Nation Nov 01 Judge hopes to seat Kyle Rittenhouse jury within a day Rittenhouse was 17 when he made the short trip north from his home in Illinois, just across the Wisconsin border, during protests that broke out in August 2020 after a white police officer shot Jacob Blake, a Black man.
Politics Aug 10 Wisconsin governor vetoes GOP bills to restrict absentees Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a series of bills Tuesday passed by the state's Republican-controlled Legislature that would have imposed new restrictions on absentee ballots in the key battleground state.
Nation Jul 28 Judge finds probable cause to charge Wisconsin cop in 2016 killing of black man A Wisconsin judge has found probable cause to charge a police officer in the 2016 slaying of a Black man, years after prosecutors declined to file charges.
Nation Apr 15 Ex-Minnesota cop faces hearing in shooting of Daunte Wright She was charged Wednesday with second-degree manslaughter in what her chief said appeared to be a case of confusing her Taser with her handgun. Wright's family members, Black community leaders and others are calling for more serious charges.
Politics Apr 09 Wisconsin Supreme Court says don't purge voters from rolls The court's 5-2 ruling Friday means about 69,000 people on the list of likely movers will not have their voter registrations deactivated.
Nation Mar 10 Wisconsin protest shootings trial delayed at least 7 months The trial for an 18-year-old from Illinois accused of killing two people and wounding a third during a protest against police brutality in Wisconsin has been pushed back by seven months.
Politics Dec 02 Wisconsin governor calls Trump lawsuit an 'assault' Attorneys for Wisconsin's governor are calling President Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the state's election results an “assault on democracy.”…
Politics Dec 01 Trump files lawsuit challenging Wisconsin election results President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Wisconsin seeking to disqualify more than 221,000 ballots in the state's two most Democratic counties, a longshot attempt to overturn Joe Biden's win in the battleground state he lost by nearly 20,700…
Politics Nov 30 Wisconsin confirms Joe Biden as winner following recount Trump on Saturday promised to file a lawsuit seeking to overturn the results of the election by disqualifying tens of thousands of ballots. He alleges without evidence that there was widespread fraud and illegal activity.
Politics Nov 24 Republicans sue to stop Wisconsin vote certification The lawsuit filed Tuesday echoes many of the same arguments Trump is making in trying, unsuccessfully, to have tens of thousands of ballots discounted during the recount.