A media law attorney said the "frank communications" exemption cited by Lansing's city council president is often overused to deny the release of public records. "It's this lack of transparency that is questionable." www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/l...

“It was kinda like something out of a fairytale." Thousands of people flocked to northern Wisconsin to get a glimpse of the ice caves within the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. The caves have since closed to the public after a single day. www.wpr.org/news/apostle...

DeForest is preparing to reintroduce fluoride to its water supply after trustees voted nearly a year ago to stop adding that mineral. The action follows a protracted controversy that inflamed local politics in the village of some 12,000 people. www.wpr.org/news/defores...

The defense rested Thursday in the high-profile criminal case against Judge Hannah Dugan without calling Dugan to the stand to testify. www.wpr.org/news/dugan-t...

Update: Dugan's court clerk told jurors he called a federal agent a "fascist" after passing by that agent in the courthouse hallway. Clerk Alan Freed made the remark on the day at the center of a criminal case against Judge Hannah Dugan. www.wpr.org/news/chief-j...

Milwaukee County Judge Kristela Cervera says she was "mortified" after an attorney told her "Judge, you're GOATed now." The remarks came during day two of testimony in the federal trial against Cervera's colleague, Judge Hannah Dugan. www.wpr.org/news/fellow-...

'Like the worst dream in the world was coming true' Hundreds of first responders and medical workers pitched in the aftermath of the shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison. One year later, those workers are dealing with complicated feelings www.wpr.org/news/one-yea...

Was Judge Dugan an obstructionist who knowingly and “corruptly” tried to stop officers from arresting a domestic violence perpetrator? Or was she just a judge trying to do her job and manage her own courtroom? Attorneys for both sides made their opening arguments Monday. www.wpr.org/news/opening...

For thousands of years, a section of Madison’s Lake Mendota may have served as sort of an underwater rideshare docking station … kind of like Uber but for canoes. www.wpr.org/news/ancient...

A WPR listener wanted to know: Why is there so much asparagus growing by the side of the road in Wisconsin? www.wpr.org/culture/aspa...

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin says it plans to "pause" abortion appointments starting Oct. 1 to avoid losing millions of dollars in Medicaid funding. www.wpr.org/news/medicai...

This summer, a group of citizen scientists rented a tour boat and took it on Lake Michigan. They were able to uncover something that no one else was able to find, despite more than a century of looking. www.wpr.org/news/citizen...

3 candidates are facing off tomorrow in an election that could lead to the ouster of a trustee serving in suburban Madison. The village-wide vote follows a years-long dispute that's involved police reports, a burner email account and Facebook fights over dental hygiene www.wpr.org/news/defores...