Rob Mentzer / WPR, Author at Wisconsin Watch

People in winter clothing stand outdoors as one person holds a sign reading “If it’s not good and it’s not Pretti, what will it take to get ICE out of our cities?”

Justice & Safety

‘It has to stop now’: Wisconsin communities protest Border Patrol killing of Alex Pretti

by Rob Mentzer / WPR and Danielle Kaeding / WPR January 25, 2026January 25, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

In Madison, Oshkosh, Superior and elsewhere, protesters spoke out against federal immigration enforcement in Minneapolis.

Vehicles are stalled in a flooded roadway with a median near an overpass.

Wisconsin to receive $29.8M in federal aid for flood victims

by Rob Mentzer / WPR September 12, 2025September 12, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Man in hard hat holds a board above a machine.

Education, Pathways to success

Antigo school’s first-in-the-nation training sawmill readies students for lumber industry

by Rob Mentzer / WPR May 30, 2025May 30, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Kirk Bangstad holds a can.

Minocqua Brewing Company owner courts controversy, donations around rare criminal defamation charge. It’s part of a yearslong pattern.

by Rob Mentzer / WPR February 28, 2025February 28, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Outbreak Wisconsin

‘Where am I going to be in a year?’ Paul Mathis chronicles life with symptoms that won’t go away

by Rob Mentzer / WPR March 24, 2021April 6, 2021 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Coronavirus Coverage, Health & Welfare

Edward Anderson, WWII veteran who spent months as prisoner of war, dies of COVID-19 at 97

by Rob Mentzer / WPR December 14, 2020August 23, 2021 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Coronavirus Coverage, Government, Narrow Margin

Watch out for absentee ballot mailings — because they may not help you vote

by Rob Mentzer / WPR and Dee J. Hall / Wisconsin Watch May 5, 2020February 24, 2021 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch