 2025
(The Center Square) – 2025 was a deadlier year in Milwaukee after the city’s police department reported a jump in homicides last year. Milwaukee’s homicide database shows 142 people were killed in the city in 2025, compared to 132 in 2024. That is an 8% increase....
Sussex Hamilton Principal Allows “Club America” on Campus
Sussex Hamilton High School's Principal Dominic Bauer has overruled a student council decision that refused to allow students to form a Turning Point USA chapter. Principal Bauer's decision is a change to the school's status quo for the process of forming new clubs....
County Executive Signs Waukesha’s 2026 Budget
County Executive Paul Farrow signed the 2026 Waukesha County budget last week on Tuesday, November 18. 2026. It will see the County operate under a budget of $391.5 million. It includes $27.2 million in borrowing and a reduction of 6.83 levy funded positions. 2026's...
Brad Schimel Sworn in as Interim US Attorney
Former Waukesha County circuit court judge and state attorney general Brad Schimel was recently sworn in as interim US attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. On Monday, November 17, Schimel was sworn into the new position, taking over the role previously held...
Waukesha County Organizations Offer Food Aid Amid Government Shutdown
The ongoing federal government shutdown has caused concerns for those receiving aid from food assistance programs. Benefit systems like FoodShare, SNAP, and EBT have all been affected, meaning that impacted recipients may be turning to new programs to help them get...
Brookfield Country Club Settles Over Improper PPP Loan
One of Brookfield's best known golf clubs will have to pay $1.25 million to the federal government after they improperly became the recipients of a Paycheck Protection Program loan in March of 2021. Westmoor Country Club received the federal funding during the...
Town of Delafield Launches Resident Survey for 2025-2026
The Town of Delafield is looking to its residents for guidance in how the future of the community will take shape. The 2025 - 2026 Resident Survey is a way for all of Delafield's residents to voice their opinions on what services and projects the community should seek...
Police Investigate Threat Made Towards Oconomowoc Middle School
The Oconomowoc Police Department is currently investigating a threat made towards Nature Hill Intermediate Middle School. According to an email sent out to parents from the school's principal, on Friday, December 12, a threat was shared online via social media. The...
Fire at Bass Bay Brewhouse Destroys a Beloved Muskego Institution
A massive fire has completely destroyed the Bass Bay Brewhouse, a cherished restaurant and event space located in Muskego. The fire began on the morning of Friday, December 12 around 6 am. Currently, the cause of the fire is still under investigation by the State Fire...
Football Hall-of-Famer Partners with Brookfield’s Elbow Room
The former professional football player and Hall of Fame inductee Joe Thomas has partnered with one of Brookfield's favorite local eateries, The Elbow Room. In 2023, Joe Thomas was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame earning special recognition for his work as...
DockHounds Launch New Fundraiser, “Houndscare Initiative”
The Lake Country Dockhounds have announced a new fundraising campaign, the "Houndscare Initiative", which is looking to give $250,000 to local nonprofit organizations. The new program is a way for the team to "Pay It Fur-ward" for their upcoming 2026 baseball season,...
Arrowhead Football Team Brings Home Division Championship
The Arrowhead High School football team won the Division 1 State championship on Friday, November 21. The game was held at UW Madison’s Camp Randall stadium. Arrowhead faced off against Bay Port, pulling ahead with an 18-15 victory that secured their championship. ...
Arrowhead Football Prepares for State Championship Game
The Arrowhead High School football team is preparing for the WIAA 2025 State Championship game against Bay Port. The game is scheduled to be held on Friday, November 21 at 4 pm at Camp Randall Stadium. Arrowhead has had an exciting 2025 season with a winning 12-1...
Health leader says Medicaid responsibility raising appropriation need
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin is expecting more people and higher costs from its Medicaid program in the coming year. The state’s Department of Health Services this week wrote a letter to lawmakers explaining that costs will be $213 million more...
Menomonie among latest to adjust for data centers
(The Center Square) – Menomonie’s leadership on Monday unanimously approved regulation changes in zoning that will classify data centers in the northwestern Wisconsin community as such rather than in the same designation as warehouses. Zoning, lot...
Wisconsin progressives angry with US raid in Venezuela
(The Center Square) – Some of the loudest opposition to the Trump Administration’s raid in Venezuela is coming from Wisconsin’s progressive lawmakers. Democratic candidate for governor Francesca Hong was one of the first to accuse the president of...
Milwaukee sees murder jump, other violent crimes drop in 2025
(The Center Square) – 2025 was a deadlier year in Milwaukee after the city’s police department reported a jump in homicides last year. Milwaukee’s homicide database shows 142 people were killed in the city in 2025, compared to 132 in 2024. That is...
$210M in incentives not only factor in $1.5B pulpwood aviation fuel plant
(The Center Square) – As legislation continues to move on $210 million in tax incentives for a new $1.5 billion pulpwood facility in Hayward, Synthec Fuels’ chief operating officer said that the decision on whether to put the facility in Hayward or...
Milwaukee-area Krause Funeral Home employees leave Teamsters union
(The Center Square) – Krause Funeral Home and Cremation Services workers in the Milwaukee area are no longer represented by a union after an employee-backed petition was filed earlier this year, the company withdrew recognition of the union and the...
Kinser says adults now need to deal with Wisconsin’s literacy crisis
(The Center Square) – The woman who was almost Wisconsin’s state superintendent of schools says 2026 needs to be the year that the adults in charge of education in the state do their part to help children read. Brittany Kinser, who lost the 2024...
Wisconsin looks to increase unemployment pay for 1st time since 2014
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin lawmakers will again work to alter the state’s unemployment laws when bills increasing weekly unemployment pay by $25 and creating a website for employers to report job ghosting along with adding identity...
No charges filed in burning of bartender’s Charlie Kirk hoodie
(The Center Square) – No official complaint has been filed after a co-owner of a Sister Bay restaurant and bar allegedly burned a bartender’s Charlie Kirk hoodie. The Door County Sheriff’s Department said that an officer did receive a call about...
Ed reformer: MPS can’t afford to wait to close school buildings
(The Center Square) – One of Milwaukee’s most prominent education reformers says it is good to hear Milwaukee Public Schools’ new superintendent talk about closing school buildings, but he says she needs to do more than talk. Colleston Morgan Jr.,...
Wisconsin alters income change notification rules for child support, maintenance
(The Center Square) – A new Wisconsin law requires both parties in a child support or maintenance agreement to notify the other parent within 10 days of a significant change in gross income or a change of job. Previously, only the person paying...
Underly calls Capital Times headline ‘complete false,’ editor pushes back
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Superintendent Jill Underly continued her attacks of an investigation of her department’s handling of sexual misconduct allegations related to teachers this week, saying “that...