Some family members say department leadership is at least partly to blame, accusing it of ignoring struggling deputies. The ...

The railroad company got a lot of federal funding for the station in 2021. But even with rail lines already in place, it could take more than a decade before passenger trains come to Wisconsin's ...

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The police department was knocked for “shoddy record keeping” and a “lack of leadership” in a 2019 investigation. A police chief hired the same year says he’s made major changes to revamp the ...

Rep. Derrick Van Orden is a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump, recently calling him “the most badass President in history” on his social media accounts, from which the congressman posts ...

A state trooper was arrested in September after he was caught drinking alcohol on duty at a truck weighing station in Waushara County. His blood alcohol concentration was 0.247, according to an ...

The police department was knocked for “shoddy record keeping” and a “lack of leadership” in a 2019 investigation. A police chief hired the same year says he’s made major changes to revamp the ...

Normally synchronized with the president, Rep. Derrick Van Orden has moved to the center on a couple of major issues. Is he worried about his chances in Wisconsin’s most competitive district?

U.S. Rep. Tony Wied, a wealthy businessman elected to Congress in 2024, recently took action to protect against a stock market downturn by purchasing between $1 million and $5 million in U.S. Treasury ...

Robert Bliven, a state trooper working in Waushara County, was arrested in September after sheriff’s deputies investigated him for drinking on the job. Now on leave, he faces a criminal charge for ...