LOCAL NEWS
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Native American Leaders Seeking Improvements to Curriculum After Teacher Wears Racist Outfit
Insensitive depictions of Native Americans are demeaning and further negative views that help lead to violence against indigenous people, advocates said.
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Bucks’ NBA Playoffs Run Brought Milwaukee $58 Million, Showing Value of Investing in Wisconsin Largest City
Hundreds of thousands of people from Milwaukee and beyond spent millions as the Bucks made their way through the NBA Playoffs.
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A Mondovi High Schooler Died While COVID-Positive. The School Board Still Didn’t Require Masks.
Dylan Passa is the second school-age Wisconsinite to die after testing positive for COVID-19 since the school year began.
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‘My Family No Longer Feels Safe’: School Board Members Face Threats, Harassment Over COVID Safety Rules
One outgoing school board member says she hopes the current toxic political climate encourages more young people to speak up and get involved.
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Get in the Fall Mood at These 14 Wisconsin Apple Orchards
Get ready for cider donuts and apple picking fun with your ultimate guide to family-friendly apple orchards throughout the Badger State.
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Menomonie School Board Ends Mandatory COVID Contact Quarantines, Leaves Decision With Parents
The vote comes after the school board voted twice last month against requiring masks amid a nationwide surge of the Delta COVID-19 variant.
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David Crowley: Communities Need Help to Achieve Healthcare Goals
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley writes that President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda is critical to helping communities like Milwaukee expand health care to the most needy.
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The Problem of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Marinette, and the Solutions That Could Take as Long
A corporation impedes progress on tracing and fixing PFAS contamination in the local water supply—pollution that it caused.
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Tacos, Margaritas, Music: What Could Go Wrong? A Lot, Apparently.
AZ Food Festivals, organizer of Madison Taco Fest, has racked up complaints across the country and at least one state Attorney General is investigating.
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‘A Vital Lifeline’: How COVID Relief Saved Local Arts Venues
A federal grant program kept some venues, like the Pablo Center in Eau Claire, from closing permanently.
