Milwaukee's new election chief knows her office is under scrutiny, but she's ready
This 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
Jalen 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
Wisconsin 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
Vice 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
Wisconsin 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
Democrats 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
As 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
Republican 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'
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
Deep-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
A 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
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.
Planned Parenthood says it will spend $40 million on abortion rights ahead of November's election
Planned 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
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 attorney general files felony charges against attorneys, aide who worked for Trump in 2020
Felony 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
Former 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
Someone’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
The 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
Authorities 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
Wisconsin 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
The 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
The 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
The 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
Wisconsin’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
Voters 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
Terrence 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
Purdue 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
Max 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
Tornado 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
A 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
Supporters 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
Backers 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
A 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
A 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
More 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
Two 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
Former 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
The 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
Wisconsin’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
Purdue 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
Nikola 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
The 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
When 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
Wisconsin 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
Lance 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
Wisconsin 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
Wisconsin 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
Five 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
Caitlin 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'
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
Herb 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
The 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
Wisconsin 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
Liberals 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
Authorities 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
Top-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
Universities 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
Max 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
Giannis 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.
Anti-abortion groups demand liberal Wisconsin prosecutors charge abortion providers despite ruling
A coalition of anti-abortion organizations is urging two Wisconsin prosecutors to pursue charges against abortion providers in their counties despite a court's ruling that abortion is legal.
Republicans propose spending $614M in public funds on Milwaukee Brewers' stadium upgrades
Republican legislators have announced a bill that would devote more than $614 million in public funding to repair and renovate the Milwaukee Brewers’ stadium.
Republican legislatures flex muscles to keep power in closely divided North Carolina and Wisconsin
In North Carolina and Wisconsin, Republicans are trying to seize power over elections and redistricting.
Braxton Garrett works 6 strong innings as the Marlins beat the Brewers 2-0
Braxton Garrett pitched six innings of four-hit ball and the Miami Marlins beat the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers 2-0 on Wednesday night.
Josh Donaldson homers and Freddy Peralta’s strong pitching lead Brewers over Marlins 3-1
Josh Donaldson homered for the first time with his new team and Freddy Peralta turned in another stellar outing as the Milwaukee Brewers downed the Miami Marlins 3-1 on Tuesday night.
AP Top 25: Texas jumps to No. 4 after beating 'Bama; Pac-12 sets conference-high with 8 ranked teams
Texas jumped to No. 4 in The Associated Press college football poll after beating Alabama and the Pac-12 became just the second conference to place as many as eight teams in the AP Top 25.
Arrivals of West Coast schools could cause Big Ten to depart from its traditional smashmouth style
The Big Ten’s westward expansion could challenge the league’s reputation for smashmouth football.
Why Wisconsin Republicans are talking about impeaching a new state Supreme Court justice
Wisconsin’s Republican-controlled Legislature is talking about impeaching a newly elected liberal state Supreme Court justice even before she has heard a case.
Miami Beach PD: Woman slaps man in hotel bed, pulls out knife before demanding Rolex
A 28-year-old woman from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center Thursday, months after she robbed a man of his Rolex at a hotel in Miami Beach, authorities said.
Wisconsin's new liberal Supreme Court justice hasn't heard a case but Republicans may impeach
Even before the newly elected justice who gave liberals a one-seat majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court has heard a case, Republican lawmakers are talking about taking the unprecedented step of impeaching and removing her from office.
The GOP presidential debate puts a spotlight on Wisconsin, one of the few remaining swing states
When Republican candidates for president gather for their first debate Wednesday in Milwaukee, the spotlight will not only be on them but also on Wisconsin’s role as one of a shrinking handful of genuine battleground states.
President Biden focuses on factory jobs in Wisconsin, ignoring latest Trump indictment
President Joe Biden stopped in the battleground state of Wisconsin to discuss how economic policies he calls “Bidenomics” are boosting the economy.
Lawsuit targets Wisconsin legislative districts resembling Swiss cheese
A common practice in drawing state legislative districts has come under question in Wisconsin, where a lawsuit is seeking to reshape voting districts before the 2024 elections.
Joe Biden's 'Buy America' policy on infrastructure projects leads to factory jobs in Wisconsin
Efforts by the Biden administration have been helping create new factory jobs as part of a push to bring high-speed internet to the whole country.
Super Bowl winner Bruce Collie's daughter is among 4 killed in Wisconsin aircraft crashes
Organizers of a Wisconsin aircraft convention say the daughter of two-time Super Bowl winner Bruce Collie was killed in a crash this weekend.
Wisconsin's high court, which almost overturned Biden's win in the state, flips to liberal control
Wisconsin Democrats are celebrating the beginning of a new era for the state Supreme Court as it flips from conservative to liberal control for the first time in 15 years.
Culver’s is just days away from serving up its famous ButterBurgers in Cooper City
Culver’s is now just days away from bringing its frozen custard and Wisconsin cheese to a second location in Broward County.