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Janesville becomes an AI data center battleground

Economy

Janesville becomes an AI data center battleground

Artificial intelligence is fueling stock market highs, economic growth and a construction boom across the country, but it is also igniting fierce local debates about the benefits, the costs and whether data centers that power AI should be built at all.

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Social Issues

A Corey Ruiz street memorial expresses outrage and solidary

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Here and Now 2026

Anthony Chergosky on Wisconsin 2026 governor primary tumult

Ann Jacobs on prediction markets and Wisconsin election law

Elections

Ann Jacobs on prediction markets and Wisconsin election law

A still image shows Austin Hammond seated in front of a white wall with a brick wall to his left, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Menasha,' 'Austin Hammond' and 'Menasha Mayor.'

Social Issues

Mayor Austin Hammond on damage by a tornado hitting Menasha

Wisconsin’s 2026 primary for governor gets shaken up again

Inside Wisconsin Politics

Wisconsin's 2026 primary for governor gets shaken up again

Mandela Barnes speaks into a microphone mounted to the top of a podium, with the shadows of multiple people in the foreground.

Elections

Barnes drops out of Wisconsin's 2026 Democratic governor primary

Joel Brennan gestures with his left hand and holds a microphone in his right hand while standing in a room with a brick wall and stage curtain in the background.

Elections

Democrat Joel Brennan says he can win the governor’s race — if voters get to know him

Mindy Lohff poses for a portrait while standing in a storage room with wood shelves filled with cases of toilet paper, facial tissue, sanitary napkins, soaps, shampoos and other personal toiletry items, with stacks of canned and dry food items in the foreground.

Social Issues

Newcap closure leaves northeast Wisconsin scrambling to prevent more homelessness

Kelda Roys gestures with both hands while speaking into a microphone mounted to the top of a lectern in a room with a wood door in the background and the out-of-focus heads of people facing her in the foreground.

Elections

Kelda Roys leans on experience, attention to detail in second bid for governor

Bill Mihalski pointes with his right index finger toward a King piece on a wood chess board on a laminated wood table, with more than a half-dozen children seated around it in a room with a whiteboard with the letters ELA mounted on a painted concrete-block wall.

Education

Pulaski tried to make summer school fun — 2,600 of the district's kids showed up

Siding, wall studs and other types of wood debris sits in piles on the ground among trees stripped of leaves and small branches and in front of a damaged two-story house with no roof, with other damaged houses in the background.

Economy

Widespread damage in Menasha and Appleton area after tornado

Tom Tiffany speaks to a person facing him with two other people to his side while standing outside in front of other people standing and walking in front of a building with wood siding, multiple levels of corrugated metal roofs and a sign reading Tom Tiffany Governor.

Elections

As the Democratic primary heats up, Republican Tom Tiffany has campaigned for governor on his own terms

A still image shows a young man speaking into a bull horn in the middle of a crowd of people at Corey Ruiz's memorial in Madison.

Social Issues

A Corey Ruiz street memorial expresses outrage and solidary

A still image shows Anthony Chergosky seated in front of brown bookshelves lined with books with a graphic at bottom reading 'La Crosse,' 'Anthony Chergosky' and 'UW-La Crosse Dept. of Political Science.'

Here and Now 2026

Anthony Chergosky on Wisconsin 2026 governor primary tumult

Ann Jacobs on prediction markets and Wisconsin election law

Elections

Ann Jacobs on prediction markets and Wisconsin election law

A still image shows Austin Hammond seated in front of a white wall with a brick wall to his left, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Menasha,' 'Austin Hammond' and 'Menasha Mayor.'

Social Issues

Mayor Austin Hammond on damage by a tornado hitting Menasha

Wisconsin’s 2026 primary for governor gets shaken up again

Inside Wisconsin Politics

Wisconsin's 2026 primary for governor gets shaken up again

Mandela Barnes speaks into a microphone mounted to the top of a podium, with the shadows of multiple people in the foreground.

Elections

Barnes drops out of Wisconsin's 2026 Democratic governor primary

Joel Brennan gestures with his left hand and holds a microphone in his right hand while standing in a room with a brick wall and stage curtain in the background.

Elections

Democrat Joel Brennan says he can win the governor’s race — if voters get to know him

Mindy Lohff poses for a portrait while standing in a storage room with wood shelves filled with cases of toilet paper, facial tissue, sanitary napkins, soaps, shampoos and other personal toiletry items, with stacks of canned and dry food items in the foreground.

Social Issues

Newcap closure leaves northeast Wisconsin scrambling to prevent more homelessness

Kelda Roys gestures with both hands while speaking into a microphone mounted to the top of a lectern in a room with a wood door in the background and the out-of-focus heads of people facing her in the foreground.

Elections

Kelda Roys leans on experience, attention to detail in second bid for governor

Bill Mihalski pointes with his right index finger toward a King piece on a wood chess board on a laminated wood table, with more than a half-dozen children seated around it in a room with a whiteboard with the letters ELA mounted on a painted concrete-block wall.

Education

Pulaski tried to make summer school fun — 2,600 of the district's kids showed up

Siding, wall studs and other types of wood debris sits in piles on the ground among trees stripped of leaves and small branches and in front of a damaged two-story house with no roof, with other damaged houses in the background.

Economy

Widespread damage in Menasha and Appleton area after tornado

Tom Tiffany speaks to a person facing him with two other people to his side while standing outside in front of other people standing and walking in front of a building with wood siding, multiple levels of corrugated metal roofs and a sign reading Tom Tiffany Governor.

Elections

As the Democratic primary heats up, Republican Tom Tiffany has campaigned for governor on his own terms

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Social Issues

Fallout from fatal Madison police shooting of Corey Ruiz

South Central Region

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Elections

Charles Franklin on 2026 Wisconsin governor primary matchups

A still image shows Bryna Godar seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Bryna Godar' and 'State Democracy Research Initiative.'

Elections

Bryna Godar on WEC's ruling on 'spoiling' absentee ballots

A still image shows Ryan Graham in front of a blurred background, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Ryan Graham' and 'Wisconsin Balance of State Continuum of Care.'

Social Issues

Ryan Graham on northeast Wisconsin's homeless resources

Northeast Region

Chaos in Wisconsin’s Democratic primary race for governor

Inside Wisconsin Politics

Chaos in Wisconsin's Democratic primary race for governor

Wisconsin’s 7th District Republican candidates on Congress

Elections

Wisconsin's 7th District Republican candidates on Congress

Northern Region

A still image shows a graphic of the five Republican candidates for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district, from left to right Kevin Hermening, Michael Alfonso, Jessi Ebben, Niina Baum and Don Raihala.

Elections

It's a crowded Republican race for Wisconsin's 7th in 2026

Northern Region

A still image shows Frederica Freyberg seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling.

Elections

Wisconsin 7th District Democratic candidates make their case

Northern Region

Zac Schultz on Rodriguez ending her 2026 run for governor

Elections

Zac Schultz on Rodriguez ending her 2026 run for governor

A still image shows a graphic featuring portraits of the five candidates for governor with the amount of money they raised for their campaign below them.

Elections

2026 candidates for governor release midyear finance reports

A still image shows Kieran Furlong seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Kieran Furlong' and 'Realta Fusion.'

Economy

Kieran Furlong on Realta Fusion's energy R&D deal in Madison

South Central Region

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Environment

Wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota smothers Wisconsin

A still image shows a bridge covered in a thick layer of fog behind a line of trees.

Environment

Wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota smothers Wisconsin

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Southeast Region

A still image shows JD Vance standing in front of a podium, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Milwaukee,' 'JD Vance' and 'Vice President.'

Elections

Vance and Milwaukee mayor swap remarks on election oversight

Economy

James Causey on Giannis Antetokounmpo's legacy in Milwaukee

Courts

Sam Cole on ICE's detention and release of Salah Sarsour

Budgets

Jason Stein on budget headwinds facing Milwaukee

Southeast RegionSoutheast Region News

Northeast Region

A still image shows Austin Hammond seated in front of a white wall with a brick wall to his left, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Menasha,' 'Austin Hammond' and 'Menasha Mayor.'

Social Issues

Mayor Austin Hammond on damage by a tornado hitting Menasha

Social Issues

Newcap closure leaves northeast Wisconsin scrambling to prevent more homelessness

Education

Pulaski tried to make summer school fun — 2,600 of the district's kids showed up

Economy

Widespread damage in Menasha and Appleton area after tornado

Northeast RegionNortheast Region News

South Central Region

Janesville becomes an AI data center battleground

Economy

Janesville becomes an AI data center battleground

Social Issues

A Corey Ruiz street memorial expresses outrage and solidary

Politics

Madison grapples with Ruiz shooting as signature city events get canceled

Social Issues

Fallout from fatal Madison police shooting of Corey Ruiz

South Central RegionSouth Central Region News

Northern Region

Wisconsin’s 7th District Republican candidates on Congress

Elections

Wisconsin's 7th District Republican candidates on Congress

Elections

It's a crowded Republican race for Wisconsin's 7th in 2026

Elections

Wisconsin 7th District Democratic candidates make their case

Indigenous

A legal dispute over Lac du Flambeau tribal fishing restrictions remains unresolved

Northern RegionNorthern Region News

West Central Region

Wisconsin’s 7th District Republican candidates on Congress

Elections

Wisconsin's 7th District Republican candidates on Congress

Elections

It's a crowded Republican race for Wisconsin's 7th in 2026

Elections

Wisconsin 7th District Democratic candidates make their case

Politics

Trump visits Wisconsin to tout his agriculture tax breaks

West Central RegionWest Central Region News

Southwest Region

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Social Issues

How a shrinking Dodgeville church became a growing community hub

Economy

Another billion-dollar Wisconsin data center is eyed for Cassville in Grant County

Economy

Implosion takes down the nearly century-old Black Hawk Bridge over the Mississippi River

Economy

Amid rising house prices, Richland Center residents decry development on parkland

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