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1 man hurt when home in rural Wisconsin explodes, authorities say
LAFAYETTE, Wis. (AP) — A house in southeastern Wisconsin exploded Tuesday, injuring one man who was found trapped in rubble in the basement, authorities said. Calls to 911 reported the explosion about 2:15 p.m. in Lafayette, the Walworth County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies...
Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider whether 175-year-old law bans abortion
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court decided Tuesday to consider two challenges to a 175-year-old law that conservatives maintain bans abortion without letting the cases wind through lower courts. Abortion advocates stand an excellent chance of prevailing in both cases...
6 people killed in Wisconsin house fire
NECEDAH, Wis. (AP) — A house fire in Wisconsin killed six family members, authorities said Monday, adding that early indications are that the blaze was accidental. Emergency responders were called to a house fire in Necedah around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, according to a...
GOP lawmakers in Wisconsin appeal ruling allowing disabled people to obtain ballots electronically
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican legislators in battleground state Wisconsin on Friday appealed a ruling that allows disabled people to download absentee ballots at home in November's presidential election. Disability Rights Wisconsin the League of Women Voters and four disabled...
Biden's debate performance leaves down-ballot Democrats anxious — and quiet
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s unsteady debate performance reverberated among candidates up and down the November ballot on Friday, but nervous Democratic candidates mostly kept their discomfort to themselves or downplayed it, even as gleeful Republicans looked to seize the...
Prosecutors charge second inmate in assault that left Wisconsin youth prison counselor brain-dead
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors charged a second inmate Thursday in connection with a fight that left a counselor at Wisconsin’s youth prison brain-dead. Online court records show 17-year-old Rian Nyblom was charged in Lincoln County Circuit Court with being a party to felony...
Wisconsin Elections Commission rejects recall attempt against state's top Republican
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission on Thursday rejected an effort to force a recall election of the state's top Republican after determining that not enough valid signatures were collected. The vote by three Republican commissioners and one...
Wisconsin Supreme Court says an order against an anti-abortion protester violated First Amendment
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Thursday that an order barring an anti-abortion protester from coming close to a Planned Parenthood nurse violated his First Amendment free speech rights and must be overturned. The court, controlled 4-3 by liberals, ruled...
Editorial Roundup: Wisconsin
Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. June 25, 2024. Editorial: Airboat trespassing ruling raises interesting point Generally speaking, waterways are open to anyone with the wherewithal to navigate them. Rivers and streams may flow through private property, but they don’t...
Wisconsin Supreme Court seeks investigation after abortion draft order leaks
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court called for an investigation Wednesday after the leak of a draft order that showed the court would take a case brought by Planned Parenthood that seeks to declare that access to abortion is a right protected by the state...
