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Judge tosses 1 lawsuit over Wisconsin election; plenty left
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge has tossed one lawsuit seeking to delay Wisconsin's presidential primary, even as a handful of other legal actions remain over how and whether it should be carried out in the midst of the coronavirus threat. Green Bay had sought to postpone the April 7 election and move...
Man charged in 2008 killing was set to be freed from prison
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A 53-year-old man charged last week in the 2008 killing of a University of Wisconsin-Madison student was set to be released from prison on a drunken driving sentence. David Kahl is accused of killing 21-year-old Brittany Zimmerman, who was found strangled and stabbed in her downtown...
Broadband dearth hinders rural Wisconsin amid virus outbreak
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Newcomer household near Monroe is fairly typical for rural Wisconsin. It is surrounded by cornfields. The nearest neighbor is a quarter mile down the road. And the internet is terrible. Now the coronavirus shutdown has put serious stress on the family. The teenagers struggle with...
Pandemic too much for pedal car and small Wisconsin museum
LANCASTER, Wis. (AP) — The idea was to find a story that would provide a break from the health scare, chaos, uncertainty and economic damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. A one-of-a-kind pedal car in the state’s Driftless Area seemed to fit the bill. The one-seat, motorless car was used by a...
NOT REAL NEWS: Debunking yet more false coronavirus content
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ CLAIM: Nancy Pelosi snuck $25 million worth of pay raises for Congress into the...
GOP calls Evers' mass ballot mailing idea 'complete fantasy'
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans signaled Friday that they have no interest in postponing or adjusting the state's April 7 presidential primary despite the coronavirus threat, branding Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' call for the Legislature to send absentee ballots to every registered voter a...
The Latest: 4 Dane County prisoners test negative for virus
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak in Wisconsin (all times local): 3:30 p.m. Tests of four Dane County Jail inmates in Madison for the coronavirus have come back negative, after two other inmates were shown to have COVID-19. The sheriff's department reported Friday that four of...
Iconic hat maker turns to sewing masks during virus outbreak
IRONWOOD, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan company that makes Stormy Kromer wool hats has pivoted to sewing facial masks for medical workers battling the coronavirus pandemic and plans to produce more protective gear for hospitals facing a supply shortage. Gina Thorsen, the president of Stormy Kromer, said...
Milwaukee's black community hit hard by coronavirus
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Deaths and confirmed cases of the coronavirus are spiking in Milwaukee’s black community, leading public health and civic leaders to sound the alarm that decades of social, political and economic disadvantages are creating a toxic stew that puts people’s lives at risk...
Judge: Man accused in 1976 killings not competent for trial
MARINETTE, Wis. (AP) — A judge has ruled that an 83-year-old man charged with killing a camping couple in a Wisconsin park in 1976 is not mentally competent to stand trial. During a hearing Thursday in Marinette County court, Judge James Morrison ruled that Raymand Vannieuwenhoven did not understand the...
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