The rock ‘n’ roll congressman priest from Green Bay who was benched by the pope St. Norbert priest and political science professor Robert Cornell hobnobbed with famous musicians, then befriended - and tangled with - powerful politicians from both sides of the aisle in Washington.

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A group of residents in the southwest Wisconsin community of Richland Center says local officials have ignored their concerns in moving forward with a plan to build duplexes on a six-acre green space in the city, where housing prices have increased 76% since 2017, reports @thebadgerproject.org.

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Northeast Wisconsin State Patrol head cited by deputies after girlfriend calls 911 Capt. Daniel Gruebele, the commander of the State Patrol’s Northeast Region at the Fond du Lac post, was cited for disorderly conduct in the summer after his girlfriend accused him of coercive sexual behavior.

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Amid rising home prices, Richland Center residents fight plan to build new housing A group of residents says the city has ignored them and moved forward with a plan to build duplexes on a green space in town. Meanwhile, home prices in the little city have increased 76% since 2017.

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Scott Schaut first quit a leadership position at the sheriff’s office after The Badger Project requested documents on his job performance. He resigned from the department entirely last week. #WausharaCounty #WausharaCountySheriff

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Waukesha city cop ousted for OWI, leaving crash scene, hired at sheriff’s office A veteran of the City of Waukesha Police Department quit in 2023 after he was arrested for driving drunk and knocking down a light pole with his Jeep. The Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office hired him in March.

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A bipartisan group of Wisconsin lawmakers is pushing to strengthen limits on margarine, an effort that's a reminder of a century-and-a-half long squabble over the butter substitute and the state's dairy industry, reports @thebadgerproject.org.

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The #Wisconsin State Fair Park Police Department fired Thomas Dammer after he caused a minor collision and didn’t immediately report it. He still works as a part-time police officer in #Oconomowoc. thebadgerproject.org/2025/12/01/c...

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Cop fired for offering driver $40 after fender bender still working in policing Officer Thomas Dammer was fired from the Wisconsin State Fair Park Police Department in 2024 after backing into another vehicle. He still works part-time for the Oconomowoc Police Department.

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