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February 12, 2024

Battleground Wisconsin: Swing state locked in clash over Somali refugee resettlement

Wisconsin – a major battleground in the 2024 presidential election – is currently a battleground over a refugee resettlement controversy.

February 7, 2024

Wisconsin inmate's daughter files federal suit over solitary confinement suicide

Megan Hoffmann Kolb is suing Wisconsin prison officials over the suicide of her father, Dean Hoffmann, in solitary confinement last year.

February 7, 2024

'Suspect' in Wisconsin bar shooting makes 'emphatic' denial in newlywed killings: lawyer

"Person of interest" questioned by police in the fatal shootings of newlyweds Emerson and Gina Weingart in a Wisconsin bar on Feb. 1. No charges have been filed.

February 7, 2024

Universities of Wisconsin launch online course website, including nearly 100 from bachelor, master programs

The Universities of Wisconsin launched a new online course program in an effort to market prospective students around the world. This comes as the college fights declining enrollment.

February 7, 2024

Wisconsin teen accused of injuring 6 in shooting to be tried in adult court

A 16-year-old boy charged in a Wisconsin shooting that wounded six people after a Juneteenth celebration will be tried as an adult after a judge granted prosecutors' request.

February 6, 2024

Wisconsin man pleads guilty to charges connected to death of 9-month-old he was babysitting

Antoni Cirra pleaded guilty to second-degree reckless homicide and first-degree endangering safety. He is set to be sentenced on March 8.

February 6, 2024

WI justice's campaign ads used horse imagery in nod to lewd inside joke about opponent, top staffer says

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz's campaign reportedly snuck horse-related imagery into her 2023 ads to reference a lewd inside joke about opponent Dan Kelly.

February 5, 2024

Person of interest in custody after Wisconsin newlyweds gunned down in bar shooting

Elkhorn Police announced they have a person of interest in custody for the killing of a newlywed couple inside a Wisconsin sports bar on Thursday.

February 2, 2024

Wisconsin Supreme Court agrees to hear Gov. Evers' suit against GOP Legislature for blocking 'basic functions'

The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a lawsuit by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, which accuses the Republican-run Legislature of obstructing "basic government functions."

February 2, 2024

Defense appeals move to keep teen suspect in 10-year-old's murder, sexual assault, in adult court

Defense attorneys for a 15-year-old suspect are appealing a ruling keeping the case of 10-year-old Lily Peters' homicide in adult court.