The number of sextortion cases in Wisconsin nearly tripled from 2024 to 2025. Families whose children died by suicide after being sextorted are not sitting on the sidelines: They’re speaking to schools, advocating for legislation to protect victims, and some are suing social media companies.
NEW News Lab
Posted inCommunity, Economic Development
Here’s what the data center boom means for Wisconsin’s workforce
Wisconsin Watch spoke to three professors to find out how many jobs and what types of work data centers bring to communities, what the economic trickle-down effects of data centers are and more.
Posted inCommunity, Public Safety & Criminal Justice
Air Wisconsin turns to ICE
The Appleton-based airline now plays a role in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, flying between detention centers. Explore how its flight patterns have changed since its sale to a federal contractor.
Posted inCommunity, Economic Development
Work, recovery and second chances on a Wisconsin manufacturing floor
Those recovering from addiction have a difficult time finding stable employment and keeping it. Apricity Contract Packaging offers “a safe environment” – one where every person is pursuing sobriety.
Posted inPublic Safety & Criminal Justice
Rapid deportation push leaves immigrant families in the dark
The pace of the Trump administration’s crackdown and lack of transparency have disoriented affected families and overwhelmed immigration attorneys.