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Education, Photos

African American History Academic Challenge encourages pride, learning among Madison students

by Joe Timmerman / Wisconsin Watch March 13, 2026March 13, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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

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Justice & Safety

What do you do when the Parole Commission says you’re lying? Following up with Derek Williams

by Devin Blake / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service March 13, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

People stand and walk in a hallway lined with lockers, including a person wearing a shirt reading "Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee," with a "Women" restroom sign on a wall and a red "EXIT" sign above a window at the end of the hallway.

Hmong American Peace Academy received national recognition for exceptional performance. How did it do it?

by Alex Klaus / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service March 12, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Can employers fire workers for any reason in Wisconsin and nearly every other state?

by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch March 12, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Health & Welfare, News about Wisconsin Watch

Finding long-term care is hard. Here’s how to start.

by Addie Costello / Wisconsin Watch March 11, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Justice & Safety

ICE re-arrests Sheboygan Falls mother after judge halted deportation and cleared green card path

by Paul Kiefer / Wisconsin Watch March 10, 2026March 13, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A two-story brick building with green trim displays a sign reading “eliminating racism empowering women YWCA” above the entrance, with light snow on the ground in front.

Community, Justice & Safety

Milwaukee’s Center for Self-Sufficiency closes after federal audit finds unsupported grant documentation

by Meredith Melland / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service and Devin Blake / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service March 10, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Is Wisconsin’s population older than the national average?

by Laura Schulte / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel March 10, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Annette Ziegler won’t seek reelection

by Scott Bauer / Associated Press March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Your Right to Know: Opees highlight good works, and bad

by Bill Lueders March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Forward, Government

Latest Wisconsin Supreme Court case flips the script on which judges strictly interpret the law

by Brittany Carloni / Wisconsin Watch March 9, 2026March 12, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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A Superfund site in Minnesota is spreading, disrupting a tribe’s way of life

by Gabrielle Nelson / Buffalo’s Fire March 8, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch