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Wisconsin lawmakers vote to spend $2 million to stage 2025 NFL draft in Green Bay
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin lawmakers voted Thursday to approve spending $2 million to help stage the 2025 NFL draft in Green Bay. The Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines to include the funding in the two-year state budget it is drafting. The...
History says the NBA Finals will end in 6 games, the most common of all outcomes
DENVER (AP) — The NBA Finals will end in six games. At least, that’s what history says. Out of the first 76 editions of the NBA Finals — the 77th title series starts Thursday night in Denver when the Nuggets play host to the Miami Heat — the series has ended in six games 30...
Blue Jays' Bass apologizes for sharing anti-LGBTQ+ social media post
TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Anthony Bass apologized Tuesday for expressing support on social media for anti-LGBTQ+ boycotts of Target and Bud Light. Bass shared a post on his Instagram stories Monday urging others to spurn the American companies over support they...
Brewers' Adames taken to hospital, heading to IL after getting hit by foul ball in dugout
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brewers shortstop Willy Adames was taken to the hospital after getting hit by a foul ball off the bat of teammate Brian Anderson while in the dugout during Milwaukee's game against the San Francisco Giants on Friday night. Anderson was batting in the bottom of the...
Manfred: Vote on Athletics' Las Vegas move could take place at June meetings
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says a vote on the Oakland Athletics’ prospective move to Las Vegas could take place when owners meet from June 13-15 in New York. “It’s possible that a relocation vote could happen as early as June,” Manfred said Thursday...
Wisconsin lawmaker says his bar where overdose victims bought drugs isn't 'bad establishment'
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police in Wisconsin say the fentanyl-laced drugs that killed one person and caused three more to overdose in a village north of Milwaukee were bought at a state lawmaker's tavern that has been the subject of multiple calls to police in recent years. Republican...
Zebra dies after running into fence post at Milwaukee zoo
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A zebra has died after running into a containment fence post in his enclosure at a zoo in Milwaukee. The zebra, named Stuart, was in the Impala Plains habitat at the Milwaukee County Zoo “exploring, running and chasing the impalas in the yard” Wednesday when he...
Lawyer who spat on anti-racism protester picks jail over probation
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A white lawyer who spat on a Black high school student during an anti-racism march in suburban Milwaukee in 2020 has chosen jail over probation. Stephanie Rapkin, a 67-year-old Shorewood attorney, was convicted of misdemeanor disorderly conduct in April in...
Milwaukee faces bankruptcy, police cuts if aid deal can't be reached
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Not reaching a deal on a massive bill increasing state aid to Wisconsin's local governments will only increase the chances that Milwaukee runs out of money, forcing deep cuts to police and fire protection, while smaller communities around the state will also struggle to pay...
Driver faces charges in Milwaukee crash that killed 5 people, including 1-year-old girl
MILAWAUKEE (AP) — The 20-year-old woman facing several criminal charges in a Milwaukee crash last weekend that killed five people, including a 1-year-old girl, wasn’t familiar with the minivan she was driving, her attorney said. A Milwaukee County court on Friday set a $500,000...
