FeaturedOctober 31 2025

TMJ4 meteorologist moves to mornings

Meteorologist Brendan Johnson will be making the move to weekday mornings this summer on TMJ4 (WTMJ-TV) in Milwaukee. Johnson is currently the station’s weekend morning meteorologist and is part of Storm Team 4’s community weather reporting and storm chasing throughout the week. Johnson has been with TMJ4 since September 2022.... - MORE -

LaCombe named news director at WLUK-TV

Andrew LaCombe has been named news director for WLUK-TV in Green Bay. He is a former political and investigative reporter for WLUK from 2013 until 2016. LaCombe rejoins the station from WLUC-TV in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula where he was news director, leading the operation to four consecutive years of being... - MORE -

Column: Want a closed session? Explain yourself!

Probably the most commonly used — and, in my opinion, abused — exemption in our state’s Open Meetings Law is the one that lets governmental bodies meet behind closed doors “whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session.” The exemption, 19.85(1)(e) in Wisconsin state statutes, is used by all... - MORE -

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    Closed Meetings Under Wisconsin’s Open Meetings Law

    State law in Wisconsin requires 24 hours notice of any public meeting, and even in an emergency, a public board or commission must give 2 hours notice before closing a meeting. There are 12 reasons a governmental body can close a meeting, AND, the motion to close must be made... - MORE -