A deputy and city alderman in western Wisconsin resigned in 2025 after he was found to have had repeated sexual meetings with a woman while on duty. The Viola Police Department still employs him ...

A proposal from Wisconsin Democrats in the state legislature would automatically register eligible residents to vote when they interact with the Department of Transportation’s agencies, like renewing ...

An investigation by The Badger Project found Sheriff Walter Zuehlke got over $20k for his K9 after quitting the trainings.

With support from across the country, Court of Appeals Judge Chris Taylor of Madison is outraising her opponent from the political Right nearly ten to one, spooking conservatives who hope to hold the ...

The bill, which has little chance of passage this year, may preview strategy from Democrats should they take full control of state government in the fall elections.

Peter is an award-winning investigative journalist. Before returning to Wisconsin to launch The Badger Project in 2018, he worked at daily newspapers in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre in Pennsylvania as ...

An investigation by The Badger Project found Sheriff Walter Zuehlke got over $20k for his K9 after quitting the trainings. The county asked him to repay that plus interest, but settled to avoid a ...

An investigation by The Badger Project found Sheriff Walter Zuehlke got over $20k for his K9 after quitting the trainings. The county asked him to repay that plus interest, but settled to avoid a ...

With support from across the country, Court of Appeals Judge Chris Taylor of Madison is outraising her opponent from the political Right nearly ten to one, spooking conservatives who hope to hold the ...

Wandering officers — police and jailers who were fired or forced out from a previous job in law enforcement — have increased in Wisconsin by more than 50% since 2021, an investigation by The Badger ...

Since 1954, women in Waupaca and the surrounding areas could give birth at the local hospital. No longer. Last year, the healthcare system Thedacare that runs the hospital merged with another system, ...