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  • Outage Affects Over 3,500 in Mt. Pleasant

    Mt. Pleasant---A power outage Tuesday evening was blamed on a storm that passed the day before, according to a spokesman for We Energies. 

    About 3,500 customers along either side of Highway 20 were without power for up to two hours after equipment on top of a

  • Self-Defense Claimed in Racine Shooting

    Racine---A man who shot another in the chest over the weekend is claiming self defense. 

    34 year-old William Lockhart is expected to be formally charged  on Wednesday with attempted 2nd degree intentional homicide. The victim, 47 year-old Darnell

  • Racine County District Attorney Rich Chiapete to Step Down

    Racine County District Attorney Rich Chiapete surprised the political and legal community Tuesday by announcing that he won't seek re-election this fall. 

    "My family and I have prayed and reflected on this decision for a longtime," he said. "It has been

  • New Owners Release Plan To Revamp Milwaukee’s Downtown Mall

    Project Includes Mixed Retail And Office Spaces

    Monday, April 25, 2016, 7:00pm

    By Kyla Calvert Mason    

  • Remembering WPR's Karl Schmidt

    Wisconsin Public Radio is sad to announce the death of our longtime friend and colleague Karl Schmidt at the age of 93. His contributions to the craft of radio were enormous.

  • Paul Ryan: Political Progress Overlooked

    Kenosha---1st District Rep. Paul Ryan is fighting back against the popular notion that nothing’s getting done in Congress, saying that good deeds and newly-enacted, important laws are being overshadowed by presidential politics and even blizzards.  

  • How Prince Warmly Embraced His Midwestern Roots

    By Chris Malina

    (WPR)---The music world was sent reeling Thursday from the news that iconoclastic songsmith Princehad

  • Walker Touts Investment In Worker Training For Food Stamps Recipients

    Some Question The Program's Impact On Those In Need

    By Hope Kirwan 

    Gov. Scott Walker traveled the state Wednesday to promote recent investments in a worker training program for food benefits recipients.

  • Survey: Trump Running Behind Clinton, Sanders In Wisconsin

    Poll Found Democratic Candidates Garnering More Support Than Republican Rivals

    Wednesday, April 20, 2016, 6:00am

    (WPR)---Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump would have a hard time getting Wisconsin's vote in a general election,

  • Celebrations Wind Down; The Process Of Governing Begins

    In the world of local politics, the third week of April is New Year's Day.

    Dozens of winners of the non-partisan April elections are sworn in to begin fresh terms on city councils, county boards and school boards in celebratory style amid beaming relatives and