Rays win third pennant, set World Series matchup with Brewers
Tampa Bay beat Cleveland 7–3 to win the ALCS in six games. The Rays are scheduled to open the World Series in Milwaukee on October 23.
Wisconsin
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Wisconsin General Fund balance falls $1.299 billion in FY2026
Wisconsin’s undesignated General Fund balance ended FY2026 at $3.307 billion, down about $1.299 billion from the start of the year. The separate Budget Stabilization Fund reached a record $2.0709 billion.
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Madison No Kings march draws estimates of up to 1,500
A Madison No Kings march on Oct. 17 drew estimates of up to 1,500 people and included a call to vote early in the November election.
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Appleton committee advances amended ALPR resolution
Appleton’s Safety and Licensing Committee amended an ALPR resolution and recommended it for approval. The Common Council agenda lists it for Oct. 21 consideration.
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Sheboygan plan consideration shifted two weeks to Nov. 2
WHBL reported that Sheboygan Common Council consideration of the draft comprehensive-plan update moved from Oct. 19 to Nov. 2.
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Oshkosh, Algoma complete joint fire and EMS study
Oshkosh and the Town of Algoma completed a joint fire and EMS study. A public meeting to review its findings is scheduled for Oct. 22.
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Wisconsin labor report lists conflicting September jobless rates
Wisconsin’s preliminary September report gives different readings of the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 3.2% in the release text and 2.9% in its detailed table.
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Wisconsin commission backs polling-place law-enforcement guidance
The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted 5-1 to send clerks guidance for possible law-enforcement encounters at polling places.
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Suspicious mail investigation spans election and Senate offices
Federal investigators are examining suspicious mail sent to election and congressional offices nationwide, with some letters containing an unidentified substance.
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Wisconsin suit challenges cuts to unemployment-system grants
Wisconsin and 13 other states are seeking damages over terminated unemployment-system grants. The state says it has scaled back some projects while continuing other upgrades.
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Demings proposes $836 million in Orange County hotel-tax spending
The proposed package includes $400 million for Dr. Phillips Center and a narrower $46 million UCF athletics plan; the county commission has not approved it.
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2026 Nobel Prize honors Halzen’s IceCube contributions
Francis Halzen won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for contributions to IceCube and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos from space.
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Milwaukee residents can weigh in on Century City site at 35th and Capitol
A September 14 open house will gather Milwaukee input on cleanup planning and possible future uses for the 13.8-acre Century City property at 3940 N. 35th St.
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Twenty States Sue Over Trump Rules Narrowing Species Protections
Twenty states and D.C. sued over Endangered Species Act changes affecting habitat harm, threatened-species protections and critical-habitat decisions.
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Milwaukee’s Revive townhouse pilot selects four teams for about 20 affordable homes
Milwaukee selected four development teams for a pilot expected to create about 20 affordable, owner-occupied attached homes on city-owned vacant lots.
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Wisconsin Judge Finds Paper-Only Absentee Voting Denies Some Disabled Voters Equal Access
A Wisconsin judge found the paper-only absentee system denies some voters with print disabilities privacy and independence, but left the remedy unresolved.
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Wisconsin healthcare workforce grant applications face Aug. 17 deadline
Wisconsin organizations seeking rural healthcare workforce grants must submit complete applications and all required exhibits by 3 p.m. Central time Monday, Aug. 17, 2026.
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Milwaukee flood recovery enters a new phase as thousands of cases remain open
Nearly a year after Milwaukee’s August 2025 flood, thousands of recovery cases remained open in a March report while separate April 2026 FEMA aid and longer-term mitigation planning move forward.
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Kewaunee County posts election information for Aug. 11 partisan primary
Kewaunee County says polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, for the Wisconsin partisan primary, with results posted as returns arrive from 14 municipalities.
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West Bend plans single high school beginning in 2027-28 school year
The West Bend School Board voted to combine East and West high schools, while the district moves ahead with a voter-approved $47 million facilities program.
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KTEC Sets Aug. 13 Opening for New Kenosha Campus
KTEC will open its renovated 56,000-square-foot Kenosha campus Aug. 13, bringing its planned 4K-12 program and career-training spaces together.
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WisDOT awards $5.21 million contract for WIS 27 resurfacing in the Town of Hayward
WisDOT awarded Monarch Paving Co. of Amery a $5.21 million contract to resurface WIS 27 in the Town of Hayward, from West Boylan Road to north of West Carol Drive.