Avery Martinez

Most of the 29 people killed in ATV/UTV crashes so far had never completed an off-highway vehicle safety course, according to the latest data from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Two school districts in rural Wisconsin are facing a tough choice — consolidate and improve opportunities and finances — or stay separate and risk going it alone.

State law only requires people under age 38 to take safety courses. Only five of the 29 people killed so far this year are under under 38.

Two school districts in rural Wisconsin are facing a tough choice — consolidate and improve opportunities and finances — or stay separate and risk going it alone.

For decades, volunteers like Mike Wald have spent their weekends working on a major project — bringing a historic steam engine back to life at Wisconsin's Mid-Continent Railway Museum And now, Wald feels the end is in sight, thanks to millions of dollars in private donations and the passion of his fellow volunteers.

Volunteers help Mid-Continent Railway Museum run historic 7-mile railroad line outside Baraboo.

Eau Claire leaders are asking for a response from the state about how to handle people who are homeless being shipped without their consent into that community.

A coalition of local businesses and volunteers headed by Habitat for Humanity is planning to fix 100 homes in 100 days in Menasha — aiming to complete repairs before families in those houses have to face a Wisconsin winter.

Stanley Pophal, who in June pleaded guilty to defrauding 190 investors out of millions of dollars, has been sentenced to at least eight years in prison and $14.25 million in restitution.

Across Wisconsin, thousands of households struggle with usable internet. The state has invested millions on the internet grid, but many are left out of the digital age.