Chinese state-backed money is remaking the hemisphere’s ports, reshaping grain routes to Asia and squeezing U.S. farmers as tariffs deepen the split with Washington.

As the cost of everything, especially energy, increases, nonprofit organizations stockpile wood to help neighbors stay home through winter.

For the past 13 years, the Salcherts have adopted five children who have terminal prognoses. They hope to give the children love and a comforting home.

Jon Henkes is president and CEO of WisconsinEye. WisconsinEye needs to raise $250,000 (three months of its operating budget) ...

WisconsinEye needs to raise $250,000 (three months of its operating budget) to bridge a financial gap and allow state Capitol programming to resume.

Wisconsin Watch is a project of the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism (WCIJ Inc.) — a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit ...

Residents fear a wave of long-distance transmission projects for data centers threatens old-growth forests and pristine waters ...

The Social Development Commission spent 2025 trying to restore services and funding in the face of legal challenges, board friction and government audits and reviews.

The Trump administration has announced $12 billion in relief for farmers, but that won’t cover all their losses.

We asked each Wisconsin Watch reporter to pick a favorite story written by another colleague on staff. Here were their picks.

Before aging out of the foster care system, Avenues West resident Angel Shelton never knew her struggles were meant for a greater purpose. She now guides efforts to improve the lives of youths in ...

Every week in Forward, our Monday newsletter, Brittany Carloni shares a short story from Wisconsin history. Today we present the last 12 editions of Back Words.