Once considered too polluted for whitefish to thrive, southern Green Bay has suddenly become the only place in Lake Michigan where the fish aren’t collapsing.

High school and middle school students demonstrated knowledge through challenges focused on key events, figures and themes in Black history.

Derek Williams disputes the conclusion of the Wisconsin Parole Commission that he was dishonest. He says the setback slowed his progress toward parole.

The nonprofit closed in September and had a program that was the subject of an audit by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General.

Wisconsin Watch partners with Gigafact to produce Fact Briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. Read our methodology to learn how we check claims. At-will employment is the law in every ...

The Milwaukee school prioritizes addressing chronic absenteeism rates and teacher retention, and it uses a curriculum rooted in Hmong cultural values and heritage.

After a federal appeals board barred most detained immigrants from seeking bond, filings challenging their confinement surged in Wisconsin and nationwide. Wisconsin judges have ruled for detainees ...

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments Wednesday in a case that highlights how judges can apply different interpretations of the law and constitution to suit their ideological ...

Two attempts to peel back the veil of secrecy over the proliferation of data centers, including one by Wisconsin Watch reporter Tom Kertscher, are being honored in this year’s Openness in ...

Justice Annette Ziegler becomes the second conservative justice in as many years to decide against seeking reelection after liberals took majority control of Wisconsin’s highest court in ...

Little progress has been made despite 40 years of cleanup on Leech Lake Reservation. Locals fear for the health of surrounding lakes and the Mississippi River downstream.

Months after an immigration judge canceled her deportation order and cited family hardship in setting her on a path to legal residency, ICE officers arrested Elvira Benitez during a routine ...