Latest Wisconsin News

Trump goes to Michigan to rail against Biden's electric vehicle push while GOP rivals debate

Sep. 28, 2023 00:39 AM EDT

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — As his Republican rivals sparred onstage in California at their second primary debate, Donald Trump was in battleground Michigan Wednesday night working to win over blue-collar voters by lambasting President Joe Biden and his push for electric cars in the midst of...

A board leader calls the new Wisconsin wolf plan key to removing federal protections for the animal

Sep. 27, 2023 17:15 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The leader of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources policy board signaled support Wednesday for the department's contentious new wolf management plan even though the document lacks a hard population cap that hunters and farmers have demanded. Board...

Editorial Roundup: Wisconsin

Sep. 27, 2023 14:46 PM EDT

Wisconsin State Journal. September 24, 2023. Editorial: Let’s go, Brewers — all the way to 2050 Let’s be honest: Wisconsin is lucky to have three professional sports teams in the Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Brewers and Milwaukee Bucks. ...

Former Speaker Paul Ryan says Republicans will lose if Donald Trump is nominee

Sep. 26, 2023 20:32 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former House Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday that Republicans will lose the presidential election if Donald Trump is the nominee and that he expects hard-right followers of Trump to force a government shutdown within days. Ryan, who left office in 2019 and had a...

Anti-abortion groups demand liberal Wisconsin prosecutors charge abortion providers despite ruling

Sep. 26, 2023 16:56 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A coalition of anti-abortion organizations on Tuesday demanded that prosecutors in Wisconsin's two largest counties bring charges against abortion providers who have resumed practicing following a court ruling that consensual abortions are legal in the state. ...

Wisconsin woman gets life without parole for killing and dismembering ex-boyfriend

Sep. 26, 2023 16:15 PM EDT

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin woman convicted of killing and dismembering a former boyfriend and scattering his body parts at various locations was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without parole. A Brown County judge sentenced Taylor Schabusiness, 25, for the February 2022...

Ballesteros again is a big inspiration for Europe in the Ryder Cup. Lowry already is in tears

Sep. 26, 2023 13:32 PM EDT

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — European captain Luke Donald has made sure his Ryder Cup team does not lack for inspiration. It even reduced Shane Lowry to tears. Team Europe posted a video of Donald giving a tour of the team room at Marco Simone, decked out in blue and gold with...

3 northern Illinois sheriff's deputies suffer burns in dynamite disposal operation

Sep. 25, 2023 21:43 PM EDT

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Three northern Illinois sheriff's deputies injured while disposing of dynamite in neighboring Wisconsin remained hospitalized with burns Monday, authorities said. The deputies are being treated for burns described as non-life-threatening, said Cori Hilliard, a...

Wisconsin state Senate's chief clerk resigns following undisclosed allegation

Sep. 25, 2023 18:13 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin state Senate's chief clerk has resigned in the face of an undisclosed allegation, the chamber's top Republican announced Monday. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said in a two-sentence statement that Chief Clerk resigned following a...

Watchdog files open meetings lawsuit against secret panel studying Wisconsin justice's impeachment

Sep. 25, 2023 16:30 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A liberal watchdog group on Monday sued a secret panel investigating the criteria for impeaching a liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice, asking a judge to order the panel to stop meeting behind closed doors. The panel is a government body and therefore...