The central Wisconsin sheriff’s office has 50 take-home vehicles, nine of which travel beyond the county, Sheriff Tim Wilz ...

A famous musician, the former CEO of the Green Bay Packers and members of the Soros, Pritzer and Walton families have all given the challenger the maximum allowed by federal law.

The U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands, a major Silicon Valley billionaire and many others have all given Van Orden the ...

A deputy for the Forest County Sheriff’s Office resigned amid an investigation into his conduct, which included an incident where he was accused of refusing to back up a female deputy during a welfare ...

Jonathan Bechman, an ex-investigator for the Racine County Sheriff’s Office, got six months in jail after he pleaded guilty on Aug. 21 in a domestic abuse case. The plea results in convictions of two ...

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Before 2015, the most a person could give in annual political donations in Wisconsin was $10,000. Through early August this year, the conservative billionaire megadonor Elizabeth Uihlein has given the ...

“In 10 years, I don’t know where the fire, police and EMS service is going to be.” Christopher Garrison, fire and EMS chief for Sun Prairie EMS So says Christopher Garrison, Sun Prairie’s fire and EMS ...

The Wisconsin State Capitol and the Forward statue. Photo by Ben Donahue. The bill, which has little chance of passage this year, may preview future strategy from Democrats should they take full ...

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 ...