War in the Middle East. Oil prices through the roof. The global economy teetering. Threats to democracy. In today’s high-stakes, fast-changing and confusing world, fact-checking needs to meet the moment.

How worried should we be about the nation’s mind-boggling deficit? The news dropped last week — the US national debt topped a record $40 trillion. Marquette University’s Dr. Margaret Hughes-Morgan says tariff refunds and maturing […]

Prosecutor won’t charge Musk for election interference (LA CROSSE COUNTY) A special prosecutor won’t charge Elon Musk for election interference in Wisconsin. La Crosse County District Attorney Tim Gruenke declines to file criminal […]

New names for three Madison elementary schools. The Madison school board approved the new names on Monday night. WIBA’s Robin Colbert reports: The former Elvehjem school will be Ada Deer elementary, in honor of the Wisconsin native who led the […]

The Brewers dropped their second straight, falling to the NY Mets 3-2 in 10-innings.  —  Brewers manager Pat Murphy benched rookie shortstop Cooper Pratt for not hustling on a bloop single to right  —  The Packers and […]

New sex crime charges against former Madison area priest (WAUSAU) Bond is set at 15-thousand dollars for a former Madison-area priest accused of new sex crimes. Andrew Showers was in Marathon County Court Monday where he was charged with attempted […]

A northwestern Wisconsin county is the latest to adopt an AI data center moratorium. Polk County supervisors heard from residents prior to last week’s vote. “This is a chance to just look at it and take a break. And we can say no to some […]

Hegseth’s “Arsenal of Freedom” tour visits Oshkosh Defense (OSHKOSH)   During a Monday visit to Oshkosh Corporation, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth saw how workers build advanced tactical vehicles “We don’t […]

For the first time in training camp, tempers flared for the Packers which led to some small skirmishes.  It comes on the second to last practice of camp.   The Packers will hold a joint practice with the Arizona Cardinals […]

Four boaters rescued from Lake Michigan over weekend (PORT WASHINGTON) Four people were pulled from Lake Michigan over the weekend when their boat capsized. It happened early Sunday morning at the Port Washington marina. The people aboard the […]