Nov 29 Completed Wisconsin recount confirms Biden's win over Trump By Associated Press Wisconsin has finished a recount of its presidential results, confirming Democrat Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump in the key battleground state. Trump vowed to challenge the outcome in court even before the recount concluded on Sunday. Continue reading
Nov 24 Republicans sue to stop Wisconsin vote certification By Scott Bauer, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Nov 24 Watch 5:50 Wisconsin hospitals face critical staffing shortages during COVID-19 surge Wisconsin is in the midst of a month-long surge of cases that is hitting rural areas of the state particularly hard. And about 70 percent of Wisconsin's hospitals will face a dearth of medical professionals by the end of this… Continue watching
Nov 20 Police say 8 injured in Wisconsin mall shooting By Nam Huh, Associated Press Wauwatosa Mayor Dennis McBride says in a statement that a suspect remains at large after the shooting at Mayfair Mall. Continue reading
Nov 20 Amid Wisconsin recount, Trump campaign tried to have thousands of ballots tossed By Scott Bauer, Associated Press The recount of the presidential election in Wisconsin's two most heavily Democratic counties has begun with President Donald Trump's campaign seeking to discard tens of thousands of absentee ballots. Continue reading
Nov 19 WATCH: Wisconsin Elections Commission holds news conference following recount order By Scott Bauer, Associated Press The Wisconsin Elections Commission has agreed to issue an order to recount ballots in two heavily liberal counties at President Donald Trump's request, but only after hours of contentious debate that may foreshadow the partisan battle ahead. Continue reading
Nov 18 Trump pays $3 million for partial Wisconsin vote recount By Associated Press A statewide recount would cost Trump $7.9 million. The $3 million he paid would be enough to cover the $2.8 million cost of a recount in the state's two most Democratic counties of Milwaukee and Dane. Continue reading
Nov 05 False claims of Wisconsin voter fraud rely on wrong numbers By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press One tweet that went viral relied on outdated figures from 2018 to wrongly claim that the number of votes cast in the state exceeded the number of registered voters. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 17:37 Presidential election updates from 5 key states Several U.S. states were still counting ballots Wednesday, and some of them will decide the outcome of the presidential race. We get updates from Daniel Bush in Pennsylvania, William Brangham in Michigan, Zac Schultz of PBS Wisconsin, Miles O’Brien in… Continue watching
Nov 04 Amid COVID-19 pandemic, Wisconsin voters choose Biden over Trump By Laura Santhanam Leading up to the 2020 presidential election, Wisconsin became a national hotspot for the coronavirus. So far, more than 250,000 Wisconsinites have gotten sick with COVID-19, and another 2,100 have died. Continue reading