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‘Finally able to breathe’: DeForest data center critics get their wish

12 Wisconsin chefs, restaurants named 2026 James Beard semifinalists

5 UW professors reflect on the year when Trump upended federal research

AI, new leaders: 5 things to watch at the Universities of Wisconsin in 2026

Appleton, Neenah anticipate major economic developments coming in 2026

As opposition mounts, Microsoft pledges more data center transparency

At least 4 Wisconsin communities signed secrecy deals for billion-dollar data centers

Children’s, UW Health halt gender health care for minors

City of Port Washington seeks dismissal of lawsuit by data center opponents

Could a drug slow aging? UW-Madison researchers seek answers in trial

Data center boom will continue in 2026 but encounter constraints

Data centers could cost Wisconsin’s energy system billions, increase reliance on fossil fuels

Data centers threaten Wisconsin’s rural charm, residents say

DeForest announces it won’t move forward with controversial $12B data center

DeForest village board declines data center referendum

Deportations are set to explode — a huge worry for farmers already facing a...

Developer abandons data center plans in rural Brown County

Developer sues Port Washington for $4.1M over failed negotiations

Epic says 6,000 Wisconsin patient records among those fraudulently sold

Evers says Wisconsin can host data centers and protect the environment

Foxconn paid Mount Pleasant additional $15M in 2025 after assessed value on property fell...

He ‘made Madison a better place’: Leaders reflect on Frautschi’s legacy

Health workers praise plan to ease respiratory therapist licensing

Here’s how Agrace hospice plans to overhaul dementia care

How Port Washington leaders, Vantage Data Centers are opposing power line route

Inventory crisis continues in Milwaukee’s housing market

Katie Leinenkugel becomes 6th president of brewery, continuing family legacy

Lawmakers navigate divisions in bid to move fast on data center rules

Madison punts on joining data center boom, passes one-year moratorium

Marshfield-based Prince Corp. could close, lay off 107 employees in February

Microsoft moves on from Caledonia data center following local pushback

Microsoft president says he would support a Wisconsin law to regulate data centers

Microsoft’s data center will make it Racine County’s top taxpayer

Microsoft’s Racine County data centers to equal 40 Walmart Supercenters

Milwaukee development projects for 2026 include stalled Edison tower

More drilling for copper and gold in northern Wisconsin may begin next month

Mount Pleasant approves site plans for Microsoft data center expansion

New Bucks president on Deer District, future without Giannis

New WEDC head shares vision for Wisconsin economic development, data centers

Opponents sue to block Port Washington incentives for $15B data center

Photos: First data center products nearing completion at Modine’s new Franklin plant

Polaris to lay off 200 Wisconsin workers, close facility in Osceola 

Proposal seeks to bring driverless cars to Wisconsin communities

Proposed DeForest data center could consume nearly 15% of village’s water supply, require new...

PSC analysts, groups say We Energies’ proposed data center rates pose risks to customers

UW-Madison researchers using fruit flies to find potential treatment for incurable cancer

Vos sees focus on data centers as part of broader look at energy costs

Wauwatosa pledges $34.2M to transform Research Park into mixed-use hub

WEC Energy’s partner takes next step on possible nuclear reactors in Wisconsin

Wisconsin child care providers await federal funding freeze that could cause closures

Wisconsin cities regulating data centers as lawmakers consider statewide rules

Wisconsin consumers are losing money on Ozempic, weight loss drug scams

Wisconsin has its fewest dairy herds in decades — and about the same number...

Wisconsin keeps $62M in EV infrastructure funds with lawsuit win

Wisconsin lawmakers consider changes to hemp policy that’s ‘clear as mud’

Wisconsin lawmakers question property tax exemption after investigation

Wisconsin sees moderate growth in home sales, prices in 2025

Wisconsin soybean group pushes soy-based firefighting foam

Wisconsin wedding barn owners call for easing restrictions in new liquor license law

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