Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Crime

Investigators say Wisconsin inmate killed his cellmate for being Black and gay

Investigators in Wisconsin say an inmate serving time for trying to kill his mother killed his cellmate for being Black and gay

Crime|News

Dead woman found entangled in baggage machinery at Chicago airport

Police are investigating how a woman died in a baggage room at O'Hare International Airport

Dead woman found entangled in baggage machinery at Chicago airport
Crime|News

Former Milwaukee hotel workers charged with murder after video shows them holding down Black man

Prosecutors in Milwaukee have charged four former hotel workers in connection with D'Vontaye Mitchell's death after a bystander's video showed them piling on the Black man as they tried to remove him from the lobby

Former Milwaukee hotel workers charged with murder after video shows them holding down Black man
Crime|News

4 hotel employees charged with being party to felony murder in connection with Black man’s death

Prosecutors charged four Milwaukee hotel employees with being a party to felony murder in connection with a Black man’s death

4 hotel employees charged with being party to felony murder in connection with Black man’s death
Election|News|Political

Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging absentee voting procedure in battleground Wisconsin

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging absentee voting procedures in swing state Wisconsin

Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging absentee voting procedure in battleground Wisconsin
News|Political

Appeals court makes it harder to disqualify absentee ballots in battleground Wisconsin

A Wisconsin appeals court says absentee voters' witnesses don't need to supply their complete addresses for election officials

News|Political

Wisconsin Supreme Court changes course, will allow expanded use of ballot drop boxes this fall

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is changing course and will allow officials to place ballot drop boxes around their communities in this fall's elections in the presidential swing state

Wisconsin Supreme Court changes course, will allow expanded use of ballot drop boxes this fall
Health|News|Political

GOP lawmakers in Wisconsin appeal ruling allowing disabled people to obtain ballots electronically

Republican legislators in battleground state Wisconsin are appealing a ruling allowing disabled people to download absentee ballots at home

Environment|News

Federal officials consider adding 10 more species, including a big bumble bee, to endangered list

Federal wildlife officials say they've decided to review whether to add 10 more species to the Endangered Species List

News|Political

Wisconsin Supreme Court will reconsider ruling limiting absentee ballot drop boxes

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has decided to reconsider a ruling limiting the use of absentee ballot drop boxes

Health|News

Wisconsin youth prison counselor is declared brain-dead after inmate assault

A county coroner says a counselor at Wisconsin’s youth prison has been declared brain-dead following a fight with an inmate

Wisconsin youth prison counselor is declared brain-dead after inmate assault
News|Political

Wisconsin AG argues letting disabled people vote electronically at home would create confusion

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul is pushing back against a request to let disabled people cast absentee ballots electronically from home in this November's presidential election

Wisconsin AG argues letting disabled people vote electronically at home would create confusion
News|Political

Wisconsin AG argues letting disabled people vote electronically at home would create confusion

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul is pushing back against a request to let disabled people cast absentee ballots electronically from home in this November's presidential election

Wisconsin AG argues letting disabled people vote electronically at home would create confusion
Environment|Health|News|Political

Defense Department to again target 'forever chemicals' contamination near Michigan military base

The U.S. Department of Defense plans to install more groundwater treatment systems at a former Michigan military base to control contamination from so-called forever chemicals

Defense Department to again target 'forever chemicals' contamination near Michigan military base
News|Political

GOP Convention security will allow guns within outer perimeter, sets parade route for demonstrators

Local and federal law enforcement agencies have released a security plan for next month's Republican National Convention in Milwaukee that allows people to carry guns inside an outer perimeter and gives protesters a view of the arena

GOP Convention security will allow guns within outer perimeter, sets parade route for demonstrators
Education|Political

Republican-appointed University of Wisconsin regent refuses to step down when term ends

A conservative University of Wisconsin regent says he won't step down when his term ends this month

Republican-appointed University of Wisconsin regent refuses to step down when term ends
News

Explorers find what they believe is World War II ace Richard Bong's downed plane in South Pacific

Searchers have discovered what they believe is the wreckage of World War II ace Richard Bong's plane in the South Pacific

Explorers find what they believe is World War II ace Richard Bong's downed plane in South Pacific
News|Political

Up in smoke: Workers remove dozens of apparent marijuana plants from Wisconsin Capitol tulip garden

Someone’s plans to harvest dozens of apparent marijuana plants grown on the Wisconsin state Capitol grounds have gone up in smoke

Up in smoke: Workers remove dozens of apparent marijuana plants from Wisconsin Capitol tulip garden
Environment|Health|News|World

Canadian wildfire smoke chokes Upper Midwest for second straight year

Smoke from Canadian wildfires has prompted health warnings across the Upper Midwest for a second straight year

Canadian wildfire smoke chokes Upper Midwest for second straight year
Environment|News

US House votes to remove wolves from endangered list in 48 states

The U.S. House voted to end federal protection for gray wolves in 48 states, though the bill's ultimate prospects are uncertain

US House votes to remove wolves from endangered list in 48 states
Economy|Environment|News|Science

Prehistoric lake sturgeon is not endangered, US says despite calls from conservationists

Federal wildlife officials have decided not to place lake sturgeon on the endangered species list, ensuring annual spearing seasons in Wisconsin and Michigan can continue

Prehistoric lake sturgeon is not endangered, US says despite calls from conservationists
Business|Environment|News|Political

Panel urged to move lawsuit to state court that seeks shutdown of part of aging pipeline in Michigan

Michigan attorneys have pressed a federal appellate panel in Cincinnati to move their lawsuit seeking to shut down a portion of an aging petroleum pipeline beneath the Straits of Mackinac from federal to state court

Panel urged to move lawsuit to state court that seeks shutdown of part of aging pipeline in Michigan
Business|News|Political

A Wisconsin ruling on Catholic Charities raises the bar for religious tax exemptions

A ruling by the Wisconsin Supreme Court is raising the bar for religions to show that their charity arms deserve tax exemptions

A Wisconsin ruling on Catholic Charities raises the bar for religious tax exemptions
Business|Environment|News|Science

Fewer fish and more algae? Scientists seek to understand impacts of historic lack of Great Lakes ice

An unusually warm winter has left the Great Lakes all but devoid of ice and sent scientists scrambling to understand the possible consequences as climate change accelerates

Fewer fish and more algae? Scientists seek to understand impacts of historic lack of Great Lakes ice
Business|Environment|Health|News|Political

Wisconsin lawmakers OK bill to tackle forever chemicals pollution, but governor isn't on board

Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin have passed a bill that would unlock $125 million to fight so-called forever chemicals

Wisconsin lawmakers OK bill to tackle forever chemicals pollution, but governor isn't on board

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