“Something’s gotta give” on local budgets

You may not remember where you were at a specific moment during a road trip, but chances are Flock Safety, and other surveillance companies like it, do. You might not like how that information is being used or who has access to it. According to company information, Flock Safety maintains a network of 120,000 automated license plates readers (ALPRs) across 49 states and the company reports worki...

Another summer has come and gone and the Lodge at the Mondeaux Recreation Area has remained closed. For longtime residents and visitors, the Mondeaux Lodge has been a major tourism draw while also serving as an important community hub for northern Taylor County. The Lodge is a historic building located at where the Civilian Conservation Corps camp was located when the recreation area as deve...

“All people are born equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights; among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; to secure these rights, governments are instituted, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” — Article 1, Section 1, Wisconsin State Constitution. “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” — ...