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Trump and Harris host dueling rallies in the Milwaukee area in a final push to win Wisconsin
Read full article: Trump and Harris host dueling rallies in the Milwaukee area in a final push to win WisconsinVice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have hosted dueling rallies within miles of each other in a fevered final push for votes in swing state Wisconsin’s largest city.
Donald Trump boards a garbage truck to draw attention to Biden remark
Read full article: Donald Trump boards a garbage truck to draw attention to Biden remarkFormer President Donald Trump climbed into a white garbage truck that carried his name as he tried to draw attention to a comment made by President Joe Biden a day earlier.
No. 3 Penn State could be without QB Drew Allar for showdown with No. 4 Ohio State
Read full article: No. 3 Penn State could be without QB Drew Allar for showdown with No. 4 Ohio StatePenn State coach James Franklin isn’t sure if starting quarterback Drew Allar will be ready to play when the No. 3 Nittany Lions host No. 4 Ohio State.
Suspected drunken driver arrested after passing Harris' motorcade the wrong way in Wisconsin
Read full article: Suspected drunken driver arrested after passing Harris' motorcade the wrong way in WisconsinA sheriff's official says a suspected drunken driver heading the wrong way passed within feet of Vice President Kamala Harris' motorcade following a campaign stop this week in Wisconsin.
Obama and Walz urge Democrats to vote early
Read full article: Obama and Walz urge Democrats to vote earlyVoters lined up across battleground Wisconsin to cast their ballots Tuesday on the first day of early in-person voting, as former President Barack Obama and Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz urged supporters in the liberal capital city to do the same.
Liz Cheney helps Harris seek moderate votes as they paint Trump as a dangerous choice
Read full article: Liz Cheney helps Harris seek moderate votes as they paint Trump as a dangerous choiceKamala Harris headed to the suburbs in three battleground states on Monday to court Republican voters uneasy about Donald Trump.
Wisconsin US Senate candidates trade accusations of lying during testy debate
Read full article: Wisconsin US Senate candidates trade accusations of lying during testy debateDemocratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Republican challenger Eric Hovde have repeatedly accused each other of lying during an often testy and confrontational debate.
Harris will campaign with the Obamas later this month in Georgia and Michigan
Read full article: Harris will campaign with the Obamas later this month in Georgia and MichiganVice President Kamala Harris is getting ready for her first campaign appearances with Barack and Michelle Obama this month in Georgia and Michigan.
Amid worries that Democrats' blue wall may be cracking, governors hit the road for Kamala Harris
Read full article: Amid worries that Democrats' blue wall may be cracking, governors hit the road for Kamala HarrisThe Democratic governors of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin this week have embarked on a bus tour through their states to campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential bid.
In the campaign's final weeks, Harris is keeping a focus on 'blue wall' states
Read full article: In the campaign's final weeks, Harris is keeping a focus on 'blue wall' statesKamala Harris is spending her week trying to shore up support in the “blue wall” states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin.
Voting rights groups seek investigation into Wisconsin text message
Read full article: Voting rights groups seek investigation into Wisconsin text messageVoting rights advocates on Tuesday asked the state and federal departments of justice to investigate anonymous text messages apparently targeting young Wisconsin voters, warning them not to vote in a state where they are ineligible.
Voters in the US don't directly elect the president. Sometimes that can undermine the popular will
Read full article: Voters in the US don't directly elect the president. Sometimes that can undermine the popular willTo voters in many other democracies, the process of electing a president in the U.S. is a head-scratcher.
What presidential campaign? The Electoral College puts most American voters on the sidelines
Read full article: What presidential campaign? The Electoral College puts most American voters on the sidelinesThe nation's unique Electoral College system for electing a president, which replaces the popular vote, puts disproportionate voting power in the hands of a relative few states.
Wisconsin Supreme Court grapples with governor's 400-year veto, calling it 'crazy'
Read full article: Wisconsin Supreme Court grapples with governor's 400-year veto, calling it 'crazy'Justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court said Wednesday that Gov_ Tony Evers’ creative use of his expansive veto power in an attempt to lock in a school funding increase for 400 years appeared to be “extreme" and “crazy.”.
Biden makes rare dip into battleground state fray with visits to Pennsylvania and Wisconsin
Read full article: Biden makes rare dip into battleground state fray with visits to Pennsylvania and WisconsinPresident Joe Biden has made a rare jump into the 2024 battleground political fray since ending his reelection bid.
Milwaukee's new election chief knows her office is under scrutiny, but she's ready
Read full article: Milwaukee's new election chief knows her office is under scrutiny, but she's readyThis year's presidential election will be the first overseen by a new elections chief in Milwaukee, a city that is under intense scrutiny in every major election.
Milroe accounts for 5 TDs as No. 4 Alabama rips Wisconsin 42-10. Badgers QB Tyler Van Dyke injured
Read full article: Milroe accounts for 5 TDs as No. 4 Alabama rips Wisconsin 42-10. Badgers QB Tyler Van Dyke injuredJalen Milroe threw three touchdowns and ran for two more as No. 4 Alabama made a rare trip north and posted a 42-10 win over Wisconsin Saturday.
Wisconsin QB Tyler Van Dyke is knocked out of game with Alabama on the opening series
Read full article: Wisconsin QB Tyler Van Dyke is knocked out of game with Alabama on the opening seriesWisconsin quarterback Tyler Van Dyke was carted into the locker room after being injured on the opening drive against No. 4 Alabama on Saturday.
Harris focuses on Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania in an effort to shore up her support
Read full article: Harris focuses on Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania in an effort to shore up her supportVice President Kamala Harris has upcoming events scheduled in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin as her campaign focuses spending on the “blue wall” states with the Nov. 5 election nearing.
Wisconsin health officials recall eggs after a multistate salmonella outbreak
Read full article: Wisconsin health officials recall eggs after a multistate salmonella outbreakWisconsin health officials have initiated a recall of eggs following an outbreak of salmonella infections among 65 people in nine states that originated on a Wisconsin farm.
Democrats go to new heights to spotlight Project 2025, flying banners over college football stadiums
Read full article: Democrats go to new heights to spotlight Project 2025, flying banners over college football stadiumsDemocrats have denounced the conservative Project 2025 blueprint in hundreds of ads and billboards, printed it in oversized book form as a convention prop and mentioned it frequently.
Sensors can read your sweat and predict overheating. Here's why privacy advocates care
Read full article: Sensors can read your sweat and predict overheating. Here's why privacy advocates careAs global temperatures rise and summer months bring record high temperatures, employers are exploring wearable technologies to keep workers safe.
Vance jokes he's checking out his future VP plane while overlapping with Harris at Wisconsin airport
Read full article: Vance jokes he's checking out his future VP plane while overlapping with Harris at Wisconsin airportRepublican vice presidential nominee JD Vance said he had a bit of fun Wednesday trying to catch up with Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris on an airport tarmac the two shared as part of dueling campaign travels.
Harris tells roaring Wisconsin crowd November election is 'a choice between freedom and chaos'
Read full article: Harris tells roaring Wisconsin crowd November election is 'a choice between freedom and chaos'A roaring crowd of battleground state voters greeted Vice President Kamala Harris in Wisconsin as she opened her Democratic political case against Republican former President Donald Trump.
With GOP convention over, Milwaukee weighs the benefits of hosting political rivals
Read full article: With GOP convention over, Milwaukee weighs the benefits of hosting political rivalsDeep-blue Milwaukee’s downtown turned red as thousands of Republican National Convention delegates and other party stalwarts gathered to formally rally behind Donald Trump as their candidate for president in the pivotal swing state.
Wisconsin judge rejects attempt to revive recall targeting top GOP lawmaker
Read full article: Wisconsin judge rejects attempt to revive recall targeting top GOP lawmakerA judge on Tuesday rejected an attempt to revive the recall effort targeting the longest-serving Wisconsin Assembly speaker in state history, likely putting an end to the recall push.
Wisconsin Supreme Court changes course, will allow expanded use of ballot drop boxes this fall
Read full article: Wisconsin Supreme Court changes course, will allow expanded use of ballot drop boxes this fallThe 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.
Planned Parenthood says it will spend $40 million on abortion rights ahead of November's election
Read full article: Planned Parenthood says it will spend $40 million on abortion rights ahead of November's electionPlanned Parenthood's political and advocacy arms will spend $40 million ahead of November’s elections to bolster the campaigns of President Joe Biden and leading congressional Democrats.
Wisconsin AG argues letting disabled people vote electronically at home would create confusion
Read full article: Wisconsin AG argues letting disabled people vote electronically at home would create confusionWisconsin 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 attorney general files felony charges against attorneys, aide who worked for Trump in 2020
Read full article: Wisconsin attorney general files felony charges against attorneys, aide who worked for Trump in 2020Felony forgery charges have been filed in Wisconsin against two attorneys and an aide who helped submit paperwork falsely saying that former President Donald Trump had won the battleground state in 2020.
Trump to be sentenced 4 days before Republican National Convention
Read full article: Trump to be sentenced 4 days before Republican National ConventionFormer President Donald Trump’s sentencing on the hush-money conviction is set for July 11 — four days before the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Up in smoke: Workers remove dozens of apparent marijuana plants from Wisconsin Capitol tulip garden
Read full article: Up in smoke: Workers remove dozens of apparent marijuana plants from Wisconsin Capitol tulip gardenSomeone’s plans to harvest dozens of apparent marijuana plants grown on the Wisconsin state Capitol grounds have gone up in smoke.
WI steakhouse owner once convicted of child sex crime arrested again — this time in Broward
Read full article: WI steakhouse owner once convicted of child sex crime arrested again — this time in BrowardThe main owner of a popular Milwaukee restaurant, once convicted of traveling to meet a minor for sex, remained in the Broward County jail Friday after federal authorities arrested him at a Hollywood hotel earlier in the week — for more child sex crimes, prosecutors said.
Investigators say student killed by police outside Wisconsin school had pointed pellet rifle
Read full article: Investigators say student killed by police outside Wisconsin school had pointed pellet rifleAuthorities say a student who was killed by police outside a Wisconsin school pointed a pellet rifle at officers and had refused to drop the weapon.
Middle school focuses on recovery as authorities investigate shooting of armed student
Read full article: Middle school focuses on recovery as authorities investigate shooting of armed studentWisconsin authorities are promising a thorough investigation into a police shooting that they said killed an armed student outside a middle school.
Court upholds Milwaukee police officer's firing for posting racist memes after Sterling Brown arrest
Read full article: Court upholds Milwaukee police officer's firing for posting racist memes after Sterling Brown arrestThe Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that a former Milwaukee police officer was properly fired for posting racist memes related to the arrest of an NBA player.
In swing-state Wisconsin, Democrat hustles to keep key Senate seat against Trump-backed millionaire
Read full article: In swing-state Wisconsin, Democrat hustles to keep key Senate seat against Trump-backed millionaireThe Wisconsin Senate race between Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Republican Eric Hovde is setting up to be one of the most competitive and expensive Senate races in the country.
Why AP called Wisconsin's statewide ballot measures: Race call explained
Read full article: Why AP called Wisconsin's statewide ballot measures: Race call explainedThe vote in Wisconsin to approve a pair of proposed constitutional amendments that would limit how state elections are run and paid for fell largely along party lines.
Democrats hope Biden could get a boost from down-ballot races under Wisconsin's new legislative map
Read full article: Democrats hope Biden could get a boost from down-ballot races under Wisconsin's new legislative mapWisconsin’s presidential primary this Tuesday will clear the way for a general election campaign that Democrats see as an opportunity unlike any in recent state history.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the April 2 presidential and state primaries
Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the April 2 presidential and state primariesVoters in the pivotal swing state of Wisconsin and three Northeastern states will weigh in on their respective parties' presumptive nominees in upcoming presidential primaries.
James Madison pulls first 12-5 upset of March Madness by knocking off Wisconsin 72-61
Read full article: James Madison pulls first 12-5 upset of March Madness by knocking off Wisconsin 72-61Terrence Edwards Jr. scored 14 points and James Madison pulled off the first 12-5 upset of the NCAA Tournament by beating Wisconsin 72-61.
Purdue begins another NCAA tourney atop the Midwest Region after losing to a 16-seed a year ago
Read full article: Purdue begins another NCAA tourney atop the Midwest Region after losing to a 16-seed a year agoPurdue is seeded first in the Midwest Region for the NCAA Tournament as it tries to make amends for becoming only the second No. 1 seed to lose to a No. 16 seed a year ago.
Wisconsin battles to 76-75 OT win over No. 3 Purdue, securing spot in Big Ten championship game
Read full article: Wisconsin battles to 76-75 OT win over No. 3 Purdue, securing spot in Big Ten championship gameMax Klesmit made a runner in the lane with 4.8 seconds to play in overtime and Wisconsin beat Big Ten Tournament top-seed Purdue 76-75 for a spot in the conference championship game.
Meteorologists say this year's warm winter provided key ingredient for Midwest killer tornadoes
Read full article: Meteorologists say this year's warm winter provided key ingredient for Midwest killer tornadoesTornado experts say the winter’s record warmth provided the key ingredient for a Midwest outbreak of deadly tornadoes and damaging gorilla hail that hit parts of the Midwest Wednesday and Thursday.
A Wisconsin ruling on Catholic Charities raises the bar for religious tax exemptions
Read full article: A Wisconsin ruling on Catholic Charities raises the bar for religious tax exemptionsA ruling by the Wisconsin Supreme Court is raising the bar for religions to show that their charity arms deserve tax exemptions.
Trump backers submit signatures to force recall election of Wisconsin GOP Assembly leader
Read full article: Trump backers submit signatures to force recall election of Wisconsin GOP Assembly leaderSupporters of former President Donald Trump have submitted petitions seeking to force a recall election targeting Wisconsin’s top elected Republican, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
Trump supporters hoping to oust Wisconsin leader say they have enough signatures to force recall
Read full article: Trump supporters hoping to oust Wisconsin leader say they have enough signatures to force recallBackers of an effort to oust Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos from office over his opposition to former President Donald Trump say they've collected enough signatures to force a recall vote.
9 killed in western Wisconsin traffic crash involving a semitruck and a van, report says
Read full article: 9 killed in western Wisconsin traffic crash involving a semitruck and a van, report saysA crash at a western Wisconsin highway intersection involving a semitrailer and a van has reportedly killed nine people.
Man raped SC girl multiple times before kidnapping her, taking her to Keys, deputies say
Read full article: Man raped SC girl multiple times before kidnapping her, taking her to Keys, deputies sayA Wisconsin fugitive who deputies say kidnapped a 13-year-old girl from South Carolina and brought her to the Florida Keys is now facing several child rape charges in the Palmetto State.
Takeaways from the Wisconsin 2020 fake electors lawsuit settlement
Read full article: Takeaways from the Wisconsin 2020 fake electors lawsuit settlementMore than 1,400 pages of emails, text messages and other documents released Monday reveal details of a strategy by Republican operatives tied to then-President Donald Trump to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 victory in Wisconsin.
Settlement in Wisconsin fake elector case offers new details on the strategy by Trump lawyers
Read full article: Settlement in Wisconsin fake elector case offers new details on the strategy by Trump lawyersTwo attorneys for then-President Donald Trump orchestrated a plan for fake electors to file paperwork falsely saying he won Wisconsin in a strategy to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 victory there.
Ex-Wisconsin assistant coach Howard Moore gets standing ovation at game after 2019 car wreck
Read full article: Ex-Wisconsin assistant coach Howard Moore gets standing ovation at game after 2019 car wreckFormer Wisconsin player and assistant coach Howard Moore received a standing ovation in his first public appearance at the Kohl Center since a 2019 car wreck killed his wife and daughter and left him with serious injuries.
Indiana-Wisconsin game delayed after fire alarm prompts arena evacuation
Read full article: Indiana-Wisconsin game delayed after fire alarm prompts arena evacuationThe men’s basketball game between Indiana and Wisconsin was delayed midway through the second half on Tuesday night after a fire alarm went off in Assembly Hall, prompting the arena to be evacuated.
Wisconsin’s Democratic governor signs his new legislative maps into law after Republicans pass them
Read full article: Wisconsin’s Democratic governor signs his new legislative maps into law after Republicans pass themWisconsin’s Democratic governor, Tony Evers, has signed new legislative district maps into law that he proposed and that the Republicans who control the Legislature passed to avoid having the liberal-leaning state Supreme Court draw the lines.
Purdue, reigning NCAA champion UConn headline the early list of top seeds for March Madness
Read full article: Purdue, reigning NCAA champion UConn headline the early list of top seeds for March MadnessPurdue claimed the top overall seed over reigning national champion Connecticut in the first look at the potential top 16 seeds for the NCAA Tournament.
Jovic scores career-high 24, Adebayo gets triple-double as Heat beat Bucks 123-97 without Butler
Read full article: Jovic scores career-high 24, Adebayo gets triple-double as Heat beat Bucks 123-97 without ButlerNikola Jovic scored a career-high 24 points, Bam Adebayo had his second triple-double of the season and the Miami Heat rolled to a 123-97 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night.
Summer-like conditions with record temperatures lead to first Wisconsin tornadoes in February
Read full article: Summer-like conditions with record temperatures lead to first Wisconsin tornadoes in FebruaryThe first tornadoes ever recorded in Wisconsin in the usually frigid month of February came on a day that broke records for warmth, the type of severe weather normally seen in the late spring and summer.
Two early road losses fail to derail No. 2 Purdue's quest for another Big Ten title
Read full article: Two early road losses fail to derail No. 2 Purdue's quest for another Big Ten titleWhen two early road losses threatened to derail No. 2 Purdue’s Big Ten championship journey, the Boilermakers charted a different course.
Wisconsin justice included horses in ads as vulgar joke about opponent, campaign manager says
Read full article: Wisconsin justice included horses in ads as vulgar joke about opponent, campaign manager saysWisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz's campaign manager says a consultant inserted images of horses in ads as a vulgar joke about her opponent.
No. 2 Purdue wins 75-69 at No. 6 Wisconsin for 7th consecutive victory
Read full article: No. 2 Purdue wins 75-69 at No. 6 Wisconsin for 7th consecutive victoryLance Jones scored 20 points, Zach Edey joined another exclusive club and No. 2 Purdue beat No. 6 Wisconsin 75-69 for its seventh consecutive victory.
Wisconsin Democrats inch closer to overturning Republican-drawn legislative maps
Read full article: Wisconsin Democrats inch closer to overturning Republican-drawn legislative mapsWisconsin Democrats are inching closer to overturning Republican-drawn legislative maps that the GOP have used to grow their majorities and advance their agenda over the past 13 years.
Wisconsin's Democratic governor promises to veto last-ditch Republican redistricting effort
Read full article: Wisconsin's Democratic governor promises to veto last-ditch Republican redistricting effortWisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has promised to veto a redistricting proposal that the Republican-controlled Assembly passed and that largely mirror maps he proposed, but with changes that would reduce the number of GOP incumbents who would have to face one another in November.
Teams that missed NCAA Tournament are leading 5 of 6 major conferences, thanks in part to transfers
Read full article: Teams that missed NCAA Tournament are leading 5 of 6 major conferences, thanks in part to transfersFive of the six major conferences have a leader or co-leader that failed to make the NCAA Tournament last season.
Clark moves up career scoring list as No. 2 Iowa defeats Wisconsin, 96-50
Read full article: Clark moves up career scoring list as No. 2 Iowa defeats Wisconsin, 96-50Caitlin Clark scored 32 points, moving into fourth place on the all-time women’s basketball scoring list, as No. 2 Iowa defeated Wisconsin 96-50 on Tuesday.
Wisconsin Republican leader slams Democrats' proposed election maps as 'political gerrymander'
Read full article: Wisconsin Republican leader slams Democrats' proposed election maps as 'political gerrymander'Wisconsin’s powerful Republican Assembly leader says he hopes the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court adopts new constitutional legislative boundary maps, even as he slammed proposals from Democrats as “a political gerrymander” and threatened an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Herb Kohl, former US senator and owner of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, has died. He was 88
Read full article: Herb Kohl, former US senator and owner of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, has died. He was 88Herb Kohl, a former Democratic U.S. senator from Wisconsin and former owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, has died.
Wisconsin leader pivots, says impeachment of state Supreme Court justice over redistricting unlikely
Read full article: Wisconsin leader pivots, says impeachment of state Supreme Court justice over redistricting unlikelyThe Republican leader of Wisconsin’s Assembly who had threatened possible impeachment of a new liberal state Supreme Court justice over her views on redistricting now says such a move is “super unlikely.”.
A Republican proposal to legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin is coming soon
Read full article: A Republican proposal to legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin is coming soonWisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says Republicans plan to unveil a proposal soon to legalize medical marijuana in the state and could vote on it sometime in 2024.
Liberals seek ouster from Wisconsin judicial ethics panel of Trump lawyer who advised fake electors
Read full article: Liberals seek ouster from Wisconsin judicial ethics panel of Trump lawyer who advised fake electorsLiberals are calling for former President Donald Trump’s Wisconsin lawyer to step down from a state judicial ethics panel.
Feds capture Wisconsin man wanted in Keys on rape, child pornography charges
Read full article: Feds capture Wisconsin man wanted in Keys on rape, child pornography chargesAuthorities have captured a Wisconsin man wanted in South Florida after the FBI accused him of raping minors and sharing child sexual abuse material images and videos with an undercover federal agent in an online chatroom while he was living on a boat with his wife and seven children earlier this year.
Top-ranked Arizona takes on No. 3 Purdue in marquee men's college basketball matchup
Read full article: Top-ranked Arizona takes on No. 3 Purdue in marquee men's college basketball matchupTop-ranked Arizona plays No. 3 Purdue in Indianapolis on Saturday in the marquee game of a busy upcoming weekend in the Top 25.
Wisconsin university regents reject deal with Republicans to reduce diversity positions
Read full article: Wisconsin university regents reject deal with Republicans to reduce diversity positionsUniversities of Wisconsin regents have narrowly rejected a deal with Republicans that would have given employees a pay raise and paid for construction of a new engineering building in exchange for reductions in staff positions focused on diversity, equity and inclusion.
Klesmit's fast start, Wisconsin's rebounding helps Badgers beat No. 3 Marquette 75-64
Read full article: Klesmit's fast start, Wisconsin's rebounding helps Badgers beat No. 3 Marquette 75-64Max Klesmit scored all 21 of his points before halftime, Steven Crowl added 16 and Wisconsin capitalized on its rebounding superiority to beat No. 3 Marquette 75-64.
Antetokounmpo, Lillard help Bucks build big lead, hold off Heat in playoff rematch
Read full article: Antetokounmpo, Lillard help Bucks build big lead, hold off Heat in playoff rematchGiannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 points, Damian Lillard added 25 and the Milwaukee Bucks built a 25-point lead before holding off the Miami Heat 122-114 on Monday night.