Alcohol is a common factor in the rising number of off-road vehicle crashes and fatalities reported in Wisconsin. Legislators ...

State Rep. Darrin Madison, a two-term Democrat from Milwaukee favored to win reelection this fall, has not paid the $1,600 ...

A detective for the Portage County Sheriff’s Office resigned in 2024, a month after his wife called 911 on him, claiming he was intoxicated, handling guns and acting aggressively toward her and their ...

Peter is an award-winning investigative journalist. Before returning to Wisconsin to launch The Badger Project in 2018, he worked at daily newspapers in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre in Pennsylvania, as ...

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A new push to bring an Amtrak station to Madison has returned despite passenger rail’s fraught history in the state. Even if the new plans come to fruition, it would be years before anyone could board ...

Wandering officers — police and jailers who were fired or forced out from a previous job in law enforcement — have increased in Wisconsin by more than 50% since 2021, an investigation by The Badger ...

Before she was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2024, Karen DeSanto had a long career as a professional clown with the Ringling Brothers. Photos submitted by DeSanto's office. Freshman state ...

“In 10 years, I don’t know where the fire, police and EMS service is going to be.” Christopher Garrison, fire and EMS chief for Sun Prairie EMS So says Christopher Garrison, Sun Prairie’s fire and EMS ...