Wisconsin voters will decide the state’s future direction in pivotal elections next year. Here are storylines Wisconsin Watch is following heading into 2026.

Experts say the new laws will strengthen emergency response across the state by funding more educational costs and increasing the payment EMS services get for treating but not transporting ...

As Wisconsinites brace for Wisconsin’s SNAP program, also known as FoodShare, to end Nov. 1, some community members are finding ways to support others in their time of need.

As a wave of farmers prepare to retire, the bill would create a government-run “farmland link” program and a matchmaking website to connect them to younger farmers, who say finding and ...

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A Venezuelan couple arrested during a routine immigration check will try to continue their asylum cases while detained hundreds of miles away from each other.

Lydia McComas, 28, decided in college that she wanted to be in the field. Veteran officials are looking to people like her as turnover accelerates.

Lake Pepin, the largest naturally occurring lake on the Mississippi River, is a beloved resource. But it’s got a big problem: Massive amounts of sediment are eroding from stream banks, ...

Attorneys who filed redistricting lawsuits are staring down a short window before nomination papers are due in June.

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Environmental data can be overwhelming, but at a showcase in the St. Croix River watershed, students learned how deciphering it can be fun.

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