Potato, Interrupted: Genetic Engineering for Disease Resistance

Americans love their potatoes. We enjoy them baked and mashed, and as chips and fries, to the tune of 140 pounds per person per year. Potatoes anchor our holiday meals, our summer picnics, and our fast food indulgences. They are savory perfection....

Wisconsin high school football scores, results, highlights for Week 9

It's the last week of the Wisconsin high school football regular season and there's a lot at stake — conference titles, potential playoff spots ... and pride. The Journal Sentinel is providing live updates throughout the night from Muskego at...

LIST: Halloween-themed events across northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin

(WREX) — Families across the area are gearing up for Halloween with spooky events and tons of candy on the calendar. Below is a list of some events from trunk-or-treats to movie screenings to parades all in northern Illinois and southern...

Ohio State football at Wisconsin odds information, preview, TV: Buckeye Breakfast game day

MADISON, Wis. - The No. 1-ranked Ohio State football team will put its unbeaten record on the line Saturday in a Big Ten Conference contest at Wisconsin. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison. Ohio State (6-0, 3-0 Big...

Wisconsin Lawmakers Push Controversial Bill to Restrict VPN Use for Accessing Adult Websites

A new proposal moving through Wisconsin’s legislature could make it illegal to use a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to access adult-only websites — a move that has ignited widespread concerns about privacy and online freedom. The measure, formally...

Wisconsin Technology Council: Kauten to join ‘Investor Hall of Fame’ Nov. 5 at Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium in Madison

MADISON, Wis. – Ralph Kauten, who left his mark on Wisconsin’s biotechnology economy as an investor and an entrepreneur, will be honored Nov. 5 during the invite-only annual “Investor Hall of Fame” dinner at the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium....

First Look at 2026 American Innovation $1 Coins for Iowa, Wisconsin, California, and Minnesota

2026 American Innovation dollars spotlight four states and debut a Liberty Bell "250" privy mark The United States Mint has unveiled the 2026 American Innovation $1 Coin designs, recognizing key contributions from Iowa, Wisconsin, California, and...

Wisconsin releases hatchery-reared endangered spectaclecase mussels into Chippewa River

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has released 177 endangered spectaclecase mussels into the Chippewa River. This marks the first time hatchery-reared spectaclecase mussels have been returned to this river, following decades in...

Wisconsin wood scientists say government shutdown is stopping vital research

For over a century, the federal government has headquartered its research into wood at an outlet of the Forest Service, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a hulking stone building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The...

School District of Beloit, hundreds of other Wisconsin schools using new technology to address teen

Wisconsin schools largely reject performance-based pay for teachers

Wisconsin’s school districts are largely rejecting policies offering performance-based pay for teachers in favor of traditional salaries. Act 10 ended collecting bargaining rights for teachers in 2011. By 2014, nearly half of the state’s school...

Milwaukee suburb rejects 35-acre solar project on initial review

The Blueprint Germantown Plan Commission votes down 35-acre solar proposal. OneEnergy Development planned a 6-megawatt facility serving 1,400 homes. Residents objected to farmland loss and visual impact of the site. Village Board will review the...

Wisconsin Legislature invests $20 million in oral health education programs

A need for more oral health training led the Wisconsin Legislature to invest $20 million into Wisconsin technical colleges. The money will be used to upgrade labs and enroll hundreds more students, aiming to graduate more hygienists and assistants...

School District of Beloit, hundreds of other Wisconsin schools using new technology to address teen vaping

BELOIT, Wis. (WMTV) - More than 250 Wisconsin schools are using new technology to address teen vaping. Schools are installing “vape sensors” designed to identify specific chemicals found in vapes and E-cigarettes. One of those school districts is...

Milwaukee County Budget Mostly Avoids Big Cuts, But Difficult Budgets Are Back

Milwaukee County’s proposed 2026 budget avoids position cuts and service reductions in most departments, but it also shows significant cracks in the county’s recent budget stability. Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley’s proposal calls for a...

Hundreds of Wisconsin teacher misconduct cases shielded from public 

This reporting was supported by the Pulitzer Center. After Shawn Umland took a group of his students on a field trip to Florida, licensing regulators at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction started investigating him. The inquiry followed...

School of Engineering welcomes new faculty in 2024-25

The MIT School of Engineering welcomes new faculty members across six of its academic units. This new cohort of faculty members, who have recently started their roles at MIT, conduct research across a diverse range of disciplines. “We are thrilled...

A 55-year-old theft has Mariners fans rooting for Milwaukee, and payback

Baseball fans love a matchup with a convoluted, friends-turned-bitter-enemies backstory, so here’s one with more twists than an episode of "Family Feud." In the admittedly iffy event that the Seattle Mariners and the Milwaukee Brewers get to the...

As government shutdown continues, some Wisconsinites brace for rising health care costs

As the government shutdown nears its third week, some Wisconsin residents are worried about what it could mean for their health care costs. Nearly all Americans enrolled in the Affordable Care Act marketplace receive premium tax credits to help...

School Aid Shrinks for 7 in 10 Wisconsin Districts

Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee School classroom. (Pixabay License). The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) released its 2025-26 general school aid data this week, showing that 71% of public school districts...