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Two people stand beside a concrete silo while one person's head is inside a small opening; faded painted text on the wall reads "BEWARE OF DOG"

Silos are disappearing from the landscape. One woman wants to hunt them down before they do.

by Jess Savage / Northern Public Radio June 13, 2026June 12, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

For 150 years, silos have been a fixture of the Corn Belt, but efforts to preserve them have been haphazard.

A chain-link fence topped with barbed wire surrounds electrical equipment, with signs reading "PRIVATE PROPERTY No Trespassing" and "CENTURY FENCE."

Data Centers Watch, Economy

We Energies asks Wisconsin regulators to ease data center credit standards

by Paul Kiefer / Wisconsin Watch June 12, 2026June 12, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A boarded-up brick commercial building stands along a street, with a sign reading "AVAILABLE 414.273.4600" and a red vehicle passing in front.

Data Centers Watch

Video: Residents push back on proposed data facility, storage project at shuttered Milwaukee Walmart

by Trisha Young / Wisconsin Watch June 12, 2026June 12, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A person in a high-visibility yellow and orange vest holds a cut section of pipe toward the camera, with houses and a street blurred in the background.

Forward, Government, Health & Welfare

Wisconsin’s lead pipe count is falling. But the search isn’t over.

by Hongyu Liu / Wisconsin Watch June 12, 2026June 12, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Did Donald Trump’s signature 2025 legislation cut Medicaid spending by $1 trillion over a decade?

by Laura Schulte / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel June 11, 2026June 11, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A person stands behind a produce display in a wooden building with signs reading "Asparagus $5," "Rhubarb $3" and "Micros radish pea $5" visible above vegetables and greens.

Community, Environment

Seymour farmers build organic farming community in northeast Wisconsin

by Astrid Code / Wisconsin Watch June 11, 2026June 10, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

People sit in rows of chairs while one person at right in the foreground holds a blue sign reading "#FREE SALAH SARSOUR" and another person at left holds a red sign reading "SOLIDARITY"

Government, Justice & Safety

Milwaukee Muslim leader has unmet medical, religious needs in immigration detention, lawyers say

by Anya van Wagtendonk / WPR June 10, 2026June 10, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

People stand and sit on a sidewalk at night near bicycles while a person holding papers leans forward and speaks with another seated person.

Guest opinion: New federal funding guidelines fail to address root causes of homelessness

by Josh Benti June 10, 2026June 9, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Community, Health & Welfare

Wisconsin experts share meal ideas and tips for families during summer break

by Chesnie Wardell / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service June 10, 2026June 9, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Did a Wisconsin Republican governor sign the nation’s first LGBTQ rights law?

by Hope Karnopp / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel June 9, 2026June 9, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A worker in a mask carries boxes.

The Trump administration’s multiple investigations of the 2020 election may have more to do with 2026

by Alexander Shur / Votebeat and Dion Nissenbaum / Votebeat June 9, 2026June 9, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

People sit on chairs facing a gazebo where a person stands near microphones and speakers, with trees and grass throughout the park.

News about Wisconsin Watch, Public Square

‘It felt so nice … to know what I did mattered’: Public Square subjects reflect on the power of community storytelling

by Jen Zettel-Vandenhouten / Wisconsin Watch June 9, 2026June 10, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch