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Education

2 Wisconsin spellers headed to the national bee

2 Wisconsin spellers headed to the national bee

  • ANNA HANSEN

Ethan Robert of Eisenhower Middle School in New Berlin and Arnav Vempati of Kromrey Elementary School in Middleton advanced to the Scripps National Spelling Bee May 26-28.

Photos: 2026 Badger State Spelling Bee

Photos: 2026 Badger State Spelling Bee

  • JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL

Wisconsin's top grade school and middle school spellers vie for a chance to represent the state in the Scripp's National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. during competition at the Mitby Theater in Madison Saturday.

The Badger State Spelling Bee and its academic tailgate

The Badger State Spelling Bee and its academic tailgate

    Would it be Wisconsin without a Saturday tailgate? The 52 spellers competing in the 2026 Badger State Spelling Bee at Madison College’s Mitby Theater were invited to bring their families and join community supporters at a tailgate ahead of the 1 p.m. spelling bee.

    Wisconsin's top spellers to be crowned Saturday

    Wisconsin's top spellers to be crowned Saturday

      Fifty-two champion spellers from Wisconsin’s public and private schools will be competing on Saturday in the annual Badger State Spelling Bee. 

      Wisconsin set special education reimbursements at 42%. So why are school districts getting less?

      Wisconsin set special education reimbursements at 42%. So why are school districts getting less?

      • KIMBERLY WETHAL

      The state budget provides school districts with an increase of $504.7 million more for special education funding over the previous budget.

      Poaching in Montana: Stats and facts

      Poaching in Montana: Stats and facts

        Hunting is a time-honored Montana tradition, but poachers are costing Montanans money and our natural resources.

        Federal aid to rural Wisconsin school districts is delayed, Gov. Tony Evers says

        Federal aid to rural Wisconsin school districts is delayed, Gov. Tony Evers says

        • CHRIS RICKERT

        Federal Impact Aid is allotted to school districts that include large amounts of tax-exempt, federally owned land and that educate large numbers of “federally connected” children.

        In the face of federal grant cuts, UW-Madison’s research head learns to pivot in her first year

        In the face of federal grant cuts, UW-Madison’s research head learns to pivot in her first year

          Dorota Grejner-Brzezinska last September stepped into the top UW-Madison research role with big plans.

          UW-Madison wants to conduct more research with the Department of Defense

          UW-Madison wants to conduct more research with the Department of Defense

            UW-Madison would be part of “dual-use” defense research — some of which is already happening on campus.

            Wisconsin Supreme Court will decide fate of 40-year-old race-based college grant

            Wisconsin Supreme Court will decide fate of 40-year-old race-based college grant

              The Jefferson County case was tossed in 2021 but then revived after the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling that banned considering race in college admissions.

              Wisconsin teacher licensing process transparent, could be better, Superintendent Jill Underly says

              Wisconsin teacher licensing process transparent, could be better, Superintendent Jill Underly says

                DPI plans to launch a streamlined database of all revoked and surrendered educator licenses and is exploring ways to make additional information public, Underly said.

                Amid SNAP uncertainty, Wisconsin campus food pantries are already stretched thin

                Amid SNAP uncertainty, Wisconsin campus food pantries are already stretched thin

                  While a court order relieved some pressures for college campus food pantries, student demand isn’t slowing.

                  ICE costume photo posted by UW-Eau Claire College Republicans drawing fire

                  ICE costume photo posted by UW-Eau Claire College Republicans drawing fire

                    UW-Eau Claire College Republicans face backlash for Halloween costumes depicting ICE agent making an arrest, labeled as racist and distasteful.

                    UW study: Wisconsin school districts abandoning performance pay for teachers

                    UW study: Wisconsin school districts abandoning performance pay for teachers

                      24 districts in the study have largely reverted to compensation systems that only consider how many years of experience and what degrees a teacher has.

                      Local News

                      Wisconsin 9/11 memorial remembers one of its own, looks to expand

                      Wisconsin 9/11 memorial remembers one of its own, looks to expand

                      Plans are in the works to raise $4 million for a museum, community room and offices at the memorial that opened in 2021.

                      I visited all 3 national memorials to 9/11. You should, too

                      I visited all 3 national memorials to 9/11. You should, too

                      The memorials in New York, Arlington, Virginia, and near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, each provide their own story about the events of Sept. 11, 2001.

                      Kenosha, Racine leaders, experts talk change since the 9/11 attacks

                      Kenosha, Racine leaders, experts talk change since the 9/11 attacks

                      From disaster preparedness to immigration law, many aspects of life in the U.S. have changed as a result of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

                      Lake Geneva neighbors: Obituaries for September 11

                      Lake Geneva neighbors: Obituaries for September 11

                      Read through the obituaries published today in Lake Geneva Regional News.

                      State & Regional

                      Photos: A look back at Barry Alvarez's tenure with the Wisconsin Badgers

                      Photos: A look back at Barry Alvarez's tenure with the Wisconsin Badgers

                      Memorable images from his coaching, athletic director stretches at Wisconsin.

                      Throwback photos: The evolution of Wisconsin's Bucky Badger over the years

                      Throwback photos: The evolution of Wisconsin's Bucky Badger over the years

                      Bucky Badger wasn't always Bucky. And he wasn't always huggable, either. Scroll on for a history in photographs of one of the best mascots in college athletics.

                      Photos: Women won the right to vote on Aug. 18, 1920, and Wisconsin had a starring role

                      Photos: Women won the right to vote on Aug. 18, 1920, and Wisconsin had a starring role

                      When the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote, was ratified in 1920, Wisconsin played a starring role in the effort: it was the first state to ratify the measure on June 10, 1919. The last of the required 36 states ratified it on Aug. 18, 1920.

                      Photos: Women won the right to vote on Aug. 18, 1920, and Wisconsin had a starring role

                      Photos: Women won the right to vote on Aug. 18, 1920, and Wisconsin had a starring role

                      When the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote, was ratified in 1920, Wisconsin played a starring role in the effort: it was the first state to ratify the measure on June 10, 1919. The last of the required 36 states ratified it on Aug. 18, 1920.

                      Nation & World

                      The 'miraculous' story of 5 firefighters who survived 9/11

                      The 'miraculous' story of 5 firefighters who survived 9/11

                      They worked to get people out of the north tower as debris and bodies rained down. Then, they heard the groaning of steel.

                      White House says it will send out $500 Obamacare refunds

                      White House says it will send out $500 Obamacare refunds

                      It said "user fees" passed on to consumers by the Biden administration were in excess of what was needed to run the federal exchange.

                      A church finance leader's guide to choosing a credit card

                      A church finance leader's guide to choosing a credit card

                      Brex reports that choosing credit cards for churches requires consideration of unique financial needs, with options that may exclude personal guarantees.

                      The next literacy challenge: Teaching students how to write

                      The next literacy challenge: Teaching students how to write

                      The Hechinger Report reports on the challenge of teaching writing in schools, highlighting strategies like Self-Regulated Strategy Development to improve student skills.

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                      Lake Geneva neighbors: Obituaries for September 11

                      On 9/11, Nebraskans looked up and saw Air Force One. Why George W. Bush came to Offutt

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                      September 10 recap: Lake Geneva news you may have missed today

                      September 10 recap: Lake Geneva news you may have missed today

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                      Crime

                      COLLECTION: Kenosha County Cold Cases

                      COLLECTION: Kenosha County Cold Cases

                      Like cities and towns big and small, Kenosha and Kenosha County have their share of unsolved murders and cold cases.

                      23 photos from inside the Macon County Jail through the years

                      23 photos from inside the Macon County Jail through the years

                      Check out the inside of the Macon County Jail through photos from the Herald & Review archives. More archive photos at herald-review.com.

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                      Photos: Remembering the Tony Robinson shooting protests in Madison

                      Photos: Remembering the Tony Robinson shooting protests in Madison

                      On March 6, 2015, Madison police officer Matt Kenny, who is white, shot and killed 19-year-old Tony Robinson, a black man, after an altercation at a home on Williamson Street. Robinson's death sparked weeks of demonstrations. Kenny was cleared of any wrongdoing by Dane County District Attorn…

                      Politics

                      WisEye Morning Minute: State Agency Oversight of Certain CAP Expenditures Audit

                      WisEye Morning Minute: State Agency Oversight of Certain CAP Expenditures Audit

                      As reported by Jesse Lin of the Green Bay Press-Gazette, "Wisconsin's Joint Legislative Audit Committee on Aug. 25 unanimously voted to audit money given by state agencies to shuttered anti-poverty nonprofit Newcap and WISCAP, the larger family of anti-poverty agencies in the state." In an A…

                      WisEye Morning Minute: Wisconsin Elections Commission on Milwaukee Central Count

                      WisEye Morning Minute: Wisconsin Elections Commission on Milwaukee Central Count

                      During a special meeting, the Wisconsin Elections Commission discussed a proposed letter directing the Milwaukee Election Commission to take a series of actions, including making public the audit logs of each tabulator used at central count to show no unauthorized activity occurred relating …

                      WisEye Morning Minute: Mail-In Voting in the Courts

                      WisEye Morning Minute: Mail-In Voting in the Courts

                      On this episode of WisconsinEye's Rewind: Your Week in Review, WPR Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk and WisPolitics-State Affairs Editor JR Ross discuss how the U.S. Supreme Court paved the way for an executive order by President Donald Trump to move forward that would establish a list o…

                      WisEye Morning Minute: Study Committee on District Attorney Funding Formula

                      WisEye Morning Minute: Study Committee on District Attorney Funding Formula

                      The Study Committee on District Attorney Funding Formula convened to discuss the state’s weighted caseload formula, which helps determine staff allocations for district attorney offices. Members will consider whether the formula accurately reflects the workload of these offices and whether c…

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