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As dangerously cold temperatures loom in the forecast, Acuity Insurance announced today a $50,000 donation to support the Sheboygan County Warming Center, reinforcing a critical safety net for individuals and families facing life-threatening winter conditions. Acuity’s heart-first leadership approach was further demonstrated through an additional pledge to match community donations made in 2026, dollar...

MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today announced the following information for Wisconsin’s labor market, reflecting December 2025 preliminary estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Employment: There were 3,021,200 people employed in Wisconsin, down 200 over the month and down 65,500 over the year. Labor...

MILWAUKEE (January 22, 2026) – This weekend, January 23 through January 25, Milwaukee is expected to experience extreme cold temperatures, with wind chills reaching as low as 40 degrees below zero. These conditions are dangerous, and residents are urged to limit time outdoors whenever possible. For individuals and families experiencing housing instability and in...

DANE COUNTY, Wis. (Jan. 22, 2026) –The salt applied to Wisconsin roads and sidewalks each winter doesn’t disappear when the snow melts. It washes into local lakes, rivers, and even drinking water. To spotlight the growing problem — and what communities can do about it — WI Salt Wise is hosting Winter Salt Week, Jan. 26–30.

Hortonville, WI (January 22, 2026): Wolf River Community Bank is proud to celebrate the second year of its Wolfpack Give Back program, an employee‑directed giving initiative that continues to deepen the bank’s commitment to workplace culture, empowerment, and community connection. The program is carried out each December, giving employees the opportunity to close the year by supporting causes that matter...

Menomonie, Wis. – University of Wisconsin-Stout’s 360-degree AI education approach prepares graduates to meet the needs of a rapidly evolving workforce by embedding artificial intelligence training in all of its degree programs. For two groups of applied mathematics and computer science students in an Advanced Machine Learning course, their final projects resulted in a model that could...

Transparency for medical services would allow Wisconsinites to compare prices, increase competition, and lower cost of health care WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined the bipartisan Patients Deserve Price Tags Act, a bill to make health care costs more transparent. The bill requires providers to publish the costs of services so Americans understand...

Wisconsin residents pay a moderate share of their outgoings on dental work, 3.16%, accounting for one dollar for every $32 of personal spending. Wisconsin residents spend slightly below the US average of annual outgoings on oral health. Of total per capita healthcare expenditure, Wisconsin residents allocate less to dentistry...

January 22, 2026 (Milwaukee, WI) – Milwaukee Repertory Theater, one of the nation’s first regional theaters and Wisconsin’s largest performing arts organization, announces a slate of new commissions, upcoming world and American premieres, and expanded development activity through the John (Jack) D. Lewis New Play Development Program, which recently received a transformative $1 million gift from longtime supporters David Herro and Jay...

MADISON – Over half of Wisconsin employers say the state’s K-12 education system does not adequately prepare students for the workforce, according to the latest Wisconsin Employer Survey. This frustration, though not new, compounds other workforce issues in the state, including labor availability and demographic challenges. As the economy seems to be strengthening, hiring is on...

West Virginia has the highest obesity rate in the US, with 41.2% of adults classified as obese.  Mississippi has the second-highest obesity rate in the country, at 40.1%.   Colorado has the lowest obesity rate, with only 24.9% of adults being obese. 

A new study has revealed that West Virginia has the most GLP-1 users, with 24,217.07 GLP-1 prescriptions per 100,000 residents. Kentucky follows in second, with a GLP-1 user rate of 22,003.90 per 100,000 people. Hawaii has the lowest number of users, with 5,050.46 GLP-1 prescriptions per 100,000 residents.

Submissions for the annual awards program must be postmarked by March 10 MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society's governing body annually recognizes individuals and organizations for exceptional work relating to the Society's mission as part of the Board of Curators Awards. With a range of award categories spanning historic preservation, restoration, genealogy and...

La Crosse is named the seventh-best area in America to sell your home fast, with the typical home snapped up in just 8.50 days  ·   Across Wisconsin as a whole, homes take an average of 26.97 days to go under contract ·     Rockport, Texas, is the worst place in the US to sell your...

Madison – A coalition representing a large cross-section of Wisconsin consumers are concerned by rapidly increasing energy costs. While the organizations don’t always see eye-to-eye, they are united in our unified ask that lawmakers in the Assembly reject Assembly Bill 472 and vote NO if it were to come to floor.   The respective organizations had...