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Residents fear a wave of long-distance transmission projects for data centers threatens old-growth forests and pristine waters ...

Obsolete power plants continue to cost ratepayers. Now, the push to generate unprecedented amounts of electricity for data centers risks creating another $1 billion in “stranded ...

Before aging out of the foster care system, Avenues West resident Angel Shelton never knew her struggles were meant for a greater purpose. She now guides efforts to improve the lives of youths in ...

The Trump administration has announced $12 billion in relief for farmers, but that won’t cover all their losses.

Watch a video explaining why Wisconsin’s Supreme Court elections are so expensive and what can be done about it.

We asked each Wisconsin Watch reporter to pick a favorite story written by another colleague on staff. Here were their picks.

The Donny S. has become a local landmark — an eyesore, hazard and tourist curiosity — as government bodies struggle to agree on who’s responsible for its removal.

Every week in Forward, our Monday newsletter, Brittany Carloni shares a short story from Wisconsin history. Today we present the last 12 editions of Back Words.

Barnes ran away with the primary in 2022, winning nearly 78% of the vote; his most competitive challenger, Milwaukee Bucks Executive Alex Lasry, dropped out of the race ahead of the primary and ...

Wisconsin Watch published 83 original fact briefs this year. Fact briefs are 150-word answers to yes/no questions based on surprising or dubious statements made by politicians or other information ...

An immigration judge backed a green card for a Sheboygan Falls mother arrested after accidentally crossing the Canadian border, but a delayed background check prolonged her ICE detention for weeks.