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Wisconsin’s new 2025 laws mostly technical

By Benjamin Yount The Center Square Wisconsin’s new laws for the new year are mostly notable because there are so few, and the changes are relatively small. Many states see hundreds of new laws with each new year. Illinois, for example, will see nearly 300 news laws on New Year’s Day. In Wisconsin, however, many new laws become effective as soon as the governor signs them. That means 2025 will not kick off with a wave of new rules. Wisconsin, instead, will see some technical changes, and off-the-beaten-path laws. One of them will be the change to annual state park ...

Nasty turn: Much of US about to get hit by snow, ice, biting cold

A strong snow and ice storm followed by brutally cold conditions will soon smack the eastern two-thirds of the United States as frigid air escapes the Arctic, plunging as far south as Florida, meteorologists forecast. Starting today, millions of people are going to be hit by moderate to ...

Sanford, Marshfield complete merger

MARSHFIELD, Wis. — Sanford Health, headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Marshfield Clinic Health System have completed their merger and are now one nonprofit integrated health system operating as Sanford Health, officials announced Thursday. The combined system will serve ...

Registration open for Schreiber Institute for Women’s Leadership annual inspiration event

GREEN BAY, Wis. — With all eyes on Green Bay and the NFL draft this spring, the intersection of sports and leadership, particularly for women, is the focus of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s Schreiber Institute for Women’s Leadership 2025 Celebrate event. The annual opportunity to celebrate and inspire women across the region takes place from 2 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, at The Weidner. Attendees will hear from two former standout women’s college athletes — both Wisconsin natives who competed successfully on college teams in their home state — and have evolved ...

Nearly 200 ballots went uncounted in Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Nearly 200 absentee ballots somehow went uncounted in Wisconsin’s liberal capital after the Nov. 5 election, prompting state election officials to launch an investigation Thursday into whether the city clerk broke the law. The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted unanimously to investigate whether Madison City Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl failed to comply with state law or abused her discretion. Commission members said they were concerned the clerk’s office didn’t inform them of the problem until late December, almost a month and a half after the election. ...

Police seek person of interest after 3 found dead

NEW LISBON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin police investigating the deaths of three people, including two juveniles, were searching Tuesday for a person of interest who is "considered armed and dangerous." The New Lisbon Police Department said the bodies of two juveniles and one adult were found Monday afternoon in a home in the small Wisconsin city located about 80 miles northwest of Madison. Police said Tuesday morning in a Facebook post that they were searching for a 47-year-old man known to live in New Lisbon and said he is wanted by Wisconsin Probation and Parole. "Law enforcement asks ...