Beer Baron: The year in review for Wisconsin beer

The nearly departed 2024 was, to put it politely, a tumultuous year on the Wisconsin beer scene. The craft wave — which began nearly 15 years ago and began to flatten even before an industry-changing pandemic — is beginning to ebb. Brewery closures in …

Wisconsin Lake Town is Best Destination for a Romantic Weekend

So many wonderful things have been said about this Wisconsin lake town and it comes as no surprise, that it just made the list of 'most romantic' towns in America. What is a Romantic Weekend That's real, I really am asking. If it doesn't …

Two Wisconsin companies laid off workers in December

Wisconsin businesses are ending 2024 on a high note, and in December only two companies announcing a workforce cut — and one of them it was temporary, according to the state Department of Workforce Development. Guy and O'Neill, Inc., based in Fredonia, …

CHEESE DROP: Check out some of these Wisconsin New Year's Eve Traditions

Time's Square in New York City has its crystal-covered ball to drop on New Year's Eve, but here in Wisconsin, we have some unique traditions of our own. In Plymouth, you can watch a midnight cheese drop. The city is known as the Cheese Capitol of …

Southeast Wisconsin weather: Festive flurries for New Year's Eve

Colder air will start to wrap into Wisconsin this evening with scattered flurries and light snow showers. A light dusting isn't out of the question through early Wednesday. While ringing in the new year, temperatures will be in the 30s, although it …

Southern Wisconsin neighbors: Obituaries for December 31

No, Wisconsin taxpayers aren't reimbursed for all those presidential campaign events

As a battleground state, Wisconsin received more than its share of attention from presidential candidates and their surrogates in the months leading up to the Nov. 5 election. But all those visits come at a cost to taxpayers, since the U.S. Secret Service, …

This unsung team's 'thankless job' is crucial to Wisconsin football

The work of one particular support team wasn’t lost on University of Wisconsin football coach Luke Fickell. Head football equipment manager Jeremy Amundson and assistant equipment manager Sam Wrobel led a team of 14 student managers this season. This …

From playing overseas to his favorite movie, get to know Wisconsin men's basketball's John Tonje

One of the University of Wisconsin men's basketball transfers has already paid huge dividends for Greg Gard and his program. John Tonje, a sixth-year graduate student, leads the team in scoring (19.2 points per game) and is second in the nation in free …

New Year’s resolution from Wisconsin’s Legislature should be all the things — or just one? — it failed to do in 2023 and ...

New Year’s resolutions can mean many things for many people. A kickoff to being healthier, working out, losing weight, giving up a vice or reading more. But what those resolutions are mostly about are failure. This isn’t about you starting some new, or …