Dec 03 Wisconsin's Democratic governor vetoes GOP abortion bills By Scott Bauer, Associated Press Wisconsin's Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed five Republican-authored anti-abortion bills, a move that came two days after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could curtail if not end a woman's right to abortion. Continue reading
Nov 23 Waukesha parade-goers recount moments of horror By Sara Burnett, Kathleen Foody, Tim Sullivan, Associated Press Hours before it started, they were already there — people sitting on lawn chairs or wrapped in blankets, awaiting an event the city's mayor described as straight out of Norman Rockwell. The Waukesha Christmas Parade, a tradition in its Milwaukee… Continue reading
Nov 22 WATCH: Police say Waukesha parade crash suspect was leaving scene of domestic disturbance By Associated Press Police Chief Dan Thompson said there was is no evidence the crash on Sunday was a terrorist attack or that the suspect, Darrell Brooks Jr., knew anyone in the parade. Continue reading
Nov 01 Judge hopes to seat Kyle Rittenhouse jury within a day By Scott Bauer, Michael Tarm, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch 5:14 News Wrap: Pfizer says its vaccine is 91% effective at preventing COVID among kids 5-11 In our news wrap Friday, Pfizer announced that its low-dose COVID vaccine is nearly 91 percent effective in 5- to 11-year-olds. A federal jury in New York has convicted Lev Parnas, a former associate of Rudy Giuliani, of making illegal… Continue watching
Jul 28 Judge finds probable cause to charge Wisconsin cop in 2016 killing of black man By Scott Bauer, Todd Richmond, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jun 29 WATCH: Biden gives remarks on bipartisan infrastructure package By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden declared there is an urgent need for a “generational investment” in the nation’s infrastructure, as he looked to sell voters Tuesday on the economic benefits of the $973 billion bipartisan package that still faces an uncertain future… Continue reading
Jun 09 Ex-Wisconsin pharmacist gets prison for ruining COVID-19 vaccine doses By Associated Press A former pharmacist in Wisconsin who purposefully ruined more than 500 doses of COVID-19 vaccine was sentenced to three years in prison on Tuesday. Continue reading
Apr 18 Sheriff: 3 dead, 2 wounded in shooting at Wisconsin tavern By Associated Press Three people were killed and two were seriously wounded in a shooting at a busy tavern in southeastern Wisconsin early Sunday, sheriff’s officials said. Continue reading
Apr 09 Wisconsin Supreme Court says don't purge voters from rolls By Scott Bauer, Associated Press 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. Continue reading