Southeast Wisconsin weather: Frosty to sunny

It is a cold start to this Friday, with some areas of frost away from the lake. Hopefully, this is the last time we talk about this until the fall. Lots of sunshine and light winds will help us start to warm up as high pressure sits right overhead. Expect …

Wisconsin Weekend Riding Forecast for May 9-11, 2025

Wisconsin football offers class of 2026 wide receiver from Georgia

Wisconsin football offered class of 2026 wide receiver Jeremy Winston Jr. on Thursday. The program joins an offer sheet that also includes Indiana, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Minnesota, Virginia Tech and West Virginia. 247Sports reports that the 6-foot-2 wide …

Q&A: Wisconsin’s Driftless Region Provides Shelter and Storm for Writer Tamara Dean

Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a rural thinker, creator, or doer. Like what you see here? You can join the mailing list at the bottom …

Meet this week's Wisconsin Student of the Week winner

Our Student of the Week poll has now closed. Thanks to all who voted. For this week's Wisconsin Student of the Week, we had two Pulaski students — both high school juniors — compete for the title. Keep reading to see who won, and how you can nominate a …

Wisconsin prison phone failures leave families disconnected

This story was produced andoriginally published by WPR and Wisconsin Watch. Wisconsin prisoners have struggled to connect with loved ones for weeks and even months as a state contractor fails to keep up with increasing demand for its call and messaging …

How will AmeriCorps cuts affect Wisconsin students?

Hundreds of AmeriCorps workers in Wisconsin lost their jobs due to sudden program cuts. The cuts affected programs like Girl Scout Reaching Out, Schools of Hope and Partners for After School Success, affecting underserved students. The future of these …

Budget-busting voucher expansion could bankrupt Wisconsin public schools

The top issue Wisconsinites brought to legislators’ attention at budget hearings around the state last month was the need to adequately fund public schools. But now, as the Legislature’s powerful budget committee is beginning to work on the budget in …

Young Wisconsin racer Fenhaus rolling in right direction again

There’s nothing direct about the path Luke Fenhaus is on, but at least he’s headed forward again. Little more than a year ago, Fenhaus was wondering. In 2021 he became the youngest Slinger Nationals winner and won the Slinger Speedway super late model …

Beyond the Barometer: April 2025 was near average for Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. - Released on Thursday, the National Centers for Environmental Information's (NCEI) data shows Wisconsin recorded a fairly average April for both precipitation and average temperature. A full breakdown here. The average temperature for …