The terror began immediately. Salvadoran guards beat them with their fists, boots and batons, shot them with rubber pellets, and forced them to lick other men's backs. What happened when we sent 230+ Venezuelans to a prison known for human rights abuses. propublica.org/article/venezu…

"It's not the same anymore. It's been hard for me because I think like 'What did I do bad over there?' "'Why do I deserve this thing that is happening to me?'" — Pascual Pedro, 20, on being deported to Guatemala desmoinesregister.com/story/news/202…

Waukesha mom released from Walworth County Jail after anonymous donor posts $500,000 bail jsonline.com/story/communit…

we're out and about in the Milwaukee area getting updates on flooding: Flooding resources, FEMA aid, closures in Milwaukee area from severe weather jsonline.com/live-story/new… via Journal Sentinel

This story demonstrates how widespread and extensive the flooding damage is across the Milwaukee area. Give it a read! It's the product of 10+ reporters' work. 'It kept coming': Residents, across Milwaukee area recount devastating floods, begin cleanup jsonline.com/story/news/loc…

“Israel is murdering the messengers” in deliberate, systemic attempts to cover up its actions, said CPJ Regional Director Sara Qudah. From Shireen Abu Akleh in 2022 to Al Jazeera’s team, Palestinian journalists deserve far better from us in western media. cpj.org/2025/08/israel…

Wauwatosa residents helped neighbors, family evacuate as waters rose in weekend storm jsonline.com/story/communit…

everything we know now about the coming ICE detention facility in McCook — timeline, funding, staffing, potential detainees — in the story below. nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-a…

back on the troll beat: What's in Mama Rosa's ear? Hornets nest in Tosa's Thomas Dambo troll will stay, city says jsonline.com/story/communit… via Journal Sentinel

When Finn Katona's parents spoke with me in Jan., they made it clear they wanted focus on Finn, not the incident that killed him. Now, thru their lawyer, they say Hamilton district / Dairyland Bus Company's bus transfer process cost them their son's life. jsonline.com/story/communit…

Wisconsin Republican gubernatorial candidate Josh Schoemann says he would fire employees who celebrate Charlie Kirk's death jsonline.com/story/communit… via ⁦Bridget Fogarty⁩

Gregory Bovino, commander-at-large of the U.S. #BorderPatrol, claims a WBEZ/Chicago Sun-Times report about his team's Sunday work in downtown #Chicago was "grossly inaccurate" and taken out of context. So we've posted the interview's unedited AUDIO & TRANSCRIPT: wbez.org/immigration/20…

The Lincoln Journal Star will stop printing its Monday paper in November, the paper announced today. The move comes after six journalists at the LJS and eight at the Omaha World-Herald were laid off/bought out last month. nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-a…

ICE killed their father. Now they’re in foster care. Silverio Villegas, a single father, was fatally shot by fed agents after he allegedly tried to flee a traffic stop in Franklin Park. His family spoke to the Tribune of their grieve and their fight. chicagotribune.com/2025/10/12/sil…

🧵Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents. I did it because the government isn’t. This is what I found.

Judge to Border Control Cmdr. Gregory Bovino: ‘Kids dressed in Halloween costumes’ walking to parade do not pose a threat chicagotribune.com/2025/10/28/jud…

Dungeons & Dragons, cribbage, and whiskey: Mana Tap gaming tavern is now open in Wauwatosa jsonline.com/story/communit… via Journal Sentinel

East Tosa Business Improvement District gains Wauwatosa Common Council's approval jsonline.com/story/communit… via Journal Sentinel

🚨beautiful story that will make you feel proud to live in Wisconsin alert from Kelly Meyerhofer He came from Japan to hike the 1,200-mile Ice Age Trail. Wisconsin hikers fully embraced him jsonline.com/story/news/loc… via Journal Sentinel

Heat Haven will bring wood-fired saunas and fitness to Wauwatosa's Hart Park this winter jsonline.com/story/communit… via Journal Sentinel