FeaturedSeptember 12 2025

Column: Improve access to municipal court records

Wisconsin’s municipal courts can have a significant and devastating impact on the lives of people who can’t afford to pay a citation due to poverty. Without critical legal protections, unpaid municipal citations can lead to warrants, arrests and incarceration. There is no right to counsel in Wisconsin’s municipal courts, meaning... - MORE -

Longtime news director Juli Buehler to retire from WLUK-TV

WLUK-TV News Director Juli Buehler has announced her retirement after a career spanning 45 years, with 30 of those years in northeast Wisconsin. Buehler is the recipient of numerous awards, including The Associated Press Carol Brewer Award, and she was inducted into the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences... - MORE -

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    Wisconsin Open Meetings & Records Law

    Civic and legislative leaders of Wisconsin have always felt strongly about the importance of having the public aware of what their governmental bodies are doing. Wisconsin law, with very few exceptions, requires that such meetings be held publicly in places reasonably accessible to members of the public, and that such... - MORE -