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Monroe Co Sheriff unretires to oppose ex-employee he says is unqualified
Sheriff Wes Revels is running a write-in campaign to defeat his former jail sergeant Mike Krause, who won the primary. Krause declared himself independent of the U.S. in 2008.
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Blind Trust: The (reported) net worth of U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
The Democrat from Madison is just barely a millionaire, and in the middle of the U.S. Senate in terms of personal wealth. She avoids potential conflicts of interest by making…
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The (reported) net worth of U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin
The Republican from Oshkosh is one of the wealthiest members of the Senate. And he’s heavily invested in the stock market.
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County jail officer staffing in Wisconsin has fallen to a ‘crisis level.’ Taxpayers are picking up the tab.
The number of county jail officers in the state sinks to its lowest point since the state Department of Justice started keeping track in 2008.
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After suffering record homicides during the pandemic, Milwaukee is reporting fewer this year. Nonfatal shootings are a different story.
Six months into the year, homicides are down about 30% in Milwaukee, mirroring the national decline in homicides and other violent crime following a surge during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Marathon County state legislator ticketed for illegal burning that ignited small brush fire
The state DNR ticketed state Sen. Cory Tomczyk in May for setting fire to a debris pile on his Mosinee property that led to the larger blaze, according to the…
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Green Bay legislator was sued at least four times for outstanding student loan debt
State Sen. Eric Wimberger, who graduated from Marquette Law School in 2005, was sued multiple times by the National Collegiate Student Loan Trust.