Madeline Heim

Post-Crescent Media

Second high-voltage power line proposed to cut through Driftless area

By: Madeline Heim

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel A second 765-kilovolt power line has been proposed to run through Wisconsin's Driftless region.

Daily Herald Media - Wausau, Wisconsin

In center of Wisconsin's measles outbreak, tiny health team toils on

By: Madeline Heim

DODGEVILLE - In the last two weeks, health officer Debbie Siegenthaler estimates she has worked about 123 hours.

Five things to know about Wisconsin's growing measles outbreak

By: Madeline Heim

As of Sept. 1, close to 110 cases had been tied to the outbreak in southwest Wisconsin.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Milwaukee adopting Baltimore's model for reducing infant mortality

By: Madeline Heim

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sept. 4, 2026, 5:01 a.m. CT The Milwaukee Health Department will use an approach from the city of Baltimore to reduce infant deaths and rectify a racial disparity.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

New Mississippi River bridge will open months earlier than expected

By: Madeline Heim

The historic Black Hawk Bridge stood for nearly 100 years before it started experiencing problems that led to on-and-off closures beginning in 2024.

Marshfield News Herald

Wisconsin measles outbreak keeps growing, tops 140 cases

By: Madeline Heim

Two staffers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who had come to Wisconsin to assist with the outbreak were headed home Sept. 4.

Wisconsin State Journal

Wisconsin measles outbreak keeps growing, tops 140 cases Madeline Heim Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sep 4, 2026 12 mins ago

By: Madeline Heim

More than 140 people in southwest Wisconsin now have come down with measles and two more have been hospitalized as the state's worst measles outbreak in decades expands.

The Gazette | Cedar Rapids

Tourism gives towns along Mississippi River a reboot

By: Madeline Heim

Just as the Mississippi River’s path has changed over time, so have communities along it changed and adapted. Many now are courting tourists or emphasizing the ease and nostalgia of

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Bipartisan group of lawmakers seeks more time for input on power line

By: Madeline Heim

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sept. 9, 2026, 1:53 p.m. CT A bipartisan group of lawmakers from Wisconsin's Driftless region has asked

Chippewa Herald

David Crowley, Tom Tiffany say they oppose Driftless Area power line project

By: Madeline Heim

In the latest sign that a controversial high-voltage transmission line planned for Wisconsin has become a political touchstone, both candidates to serve as Wisconsin governor say they oppose it.