by Greg Koelker On such coin-toss moments a life can turn. Chance determines our fates at least as profoundly as choice, or those nonexistent notions of karma, qismat, “destiny.”     ...

Oct. 10, 2026 VIROQUA, Wis. — Local election officials are cautioning Vernon County residents following a surge of third-party voter registration and absentee ballot request mailings arriving in mailboxes...

Oct. 10, 2026 by Alexander Shur / Votebeat, Wisconsin Watch This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access...

Oct. 10, 2026 By THOMAS BEAUMONT and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Friday that Katie Zacharia, a communications adviser for his media company, will succeed...

Oct. 10, 2026 By ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — As President Donald Trump travels the country to rally support for Republican candidates ahead of the midterm elections, he is touting his...

Oct. 10, 2026 By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer A new pact that calls for Russia to boost the U.S. supply of diesel over the next few months is unlikely to make a dent in painfully high prices at the pump or...

9/27     A deputy spoke with an individual at a residence on South Lincoln Street in the Village of Ontario regarding a disorderly conduct incident involving an argument in which dishes...

Oct. 9, 2026 By Jim Malewitz, Wisconsin Watch New credential programs and apprenticeships are creating more pathways for Wisconsin workers to launch careers, switch fields and build skills throughout their...

Oct. 9, 2026 By Henry Redman, Wisconsin Examiner A group of four legislative Republicans, including two who aren’t running for reelection, announced this week proposed legislation that would repeal the sales...

Oct. 9, 2026 By Erik Gunn, Wisconsin Examiner The union representing nurses at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison and Dean Medical Group outpatient clinics in Dane County has escalated charges that the two...

Oct. 9, 2026 By Baylor Spears, Wisconsin Examiner The Federal Emergency Management Agency confirmed $17.9 million in disaster aid is being made available for Wisconsinites in Forest, Outagamie, Vilas and...

Oct. 9, 2026 By THOMAS BEAUMONT and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Aaron Siever was never a single-party voter. But now, the 41-year-old from southwest Virginia is more frustrated than ever...

Oct. 9, 2026 By ANNIKA HAMMERSCHLAG Associated Press THE BERING SEA (AP) — The net rose from the heaving Bering Sea swells, packed so tightly with Alaska pollock that their heads squeezed through the webbing...

Oct. 9, 2026 By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats hope to bring a new agenda to the House next year if they take the majority, but they will most likely do so with many of the same...