{"id":1283661,"date":"2023-11-14T10:38:49","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T16:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/?page_id=1283661"},"modified":"2024-04-29T15:48:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T20:48:04","slug":"new-news-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/new-news-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"The NEW News Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"336\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/NEW-News-Lab-Logo-Color-copy.png?resize=336%2C267&#038;quality=100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"NEW News Lab logo\" class=\"wp-image-1263012\" style=\"width:265px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/NEW-News-Lab-Logo-Color-copy.png?resize=336%2C267&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 336w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/NEW-News-Lab-Logo-Color-copy.png?resize=771%2C613&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 771w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/NEW-News-Lab-Logo-Color-copy.png?resize=140%2C111&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 140w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/NEW-News-Lab-Logo-Color-copy.png?resize=768%2C611&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/NEW-News-Lab-Logo-Color-copy.png?resize=1536%2C1222&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/NEW-News-Lab-Logo-Color-copy.png?resize=2048%2C1630&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/NEW-News-Lab-Logo-Color-copy.png?resize=1200%2C955&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/NEW-News-Lab-Logo-Color-copy.png?resize=1568%2C1248&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/NEW-News-Lab-Logo-Color-copy.png?resize=400%2C318&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/NEW-News-Lab-Logo-Color-copy.png?w=3000&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 3000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/NEW-News-Lab-Logo-Color-copy-336x267.png?w=370&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The NEW News Lab is a local news collaboration in northeast Wisconsin made up of six news outlets,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/madison365.com\/foxvalley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FoxValley365<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.postcrescent.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Post-Crescent<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenbaypressgazette.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Green Bay Press-Gazette<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gopresstimes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Press Times<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpr.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wisconsin Public Radio<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wisconsin Watch<\/a>, that is advancing in-depth local reporting on topics such as racism as a public health crisis, lack of affordable housing, funding of local schools, and coverage of local judicial systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwgb.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">University of Wisconsin-Green Bay\u2019s Journalism Department<\/a>&nbsp;is an educational partner. Microsoft is providing financial support to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ggbcf.org\/community-initiatives\/new-news-lab\/\">Greater Green Bay Community Foundation<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cffoxvalley.org\/supporting-local-journalism\/\">Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region<\/a>&nbsp;to fund the initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore our reports:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NEW-News-Lab-Handout.pdf\">Rebuilding Local News in Northeast Wisconsin<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NEW-News-Lab-Report-to-Funders-June-2023.pdf\">2023 Report to Funders<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='500' height='281' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/3FUc6rJS?cover=1&amp;posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwisconsinwatch.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F11%2FNEWS_lab_promo.png&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;useAverageColor=1&amp;hd=0' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption>Learn more about the NEW News Lab and its value for democracy, journalism, and communities in Wisconsin. (<em>Video produced by Microsoft<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha show-image image-alignleft ts-2 is-1 is-landscape  has-more-button\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"1283661\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article-section-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/tag\/new-news-lab\/\">Recent Stories from the New News Lab<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1315086\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-bridge-michigan tag-fish tag-green-bay tag-lake-michigan tag-new-news-lab tag-news category-environment type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/2026\/03\/wisconsin-whitefish-refuge-michigan-lake-green-bay-water-environment\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ice-fishing-shanties.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"A Wisconsin whitefish refuge offers lessons for Michigan. But will it last?\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ice-fishing-shanties.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ice-fishing-shanties.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ice-fishing-shanties.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ice-fishing-shanties.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ice-fishing-shanties.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/2026\/03\/wisconsin-whitefish-refuge-michigan-lake-green-bay-water-environment\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">A Wisconsin whitefish refuge offers lessons for Michigan. But will it last?<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once considered too polluted for whitefish to thrive, southern Green Bay has suddenly become the only place in Lake Michigan where the fish aren\u2019t collapsing.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/author\/kelly-house-bridge-michigan\/\">Kelly House \/ Bridge Michigan<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-03-14T06:00:00-05:00\">March 14, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-03-15T10:59:03-05:00\">March 15, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1314410\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-donald-trump tag-ice tag-immigration-enforcement tag-new-news-lab tag-news tag-wisconsin-watch category-economy category-government category-justice-public-safety type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/2026\/02\/air-wisconsin-turns-to-ice\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/asse6495279-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Air Wisconsin turns to ICE\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/asse6495279-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/asse6495279-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/asse6495279-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/asse6495279-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/asse6495279-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/asse6495279-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/asse6495279-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/2026\/02\/air-wisconsin-turns-to-ice\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Air Wisconsin turns to ICE<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Appleton-based airline now plays a role in the Trump administration\u2019s immigration crackdown, flying between detention centers. Explore how its flight patterns have changed since its sale to a federal contractor.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/author\/pkiefer\/\">Paul Kiefer \/ Wisconsin Watch<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-20T06:00:00-06:00\">February 20, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-20T08:13:05-06:00\">February 20, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1314203\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-appleton tag-milwaukee tag-new-news-lab tag-news tag-wisconsin-watch category-pathways-to-success type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/2026\/02\/wisconsin-work-recovery-apricity-contract-packaging-manufacturing-appleton\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/asse313__Apricity_Appleton_Jan_26-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Work, recovery and second chances on a Wisconsin manufacturing floor\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/asse313__Apricity_Appleton_Jan_26-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/asse313__Apricity_Appleton_Jan_26-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/asse313__Apricity_Appleton_Jan_26-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/asse313__Apricity_Appleton_Jan_26-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/asse313__Apricity_Appleton_Jan_26-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/asse313__Apricity_Appleton_Jan_26-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/asse313__Apricity_Appleton_Jan_26-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/2026\/02\/wisconsin-work-recovery-apricity-contract-packaging-manufacturing-appleton\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Work, recovery and second chances on a Wisconsin manufacturing floor<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Those recovering from addiction have a difficult time finding stable employment and keeping it. Apricity Contract Packaging offers &#8220;a safe environment&#8221; \u2013 one where every person is pursuing sobriety.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/author\/mdunlap\/\">Miranda Dunlap \/ Wisconsin Watch<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-12T06:00:00-06:00\">February 12, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1313353\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-data-centers tag-kewaunee-county tag-kewaunee-power-station tag-new-news-lab tag-news tag-nuclear tag-wisconsin-watch category-pathways-to-success type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/2026\/01\/wisconsin-data-center-kewaunee-county-town-carlton-cloverleaf-nuclear-power\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/asse20250916-Kewaunee-Power-Station-Timmerman-004.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Kewaunee County town staves off interest from data center developers\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/asse20250916-Kewaunee-Power-Station-Timmerman-004.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/asse20250916-Kewaunee-Power-Station-Timmerman-004.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/asse20250916-Kewaunee-Power-Station-Timmerman-004.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/asse20250916-Kewaunee-Power-Station-Timmerman-004.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/asse20250916-Kewaunee-Power-Station-Timmerman-004.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/2026\/01\/wisconsin-data-center-kewaunee-county-town-carlton-cloverleaf-nuclear-power\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Kewaunee County town staves off interest from data center developers<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cloverleaf Infrastructure is no longer pursuing land to build a data center in the town of Carlton, town and company officials said. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/author\/mdunlap\/\">Miranda Dunlap \/ Wisconsin Watch<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2026-01-21T06:00:00-06:00\">January 21, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-button__link\"  data-next=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-json\/newspack-blocks\/v1\/articles?moreButton=1&#038;showAvatar=0&#038;postsToShow=4&#038;mediaPosition=left&#038;tags%5B0%5D=4954&#038;typeScale=2&#038;imageScale=1&#038;sectionHeader=%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fwisconsinwatch.org%2Ftag%2Fnew-news-lab%2F%22%3ERecent%20Stories%20from%20the%20New%20News%20Lab%3C%2Fa%3E&#038;className&#038;showExcerpt=1&#038;showFullContent=0&#038;excerptLength=55&#038;showReadMore=0&#038;infiniteScroll=0&#038;readMoreLabel=Keep%20reading&#038;showDate=1&#038;showImage=1&#038;showCaption=0&#038;showCredit=0&#038;disableImageLazyLoad=0&#038;fetchPriority&#038;imageShape=landscape&#038;minHeight=0&#038;moreButtonText&#038;showAuthor=1&#038;showCategory=0&#038;postLayout=list&#038;columns=3&#038;colGap=3&#038;&#038;&#038;categoryJoinType=or&#038;includeSubcategories=1&#038;&#038;&#038;&#038;&#038;&#038;mobileStack=0&#038;specificMode=0&#038;textColor&#038;customTextColor&#038;singleMode=0&#038;showSubtitle=0&#038;postType%5B0%5D=post&#038;textAlign&#038;includedPostStatuses%5B0%5D=publish&#038;deduplicate=1&#038;page=2\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLoad more posts\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"loading\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"error\">\n\t\t\t\tSomething went wrong. Please refresh the page and\/or try again.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Major projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postcrescent.com\/story\/news\/local\/2023\/10\/20\/six-news-outlets-join-forces-for-new-news-labs-families-matter-series\/71132633007\/\">&#8220;Families Matter&#8221;<\/a> <\/strong>series explored a broad thesis: Behind closed doors, Wisconsin families face myriad struggles. Many of these are completely invisible to those who aren&#8217;t in the same boat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/series\/open-and-shut\/\"><strong>\u201cOpen and Shut\u201d<\/strong> <\/a>investigative podcast and series shined a light on how prosecutors do their jobs \u2014 and the danger of allowing that power to go unchecked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.postcrescent.com\/in-depth\/news\/local\/2022\/01\/18\/census-stories-behind-green-bay-appleton-and-oshkosh-growing-diversity\/6496533001\/\">\u201c<strong>Home is Here\u201d<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>series uses data from the 2020 census to explore the people and forces behind Northeast Wisconsin\u2019s growing racial and ethnic diversity through the personal stories of Black, Asian, Indigenous, Hispanic and multiracial people who call this region home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/series\/imperiled-shores\/\">\u201cImperiled Shores\u201d<\/a><\/strong> project exposed the impacts of climate change on the shores of Lake Michigan and the struggles those near water are facing with the rapidly changing landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenbaypressgazette.com\/videos\/news\/2022\/01\/21\/disregarded-homelessness-brown-county\/6601294001\/\">\u201cDisregarded\u201d<\/a><\/strong> project explored the devastating effects of homelessness in Brown County and the efforts of local organizations to provide lasting solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenbaypressgazette.com\/in-depth\/money\/2021\/06\/07\/affordable-housing-near-me-unaffordable-no-place-call-home\/7574046002\/\">\u201cUnaffordable: No Place to Call Home\u201d<\/a><\/strong> detailed the struggles of many Northeast Wisconsin residents to find affordable housing while highlighting those who are helping to find answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Impact from NEW News Labs stories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Between June 1 and Sept. 30 of 2022, NEW News Lab stories reached print and online audiences estimated at more than <strong>6.6<\/strong> million people in <strong>12 <\/strong>states. Stories produced by the six NEW News Lab partners were picked up by at least <strong>122 <\/strong>news outlets \u2014 <strong>70 <\/strong>of them in Wisconsin. And, in its opening weeks, the Open and Shut podcast was downloaded almost <strong>120,000 <\/strong>times.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha show-image image-alignleft ts-3 is-1 is-landscape \"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"1283661\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1277057\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-annual-report-2023 tag-new-news-lab tag-news tag-police tag-sexual-harassment tag-sheboygan tag-sheboygan-police-department tag-sheboygan-press tag-wisconsin-watch category-justice-public-safety type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/2023\/02\/top-sheboygan-officials-lacked-key-details-on-police-department-sexual-harassment-probes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Sheboygan_police_department_02-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Top Sheboygan officials lacked key details on police department sexual harassment probes\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Sheboygan_police_department_02-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Sheboygan_police_department_02-1-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Sheboygan_police_department_02-1-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Sheboygan_police_department_02-1-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Sheboygan_police_department_02-1-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Sheboygan_police_department_02-1-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Sheboygan_police_department_02-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/2023\/02\/top-sheboygan-officials-lacked-key-details-on-police-department-sexual-harassment-probes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Top Sheboygan officials lacked key details on police department sexual harassment probes<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Citizen oversight board was not involved in reviewing police investigation; mayor says he was unaware independent review ordered by city had been halted.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p>In a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/tag\/sheboygan\/\">joint investigation with The Sheboygan Pres<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/2023\/02\/top-sheboygan-officials-lacked-key-details-on-police-department-sexual-harassment-probes\/\">s<\/a>, Phoebe Petrovic uncovered a long-secret series of internal probes at the Sheboygan Police Department that found a sprawling sexual harassment scandal involving 1 out of every 5 officers in the department. The reporting found female officers were treated more harshly than male colleagues participating in the same behavior and that the human resources director and the head of the city\u2019s Police and Fire Commission were largely left in the dark about the allegations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The stories prompted the resignation of the most egregious offending officer two days after the story broke, an anti-abuse group called for accountability, community members voiced their anger, and city officials vowed to better respond to and prevent such misconduct. In addition, Phoebe received several messages of gratitude from Sheboygan citizens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This series was a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/2023\/10\/wisconsin-watch-wins-national-awards-for-investigations-of-misinformation-in-kiel-and-school-choice-discrimination\/\">finalist for the best collaboration<\/a>&nbsp;from the 2023 LION Awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha show-image image-alignleft ts-3 is-1 is-landscape \"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"1283661\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1276066\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-annual-report-2023 tag-bomb-threat tag-bullying tag-covid-19 tag-critical-race-theory tag-democracy tag-education tag-kiel tag-lgbtq tag-new-news-lab tag-news tag-public-schools tag-racial-justice tag-school-board tag-schools tag-title-ix tag-transgender tag-wisconsin-watch category-education type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/2023\/01\/tired-of-turmoil-kiel-residents-rebuke-far-right-school-officials\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kiel-High-School.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tired of turmoil, Kiel residents rebuke far-right school officials\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kiel-High-School.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kiel-High-School.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kiel-High-School.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kiel-High-School.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kiel-High-School.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kiel-High-School.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/2023\/01\/tired-of-turmoil-kiel-residents-rebuke-far-right-school-officials\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Tired of turmoil, Kiel residents rebuke far-right school officials<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Seven months after a transgender bullying investigation spurred bomb threats, moderates regain control of the school board in Kiel, Wisconsin. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/tag\/kiel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In a three-part series<\/a>, Mario Koran explored the roots of racial and gender-related backlash that gripped Kiel, Wisconsin. The turmoil began when the school district investigated students\u2019 reports of being bullied&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/2022\/10\/in-kiel-wisconsin-attack-on-critical-race-theory-ignores-bullying-of-black-student\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">over their race<\/a>&nbsp;or gender identity, and it escalated into&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/2022\/07\/how-a-bullying-probe-paralyzed-a-wisconsin-towns-democracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bomb threats that shuttered schools<\/a>, halted in-person government meetings and canceled the Memorial Day parade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After two stories were published,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/2023\/01\/tired-of-turmoil-kiel-residents-rebuke-far-right-school-officials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">parents rallied to prevent the ouster of a popular superintendent&nbsp;<\/a>who a small but vocal group of parents targeted. Two far-right school board members resigned, restoring the board to a more moderate majority. This was one of our NEW News Lab stories.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In January, we received a letter from Kiel resident Oliver Kornetzke to express his \u201csatisfaction and gratitude\u201d for the reporting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHis reporting, without a doubt, helped save our community by allowing the citizens of Kiel \u2013 armed with the truth \u2013 pull away from the grips of a small fringe group of very hateful individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI firmly believe that without Mario\u2019s work, the situation in Kiel would very much look different. 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Murrow Awards. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p><strong>Open and Shut<\/strong>, the <strong>Wisconsin Watch-WPR<\/strong> podcast that exposed the nearly unchecked power of prosecutors, has received <a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/2023\/05\/open-and-shut-by-wisconsin-watch-and-wpr-wins-murrow-honors\/\">statewide, regional and national honors<\/a> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/2023\/03\/open-and-shut-a-wrp-and-wisconsin-watch-podcast-named-national-finalist\/\">American Bar Association\u2019s Silver Gavel contest<\/a>, the Radio Television Digital News Association\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/2023\/05\/open-and-shut-by-wisconsin-watch-and-wpr-wins-murrow-honors\/\">regional Edward R. Murrow Awards<\/a> and first place from the <a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/2023\/05\/wisconsin-watch-takes-six-golds-four-other-honors-in-annual-milwaukee-press-club-contest\/\">Milwaukee Press Club<\/a> for best podcast. In addition, Wisconsin Watch reporter Phoebe Petrovic and freelance producer Nina Earnest are finalists for their roles on Open and Shut for the national <a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/2023\/04\/wisconsin-watch-reporter-phoebe-petrovic-producer-nina-earnest-are-national-livingston-awards-finalists\/\">Livingston Awards<\/a>, which recognize outstanding work by journalists under age 35.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In June 2023 the Wisconsin Legislature was expected to debate comprehensive reforms to the state&#8217;s building and zoning codes in part due to issues raised by the <strong>Press-Gazette<\/strong> and <strong>Post-Crescent<\/strong> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenbaypressgazette.com\/in-depth\/money\/2021\/06\/07\/affordable-housing-near-me-unaffordable-no-place-call-home\/7574046002\/\">No Place to Call Home<\/a><strong> <\/strong>series, including the chronic lack of affordable housing and a patchwork of regulations from community to community. This demonstrates the long-term impact of content created as a part of this partnership.<br><br>Also, the newspapers\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenbaypressgazette.com\/story\/news\/special-reports\/2022\/02\/24\/northeast-wisconsins-diversity-and-population-explored-through-series\/6895748001\/\">Home is Here<\/a> project received a 2023 first-place award from the Wisconsin Newspaper Association in the Ongoing\/Extended Coverage category. Said the judges: \u201cThis is a tremendously thorough look at one region\u2019s changing demographics and the various impacts those changes have had. 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