“If there are indeed some people that were involved in human trafficking, they should go through the justice system. We don’t want violent criminals on the streets. But we also believe that there needs to be due process," said a Manitowoc pastor.

State utility regulators approved a pair of renewable energy projects last week, including Wisconsin’s first large-scale wind farm in more than a decade.

After Darren Bush had a “widowmaker” heart attack about three years ago that could have killed him, he took a step back and reevaluated his future. “Now I’m going to go create communities and help people in a different way.”

Modine Manufacturing is expanding in southeast Wisconsin with plans to hire about 300 workers at a new manufacturing facility in Franklin by early next year.

A city administrator and his sister are facing criminal charges in northwestern Wisconsin related to an alleged attempt to record a closed session county board meeting last month.

A former Green Bay school board member is facing felony election fraud charges for allegedly using a false home address in campaign filings ahead of the April 2024 election.

A health insurance provider will stop offering individual and family coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplace in 11 Wisconsin counties next year, meaning about 24,000 people will have to find a new insurer.

A Missouri-based grocery chain is purchasing Wisconsin-based Festival Foods, which has long branded itself as family and employee-owned.

A Chicago-based energy developer is looking to build a natural gas power plant in Kenosha County capable of producing more than 1 gigawatt of electricity.

Customers from some of Wisconsin’s largest electric utilities this week asked state regulators to block the utilities from increasing electric rates in each of the next two years. It comes as two utilities have proposed settlement agreements shrinking the size of their rate hikes.

Missy Hughes is leaving her position leading the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. Hughes has served as the agency’s secretary and CEO since she was appointed by Gov. Tony Evers in 2019.

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will relocate its branch campus in Wausau next fall to the campus of Northcentral Technical College.

A complaint from utility regulators in five states challenging a major slate of transmission projects could jeopardize $4.1 billion of planned investment in Wisconsin.

A federal judge is allowing an antitrust lawsuit against Epic Systems to move forward, while dismissing some of the claims made against the Verona-based health software company.

Settlement dollars often fall short of the costs to eliminate PFAS chemicals, city leaders say. And sometimes that means cities are relying on customers to cover the gaps.

“Our performance against every team in the NFC North wasn’t good enough, wasn’t up to our standards,” said quarterback Jordan Love. “That’s definitely something that’s lingered with us throughout the offseason.”

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Ascension Wisconsin says insurer hasn't offered rates that cover rising costs, while UnitedHealthcare says hospital system is asking for excessive price hikes.

The Tavern League of Wisconsin says bars across the state are adapting with the times by serving more food, offering more nonalcoholic drink options and leaning into recreational opportunities.

Wisconsin has a record-high number of jobs and median wage, but there are signs that the economy is softening and changes in federal policy could negatively affect workers in the coming years.

The city of La Crosse is suing three fire truck manufacturers — including two headquartered in Wisconsin — in federal court, accusing them of unlawfully coordinating to limit the supply of trucks and raise prices.

The hospital is planning to stop offering inpatient psychiatric care at Aurora Sheboygan and use the space to create additional inpatient medical surgical bed capacity beginning on Sept. 19.

“If you look at the cattlemen and the fact that he’s only made money maybe two out of every five years — and he’s had to survive on those profits in the three years where they’ve lost money — everybody’s being very, very cautious not to give up the profits now and take that risk.”

The Port Washington City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a development agreement with a company that plans to spend more than $8 billion to build a data center campus.

La Crosse-based convenience store chain Kwik Trip will pay a former employee $35,000 to settle a federal disability discrimination complaint.

A new health care facility in the Green Bay area will provide better access to pediatric primary and behavioral health services, along with specialty care.

In a letter to the Trump administration on Tuesday, Gov. Tony Evers said the administration is blocking nearly $30 million in federal funding to Wisconsin, which could prevent the state from finishing the project and potentially leave it vulnerable to cyberattacks and fraud.

Gov. Tony Evers is urging the Trump administration not to end a program that awarded Wisconsin more than $60 million to help low- and moderate-income families access solar energy.

Chicago-based developer Invenergy has filed an application with the state Public Service Commission to build a three-turbine, 324-megawatt natural gas power plant on the site of the Darien Solar Energy Center in Walworth County.

The state of Wisconsin is offering up to $100 million in performance-based tax incentives to support pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly’s $4 billion investment in Kenosha County, Gov. Tony Evers announced Tuesday.

A proposal from a Republican Wisconsin congressman would make it harder for universities to use a work visa program to hire faculty and staff from other countries, while limiting private businesses’ ability to recruit high-demand workers from abroad.

Sterling Sharpe has finally joined his brother in the Pro Football Hall of Fame — more than a decade later. Sterling Sharpe and the other 2025 Hall of Fame inductees were enshrined in Canton, Ohio, on Saturday.

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"There’s not another organization in all of professional sports like the Packers, and it’s an honor to work for you," outgoing Packers President Mark Murphy told the thousands of fans gathered for the team's annual shareholder meeting Friday.

“We’re a Wisconsin company, and we’re happy to continue to invest in Wisconsin and continue to grow, build our brand and create great jobs for Wisconsinites."

President Donald Trump’s tariffs are making it harder for Wisconsin businesses to predict the price of raw materials and are straining decades-long relationships with trade partners — and more tariffs are expected to take effect next month.

The 2025 NFL draft in Green Bay had a statewide economic impact of more than $104 million, beating pre-draft projections.

Special Olympics Wisconsin has joined an international effort aimed at improving health care quality and access for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

An analysis by the Yale Budget Lab found the new law would result in an income decline for the bottom one-fifth of earners when accounting for changes to tax policy and cuts to Medicaid and food stamps.

President Donald Trump’s signature legislation, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, could cause tens of thousands of Wisconsinites to lose health care coverage and put some rural hospitals at risk of closing.

We Energies will keep two aging coal-fired units running at its Oak Creek Power Plant for one year longer than planned. One environmental group says the move highlights that utilities' climate goals and coal retirement dates are "meaningless."

Wisconsin home sales were down for their third straight month in May, while the median home price continued to climb.

The trend of more jobs than seekers, coupled with low unemployment and declining labor force participation, means there just aren’t enough people looking for jobs to meet the demand for workers, the report says.

A former Hormel Foods employee allegedly attempted to share trade secrets with Wisconsin-based competitor Johnsonville.

Construction costs for nonresidential buildings in Milwaukee and nationally rose more in the first three months of the year than in the same period of 2024, underscoring the ripple effects of shifting global trade policy and tariffs in the supply chain.

An industrial robotics manufacturer is moving its North American headquarters from Illinois to Wisconsin as part of a consolidation that’s expected to create more than 700 new jobs.

"As one of the handful of teams never to have won a Super Bowl, the Lions are understandably looking for wins where they can find them, but it appears they came up a little short again."

The leader of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation says the agency will have to cut back on some of its programs over the next two years to compensate for a nearly $4 million drop in revenue.

Around 90 United Auto Workers members in Oshkosh have been on strike for nearly three months. “We’re lucky here at the UAW with our strike and defense fund that helps us out as far as pay and insurance goes. But some of these smaller locals may not have access to this stuff.”