Wisconsin Faces Gas Price Surge Amid Ongoing Federal Shutdown

Wisconsin, USA — As the federal government shutdown enters its 22nd day, Wisconsinites are feeling the pinch, especially at the gas pump. The average price of gasoline rose to $2.80 per gallon on October 22, marking a $0.10 increase in just a...

Faith without Reason: MAGA and the Triumph of Belief over Logic

Illustration created by Brewminate with AI, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license The challenge posed by MAGA is not only to logic but to conscience. If the movement has turned politics into a test of...

Exhibit showcases trans, nonbinary joy in Maryland and Virginia

In a challenging year for D.C. and the local LGBTQ community, it’s important to remember that there are people, places, and organizations that work hard each day to support us. From activists to bartenders, politicians to drag queens, the Blade’s...

Wisconsin lawmakers push nuclear energy as solution to rising power demands

MADISON, Wis. (Gray) - At Realta Fusion in Stoughton, a prototype fusion reactor constantly whirrs. The UW-Madison startup will be the key to a clean energy future, according to Co-Founder Keiran Furlong. “What Detroit was in the 1950s to the...

Wisconsin utility disconnection moratorium starts on November 1

EAU CLAIRE (WQOW) - The state moratorium on utility disconnections starts in a few weeks, and Xcel Energy is urging customers to get in touch. Between November 1 and April 15, the statewide utility disconnection is in effect, meaning energy...

Rochester's Hollandberry to open a second restaurant in Wisconsin

ROCHESTER — Restaurateur Tasos Psomas is bringing a popular Rochester staple — Hollandberry Pannekoeken — to Wisconsin. Psomas, who has owned and operated Rochester restaurants for decades, is renovating a closed Wells Fargo bank branch in La...

Wisconsin Senators Hold Hearing On GOP Leader’s New Medical Marijuana Legalization Bill, With Plan To Vote On It ‘Fairly Quickly’

Wisconsin senators on Wednesday took up a newly filed Republican-led bill that would legalize medical marijuana in the state. Just one week after Senate President Mary Felzkowski (R) and Sen. Patrick Testin (R) filed the legislation, the Senate...

Wisconsin religious exemption upheld for Catholic Charities now back in court

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Wisconsin’s attorney general has asked the state’s high court to consider invalidating a key religious exemption to the state’s unemployment program that has been used by faith-based organizations across Wisconsin and...

A 'brilliant' mind: Nebraska volleyball freshman Manaia Ogbechie aims to change the game

LINCOLN, Neb. — More than 7,000 miles separates the West African village in which Nkem Ogbechie was born from the Ventura County, Calif., home that he and his wife, Angela, selected to raise their family. The path that Nkem journeyed in four...

“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America

In early 2023, Paul Newby, the Republican chief justice of North Carolina’s Supreme Court, gave the state and the nation a demonstration of the stunning and overlooked power of his office. The previous year, the court — then majority Democrat —...

In Wisconsin, proposed federal cuts rattle tribal college

Rihauna Fuentez runs her fingers along the tangled wires, tracing their course over a wooden panel and into an electrical box. The 20-year-old, with mussed rainbow hair and a nose piercing, pounds her hammer with precision. She surveys her work...

Final costs for Oconomowoc's City Beach project broken down

OCONOMOWOC — The first season of the new City Beach boat launch and concession stand is in the books and the city just recently finished approving payment for the work, partly due to some additional costs at the end. The project, which was...

DeKalb County administrator issued rodeo permit to man who pleaded guilty to animal abuse: Records

“I permitted an event to an animal abuser. I did,” interim DeKalb County Administrator Derek Hiland said of an Aug. 2 rodeo in Kirkland. It’s the third time that Hiland signed off on a rodeo permit for Cristofer Perez, and the second time that...

Food banks in the central U.S. say they can’t fill the gap left by frozen SNAP benefits

The Feed My People Food Bank in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, has been preparing for a freeze of federal food benefits since the start of the government shutdown on Oct. 1. Padraig Gallagher, the food bank’s executive director told his team to source as...

Milwaukee suburb reviews 119-unit senior housing proposal

WAUKESHA, Wis. — Officials reviewed plans for a new senior housing development near the border of Waukesha and Pewaukee, which could include future additional housing and commercial development. The Waukesha Plan Commission met Wednesday to...

Milwaukee Bucks fans excited for season opener at Fiserv Forum

11. LET’S TAKE A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE FISERV FORUM WHERE JUST HOURS FROM NOW, THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS WILL OPEN THE 20 2526 SEASON. THE TEAM MAKING SEVERAL BIG CHANGES IN THE OFFSEASON, BUT THE TEAM’S GOAL TO BRING HOME A CHAMPIONSHIP STAYS THE SAME....

Wisconsin seeks to end religious tax exemption after Supreme Court loss to Catholic group

An aerial view of the downtown area of Madison, Wisconsin. | PixabayWisconsin is looking to eliminate a religious tax exemption altogether rather than grant one to a Catholic charity organization that the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in...

Miss Wisconsin-USA from Lawrence competes in national finals on Friday

For the Press Times For many pageant fans, it was weeks and then months of wondering and guessing when and where the 2025 Miss USA pageant will be staged. Last month, that announcement of those details came, and for the current Miss Wisconsin-USA...

Milwaukee civil rights leader Jerry Ann Hamilton dies at 90

WAUWATOSA. THANK YOU. EMANI, A MILWAUKEE CIVIL RIGHTS TRAILBLAZER HAS DIED. JERRY ANN HAMILTON, THE SECOND WOMAN TO BECOME THE PRESIDENT OF THE MILWAUKEE NAACP, DIED LAST WEEK AFTER A LONG BATTLE WITH ALZHEIMER’S. 12 NEWS ZOIE HENRY IS LIVE IN THE...

Wisconsin lawmakers push to legalise online sports betting

A newly introduced bill would let tribes operate mobile sportsbooks, mirroring Florida’s model, and could generate new tax revenue. Lawmakers in Wisconsin are gearing up for a push to take sports betting online. A group of lawmakers announced new...