Independent, hard-hitting news coverage in Wisconsin
Live Last read · last published · next check
Todd Domres, now a former corrections officer in the Portage County Jail, faces charges after he was accused of assaulting his brother during a fistfight in late July. Domres quit his job at the jail a few days later. The post Portage County jail officer resigns after arrest for fight with brother appeared first on The Badger Project .
Christopher Cheek was forced to resign from the Grafton Police Department after exchanging sexual messages with a victim in a pending criminal case. His current chief says the interactions were consensual. The post Milwaukee-area cop who quit job after sexting with victim still in policing appeared first on The Badger Project .
Michael Kuehn, a Beaver Dam patrolman for more than 20 years, was arrested for disorderly conduct in 2023 after his wife called 911 amid an argument. Both were cited. The post Beaver Dam cop arrested for domestic disorderly conduct in 2023 appeared first on The Badger Project .
Billionaires Dick and Liz Uihlein regularly shower Wisconsin and beyond with huge sums, trying to get Republicans elected. Sometimes they disagree on the candidate. The post $1 million each: Uihleins backing different candidates for NW Wisconsin House seat appeared first on The Badger Project .
Outgoing Sheriff Richard "Chip" Meister has repeatedly used a county fuel card to fill his department truck at spots as far as 220 miles from Sauk County, according to an investigation by The Badger Project. The post Sauk Co Sheriff has spent at least $4500 gassing up in NW Wisconsin with county credit card appeared first on The Badger Project .
In Wisconsin and across most of the country, laws prevent candidates who lose in a primary from running in the general election. That gives the major parties a lot of control over who appears on the ballot. The post How Wisconsin’s ‘sore loser’ law protects the two-party system appeared first on The Badger Project .
The state Department of Justice appealed a ruling in a lawsuit brought by The Badger Project and the Invisible Institute ordering the agency to release the names and work histories of every cop in the state. The post Wisconsin DOJ appeals decision ordering release of all cop names appeared first on The Badger Project .
Primary elections are administered by the state, and changing how we vote there would require a new law. Many cities and a couple states already use it, but opposition to a change is significant. The post Ranked-choice voting in Wisconsin primaries could boost candidates with broader appeal, experts say appeared first on The Badger Project .
Two Democrats and three Republicans round out the top five. Senators who live outside Dane County can claim $140 per day they are in Madison on official business. The post The top 2025 per diem collectors in the Wisconsin State Senate appeared first on The Badger Project .
The youngest Republican legislator in the state claimed the most per diem in 2025. Two DSA members also finished in the top five. Per diems are paid on the honor system, as no checks exist to ensure legislators are working in the Capitol on those days. The post The top 2025 per diem collectors in the Wisconsin State Assembly appeared first on The Badger Project .
