The presidential race gets the hype, but the nearly 6,000 state legislative races across the country in November’s elections could reshape power dynamics in some states. While Republicans are primed to maintain their national advantage in statehouse control, several legislative chambers ...

Both U.S. Senate candidates from Wisconsin accuse each other of lacking fiscal transparency, and each deny harboring conflicts of interest. But recent investigations show incumbent Democrat Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Republican challenger Eric Hovde are equally opaque about certain financial ...

An audit will examine how funds are being spent from Wisconsin’s fish and wildlife account, which is expected to see a $16 million budget shortfall in the next two years. The state Legislature’s joint audit committee voted 5-4 along party lines in favor of the audit. Hunting, fishing and ...

Two people in eastern Wisconsin and one person in northeastern Illinois have died of West Nile virus, according to health officials. A third person in Wisconsin also has been hospitalized because of the mosquito-borne illness, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services said Thursday in a ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Giant bubbles are coming to The Weidner on the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay campus. Big. Huge. Evanescent, a large-scale, immersive, temporary sculpture by Atelier Sisu, will be on display day and night outside at The Weidner through Sept. 15. Using light and ...

FLORENCE, Wis. — As the 2024-2025 school year gets underway, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services is marking the 25th year of its successful Wisconsin Seal-A-Smile program, which brings preventive dental services to children of all ages statewide. Led by DHS, in collaboration with ...