Nation Apr 26 Mississippi River flooding prompts evacuations, sandbagging Communities along the Upper Mississippi River scrambled Wednesday as the always-massive river swelled to near-record levels, forcing some to evacuate while others downstream stacked sandbag walls and closed off flood-prone areas.
Nation Nov 16 Man who killed 6 in Christmas parade gets life, no release Wisconsin doesn't have the death penalty and the only uncertainty Wednesday was whether Judge Dorow would allow Brooks to serve any portion of those sentences on extended supervision in the community, the state's current version of parole.
Nation Oct 26 Jury convicts Wisconsin man who killed 6 with his car during 2021 Christmas parade Darrell Brooks was found guilty Wednesday of six counts of first-degree intentional homicide. He drove into the parade in Waukesha on Nov. 21 after fleeing a domestic disturbance with an ex-girlfriend.
Politics Aug 07 GOP seeks control over how elections are run in Wisconsin, Minnesota Wisconsin’s secretary of state has no role in elections, but that could change if Republicans are able to flip the seat this year and pass a law that would empower the office with far more responsibilities.
Nation Jun 01 Prosecutors decline to charge Wisconsin deputy for 2016 shooting Two special prosecutors have decided not to charge a Wisconsin sheriff's deputy in the fatal shooting of a man sleeping in a park.
Nation Mar 01 Wisconsin Supreme Court weighs sex trafficking defense in a homicide trial The Wisconsin Supreme Court is grappling with whether to allow a woman accused of killing a man to argue at trial that the homicide was justified because she was a sex trafficking victim.
Nation Jan 28 Rittenhouse and prosecutors agree to destroy gun used in Kenosha shooting A Wisconsin judge has approved an agreement by lawyers to destroy the assault-style rifle that Kyle Rittenhouse used to shoot three people during a 2020 street protest.
Nation Jan 10 Man who bought gun for Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse avoids prison with plea deal The man who bought an AR-15-style rifle for Kyle Rittenhouse has pleaded no contest to a reduced charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor in a deal with prosecutors to avoid prison.
Nation Nov 17 EXPLAINER: What charges does Kyle Rittenhouse face for Kenosha shooting? Kyle Rittenhouse faces multiple charges for shooting three men, killing two, during a protest against police brutality in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in August 2020.
Nation Nov 15 Explainer: Why did the judge drop Kyle Rittenhouse gun charge? No one contested that Rittenhouse was underage with a gun. But defense experts had seized on a section of the state's law to argue that it was limited to short-barreled shotguns or rifles.