Wisconsin InfoLink is an almanac of Wisconsin facts and resources of the sort that reporters tend to need. It’s compiled by Ron Larson (now a part-time blogger for WisconsinWatch.org) who spent most of his professional life organizing information and helping reporters find facts and data as the library director at the Wisconsin State Journal and The Capital Times.
Last updated Jan. 16, 2012
Click on the headings below to expand a list of links, data and other resources. Links marked “InfoLink” are curated and kept by Ron Larson at WisconsinWatch.org; other links lead to external websites.
- Aviation accidents – InfoLink table
- Fatal boating accidents – statistics at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Snowmobile accidents – InfoLink table
- Wisconsin traffic accidents by year – InfoLink table
- Worst single traffic accidents – InfoLink list
- Agriculture links
- Dairy farming links
- Farm census – InfoLink table
- Food safety – Wisconsin Department of Trade and Consumer Protection site
- Wisconsin’s agricultural production – InfoLink table of national rankings
- Art and craft fairs – listed at the Wisconsin Arts Board
- Art and culture links
- Grant links
- Museums and galleries – table at Travel Wisconsin (Wisconsin Department of Tourism)
- Wisconsin local arts directory – searchable list at WisconsinArts.org
- Wisconsin music archives – special collection at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Mills Music Library
- Gas prices at wisconsingasprices.com
- Weather forecast at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Wisconsin driving conditions and road construction at the Department of Transportation
- Wisconsin travel information, including trip planning, at 511wi.gov
- Bureau of Labor statistics on Wisconsin at bls.gov
- Business links
- Business Wizard at wisconsin.gov: determine licensing, permitting, regulatory requirements and other resources
- Forward Wisconsin, a State of Wisconsin site encouraging businesses to come to Wisconsin – includes tax comparisons with other states
- Resources for Wisconsin businesses at the state Department of Trade, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
- Small-business resources for Wisconsin from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Wisconsin online business services – ways to interact with state agencies online (e.g. online permit applications, new hire registrations)
- Wisconsin TechSearch – a document delivery and research service using University of Wisconsin collections and other sources
- American Factfinder (U.S. Census Bureau)
- Badgir – online data from UW-Madison’s Center for Demography of Health and Aging, Center for Demography and Ecology (CDE) and the Data and Information Services Center (DISC)
- Historic census data – InfoLink table
- Data on Demand – census population estimates curated by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Demographic Services – population estimates and projections from the state Department of Administration
- Public-Use Microdata Samples (PUMS) – census samples of housing units, with information on the characteristics of each unit and each person in it
- QuickFacts (U.S. Census Bureau)
- Wisconsin Census Records (U.S. Census Bureau)
- WisStat – create tables and maps with demographic information at the Applied Population Lab, UW-Madison
- ZipSkinny – demographic summaries by zip code
- Multiple murders in Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Circuit Court records, aka CCAP
- Wisconsin crime rates – rates from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports at disastercenter.com
- Wisconsin crime statistics at the state Office of Justice Assistance
- Prison population by year
- BadgerLink – Department of Public Instruction free resource of 20,000 full-text magazines, journals, newspapers, reference materials and other specialized information sources
- Dane County Schools
- Department of Public Instruction
- Online Schools: Wisconsin
- University of Wisconsin links
- Wisconsin education fact sheet
- Wisconsin education links at wisconsin.gov
- Wisconsin Technical College System
- Government Accountability Board of the state Elections Division
- Wisconsin Campaign Finance Database at the nonprofit Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
- Wisconsin Campaign Finance Information System – government site
- Wisconsin Presidential Voting – InfoLink table
- Earthquakes felt in Wisconsin – InfoLink table
- Great Lakes facts on InfoLink
- Great Lakes WATER Institute – freshwater research at UW-Milwaukee
- Mississippi River links
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Wisconsin State Herbarium
- Wisconsin Water Facts from the University of Wisconsin’s Water Library
- Woodland Plant Database at the University of Wisconsin Arboretum
- Wisconsin cabinet appointments – InfoLink table
- Eye on Lobbying – overview from the state
- Government Accountability Board of the state Elections Division
- Stimulus funds: Following the Money (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
- Wisconsin Cities, Towns and Villages
- Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
- Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing
- More Wisconsin government links
- Births and Deaths
- E-Journal RSS feeds by topic
- Wisconsin Health Links
- Wisconsin Health Statistics
- Wisconsin Facts & Info
- Wisconsin Geology
- Wisconsin 100 Facts
- Wisconsin Heritage Online
- Wisconsin Historic Sites
- Wisconsin Historical Society
- Wisconsin History Day by Day
- Access Dane
- Brown County Land Information Office
- La Crosse County Land Records
- Milwaukee Property Records
- Real Estate Records by County
- Wisconsin Land Information Grant Program
- Wisconsin Public Land Survey Records
- BadgerLaw.net
- State Bar of Wisconsin
- No Call List
- WisBar Legal Research
- Wisconsin Administrative Code
- Wisconsin Court System
- Wisconsin Guide to Small Claims Court
- Wisconsin Ordinances and Codes
- Wisconsin State Law Library
- Wisconsin Statutes
- Wisconsin Library Directory
- UW-Madison Libraries
- Wisconsin Public Libraries
- Campaign for Wisconsin Libraries
- Wisconsin Library Association
- Wisconsin Daily Newspapers
- Wisconsin Magazines
- Wisconsin Radio Stations
- Wisconsin Television Stations
- Military Links
- War Casualties-Historic
- Wisconsin Afghanistan Casualties
- Wisconsin Iraq Casualties
- Libraries and Wisconsin’s Pubic Records Law
- Public Records Notice
- Wisconsin Free Public Records
- Wisconsin Public Records Law
- Wisconsin Vital Records Services
- Mississippi River Links
- Top Wisconsin Destinations
- Wisconsin Historic Sites
- Wisconsin Parks
- Badger State Games-Summer
- Badger State Games-Winter
- Green Bay Packers
- Milwaukee Brewers
- Milwaukee Bucks
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- WIAA
- Wisconsin Special Olympics
- Current Weather and Forecast
- Snow
- State Data-National Weather Service
- Tornadoes
- Weather Central
- Wisconsin Travel Information
- Wisconsin Weather Online
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