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Health & Welfare

‘Living as usual’: A new village in Sheboygan County reimagines life with dementia

by Addie Costello / Wisconsin Watch December 22, 2025February 5, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A person in a suit and tie faces the camera against a plain dark background.

Joel Brennan, former top Tony Evers aide, enters race for Wisconsin governor

by Rich Kremer / WPR December 11, 2025December 11, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Metal fence in foreground with view of a tan brick building topped with guard towers, barred windows and fencing lined with razor wire under an overcast sky

Justice & Safety

Review details problems with solitary confinement, overcrowding in Wisconsin prisons

by Sarah Lehr / WPR November 18, 2025November 18, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Colorful boxes labeled "D9 Smashers" and "Dozo Gummies" sit on a glass shelf, with visible text including "500 mg per gummy," "5 pack," and "10,000 mg per pouch"

‘It would force us to close our doors’: Law to end shutdown could disrupt Wisconsin’s THC, hemp industries

by Anya van Wagtendonk / WPR November 12, 2025November 13, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Metal shelves stocked with packaged bread, oats and other grocery items

Government, Health & Welfare

FoodShare assistance restored to Wisconsinites, Gov. Tony Evers says

by WPR staff November 7, 2025November 18, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A person wearing a jacket shops in a grocery store aisle lined with yogurt and dairy products, with shelves of bread and packaged goods in the foreground.

‘It really shows they don’t care about us’: Wisconsinites uncertain about November food aid

by Rich Kremer / WPR and Evan Casey / WPR November 4, 2025November 18, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Two people wearing green headbands and hats with frog eyes blow bubbles among a crowd outdoors, with protest signs and tall buildings in the background.

Government, News

Wisconsinites protest Trump administration at ‘No Kings’ rallies — with signs and unicorn suits

by Sarah Lehr / WPR and Steph Conquest-Ware / WPR October 18, 2025October 18, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Stickers, colorful bandages, a stuffed animal, a box of tissues, hand sanitizer, COVID-19 cards and cotton balls on a table

Health & Welfare

Wisconsin health department continues to urge new COVID-19 vaccine for anyone over 6 months old

by Sarah Lehr / WPR September 17, 2025September 17, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Garbage piled up on grass next to the curb of the street in front of some houses

FEMA flood relief funds available to residents in Milwaukee, Washington and Waukesha counties

by Corrinne Hess / WPR September 12, 2025September 12, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Vehicles are stalled in a flooded roadway with a median near an overpass.

Wisconsin to receive $29.8M in federal aid for flood victims

by Rob Mentzer / WPR September 12, 2025September 12, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Faces of cows in a row

Wisconsin DNR can require CAFO permits to protect water, appeals court rules

by Danielle Kaeding / WPR August 27, 2025August 27, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Does a 2025 federal law cut funding for some emergency broadcast alerts?

by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch August 15, 2025August 15, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch