Here's who made the Wisconsin Track and Field Coaches Association all-state teams this season 

The Wisconsin Track and Field Coaches Association announced the all-state track and field athletes for the 2025 high school season. Here’s the complete list of athletes selected to the team: Girls 100: Kyenret Rinkam, so., Brookfield Central; Lydia …

These 14 campsites are the best in Wisconsin, according to Hipcamp

A website that helps people find groovy places to camp has named 14 Wisconsin sites as places that provide "consistently stellar experiences." The camping sites were chosen by Hipcamp, an online resource similar to Airbnb or Vrbo. It connects …

NACD holds Summer Conservation Forum in Wisconsin

wakr10 / Depositphotos.com The National Association of Conservation Districts held its 2025 Summer Conservation Forum and Tours in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this week. NACD hosted the event in partnership with Wisconsin Land + Water, and this summer’s …

Meet our Wisconsin football's All-Badgers Quarter Century Team defense

Fans’ frustrations with the state of University of Wisconsin football show that winning hasn’t become simply the norm but the expectation in Madison. A major reason that program has been able to create that expectation is the consistently high performance …

Tony Evers warns that Trump cuts could hurt Wisconsin's forest industry

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers warns of potential impacts from federal funding cuts to forestry programs. Cuts to the USDA Forest Service are causing staffing shortages and impacting wildfire prevention efforts. The state budget includes funding for a …

Takeaways from an analysis of the Wisconsin state budget that raised spending, cut taxes

MADISON – The state budget passed by the Republican-led Legislature and signed by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers presents an "all of the above" approach to taxing and spending, addressing several priorities while also drawing down on the state's …

Who's running for Wisconsin governor? Here are the candidates

How often do vehicles fail Wisconsin emissions tests?

After Public Investigator's recent story explaining why emissions tests are still required in Wisconsin, one reader asked: What percentage of vehicles actually fail? Right now, emissions tests are required in seven Wisconsin counties for vehicles over …

Wisconsin’s ‘Solid Gold McDonald’s’ Was Truly One-of-a-Kind

Faithful readers of mine know I'm fascinated by the history of McDonald's, and the evolution of the fast food mecca. I wrote about the mystique surrounding "single-arch" McDonald's restaurants at one point. I found one of the most …

Wisconsin road trip: Day 3

July 30, 2025 As Kristin Luke and I walked outside to begin day three of our semi-odyssey, it was immediately obvious that the heat wave that had been gripping eastern Wisconsin was over — replaced with a driving rain. We were heading to Marlin …