DHS creates hotline for Wisconsin’s Aging and Disability Resource Centers

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A new hotline is available for customers looking to get in touch with Wisconsin’s Aging and Disability Resources Centers (ADRCs), the Department of Health Services announced Thursday. The move comes during Aging and Disability …

Wisconsin DNR names milkweed as '2025 Plant Species of the Year'

MADISON (WKOW) -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced on Wednesday that milkweed is the Rare Plant Monitoring Program's 2025 Plant of the Year.  The DNR encouraged people to keep planting milkweed to help the monarch butterfly …

MSFT built 5 data center campuses in this Iowa city. Here’s what Wisconsin can expect

David Roach has lived on his family’s 40-acre farm in Cumming, Iowa for most of his life.   His family has owned the property for over 100 years.  His father was born there. His grandfather died there.  Stay informed on the latest news Sign up for WPR’s …

Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan pleads not guilty to helping a man evade federal immigration agents

Wisconsin judge pleads not guilty to impeding immigrant's arrest

FILE PHOTO: People walk outside Milwaukee County Courthouse, after Wisconsin county judge Hannah Dugan was arrested by U.S. officials, charging her with helping a man in her court evade immigration authorities in an escalating dispute between President …

Wisconsin judge pleads not guilty to helping a man evade federal immigration agents

By TODD RICHMOND, Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Wisconsin judge pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that she helped a man who is in the country illegally evade U.S. immigration authorities looking to arrest him in her courtroom. Milwaukee County …

How to travel to see the Detroit Lions take on the Green Bay Packers in Wisconsin

The 2025 NFL schedule has dropped, and the Detroit Lions will open their season on the road against their rival, the Green Bay Packers, on Sept. 7. If you’re looking to travel with the team and break up the sea of green and gold with some Honolulu Blue, …

Report: Wisconsin youth mental health struggles at all-time high

The latest state data show the number of Wisconsin youth who are struggling with their mental health has spiked. The report from the Wisconsin Office of Children's Mental Health showed the numbers have increased dramatically over the past 10 years. …

Wisconsin sees third largest overdose death decline in the U.S.

MADISON, Wis. -- The Center for Disease Control and Prevention shared Tuesday overdose deaths declined 27% nationwide with the Badger state seeing one of the biggest declines in the country.  Provisional data from the CDC shows the predicted cases of …

Wisconsin Avenue homes razed for future Oconomowoc multi-family properties

OCONOMOWOC — Two homes that were razed on West Wisconsin Avenue were torn down to make room for possible multi-family residential developments in the future, although nothing is in the works as of yet. Robert Felker with Lac La Belle Apartments, LLC, said …