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1 week ago | 
civicmedia.us | David Hyland |James Kelly |Melissa Kaye |Laura Bergh
•1 min readAcross the state, Fond du Lac is cutting 27 staff members, while Beloit will cut over 6 million dollars from its budget after slashing nearly 12 million last year. Adam D. Hess, Jo Ann Krulatz and Civic Media staffApr 17, 2025, 10:27 AM CSTRICHLAND CENTER, Wis (CIVIC MEDIA) – After failed referendums this spring, school districts across Wisconsin are now having to adjust their budgets, triggering staff and programming cuts.
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2 weeks ago | 
waukradio.com | Teri Barr |Laura Bergh |James Kelly |Lisa Hale
“What do you want for this country? Is it an authoritarian oligarchy or a populist democracy?” Guest column from Eric Genrich, mayor of the City of Green Bay. This column is from The Recombobulation Area, a weekly opinion column and online publication founded by Dan Shafer, now part of the Civic Media network. Learn more about The Recombobulation Area and subscribe here.
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2 weeks ago | 
waukradio.com | Laura Bergh |Teri Barr |Eric Genrich |James Kelly
Meteorologist Brittney MerlotApr 8, 2025, 12:58 PM CSTMADISON, Wis. (CIVIC MEDIA) – It’s Severe Weather Awareness Week, the sirens will sound, giving us a time to practice taking shelter from spring storms that spark up. Wisconsin averages about 23 tornadoes every year, and 45 of them tore through our state last year. This made it the third most active season, ever… and severe weather season is about to spark.
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2 weeks ago | 
waukradio.com | Laura Bergh |Teri Barr |Eric Genrich |James Kelly
MILWAUKEE, Wis (CIVIC MEDIA) – After 5 years as CEO of Harley-Davidson, Jochen Zeitz will retire during the 2025 calendar year. Zeitz, 62, is the leader of what analysts called a 5-year sales ‘turn-around”. Harley’s shares are up more than 11% through Monday’s close since Zeitz took charge in 2020, compared with a 77% rise in the benchmark S&P index. Zeitz joined Harley-Davidson in 2007 and was elevated to CEO in 2020.
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2 weeks ago | 
waukradio.com | Teri Barr |Laura Bergh |Eric Genrich |James Kelly
MADISON, Wis. (WMDX) – The federal government has revoked the visas of more than a dozen people affiliated with UW-Madison. Leaders posted a statement on the university’s website that said six students and seven alumni on employment extensions are being told to leave the US. The statement said UW-Madison played no role in the visa terminations. In fact, university staff said they don’t know why these people’s visas were canceled, and are trying to find out why.
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2 weeks ago | 
waukradio.com | Laura Bergh |Teri Barr |Eric Genrich |James Kelly
Source: AJ Schroeder•2 min readSlice of Wisconsin: Fourth generation owner AJ Schroeder shares how the Two Rivers store remains a vital part of the community after 134 years
It’s more than a place to shop. Schroeder’s Department Store remains a cornerstone in the Manitowoc County town of Two Rivers. Generations of dedication over more than 134 years makes it not just Wisconsin’s oldest store, but the oldest in the country — to be run by the same family.
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3 weeks ago | 
waukradio.com | Laura Bergh |Teri Barr |Eric Genrich |James Kelly
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WAUK) – The Milwaukee Elections Commission issued an apology Wednesday following ballot shortages at polling locations during Tuesday’s spring election. Historic voter turnout, driven by a state Supreme Court race, caused delays and long lines, with some voters waiting hours or leaving without casting their ballots. In a statement, the commission acknowledged the inconvenience and pledged to adjust ballot estimates for future elections.
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2 months ago | 
civicmedia.us | Jimmie Kaska |Jo Ann Krulatz |Laura Bergh |James Kelly
MADISON, Wis. (CIVIC MEDIA) – In just days Wisconsin will warm well over 40 degrees, but there is a price to pay with the spike in warmth. As we slowly crawl out of the cold weather advisories and warnings to end the week, the thought of Spring couldn’t sound any better! But a blast of it, rapidly… may cause some problems across the state. First off, it’ll become cloudy. If warmer air shoves into the region it’ll come in the form of a front. Those create clouds, which aren’t a bad thing.
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2 months ago | 
civicmedia.us | Jimmie Kaska |Jo Ann Krulatz |Laura Bergh |James Kelly
During my stellar elementary years, the discipline instituted by the teaching staff was to issue sentences for disruptive behavior. Normally they were assigned 100 at a time. Sometimes when I kept talking, they would go up to 500 or even 1,000. During 1975, I could count on one hand the number of times I was able to go out for recess. That time was reserved for me to work on my sentences.
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2 months ago | 
civicmedia.us | Jo Ann Krulatz |Laura Bergh |James Kelly |Jimmie Kaska
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (Civic Media) – The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association is banning transgender student-athletes from competing in girls sports. The announcement was made on Wednesday by the WIAA’s Executive Director, Stephanie Hauser.
