More than a year before the GOP primary, a rural Wisconsin sheriff’s race is heating up, with the former and current DAs ...

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A sheriff’s investigation recommended that the Waterford Police Department terminate Nathaniel Schweitzer in 2024. He was recently promoted to sergeant in Big Bend in Waukesha County. 'They don’t know ...

A sheriff’s investigation recommended that the Waterford Police Department terminate Nathaniel Schweitzer in 2024. He was recently promoted to sergeant in Big Bend in Waukesha County. 'They don’t know ...

A sheriff’s investigation recommended that the Waterford Police Department terminate Nathaniel Schweitzer in 2024. He was ...

Local governments and nonprofits in Wisconsin could also suffer if federal revenue shrinks.

If the IRS workforce is reduced by 50%, the nonpartisan Yale Budget Lab projects that lost revenues could amount to $395 billion over a 10-year period. Cuts could also increase the number of ...

The demonstration in Madison was one of many across the country against President Donald Trump and his administration. It took about 45 minutes for the huge assembly of protestors to march from ...

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Amanda Lang quit the Lannon Police Department after our story noted why she had been forced out of a previous job in law enforcement. Fond du Lac Co Sheriff's deputy quit previous jail job after ...