Man who is accused of bringing guns to the Wisconsin Capitol grounds is facing a misdemeanor firearm charge
A man who is accused of bringing guns to the Wisconsin Capitol grounds twice in one day earlier this month has been charged with a misdemeanor count of carrying a firearm in a public building, records show.
2023-10-18 14:59
A man showed up armed at the Wisconsin Capitol twice in one day asking for the governor, officials say. Here's what we know
A man who showed up twice to the Wisconsin Capitol with a gun demanding to talk to the governor this week made a "concerning statement" during at least one of the visits and was twice detained by authorities, state officials said.
2023-10-06 13:15
Armed man looking for Wisconsin Governor Evers returns with rifle
The man was arrested at the Wisconsin capitol twice in one day. The first time was for a handgun.
2023-10-06 01:18
Man arrested for bringing gun to Wisconsin Capitol returns with another gun the same day, officials say
A man who was arrested Wednesday after bringing a handgun to the Wisconsin Capitol and saying he wanted to see Gov. Tony Evers returned with an assault rifle later that night after posting bail, according to the Wisconsin Department of Administration.
2023-10-06 00:47
Wisconsin Assembly advances redistricting bill in effort to bypass state Supreme Court
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin State Assembly has voted to change how the state's legislative maps are drawn -- a major shift in strategy as Republicans face the possibility that the new liberal majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court could throw out the current electoral maps, which give the GOP an advantage.
2023-09-16 06:24
Wisconsin Republicans vote to oust top state elections official
By Joseph Ax Wisconsin's Republican-controlled Senate voted on Thursday to oust the state's nonpartisan top elections official, Meagan
2023-09-15 03:54
Wisconsin Senate votes to remove state's top elections official, setting the stage for legal dispute
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Thursday to fire the state's top elections administrator, Meagan Wolfe -- a move that is all but certain to trigger a legal battle over who will oversee voting in one of the nation's most important presidential swing states as the 2024 election approaches.
2023-09-15 02:46
Wisconsin GOP weighs moves to sideline elections chief and liberal Supreme Court majority
Wisconsin Republicans, after a string of losses in hotly contested statewide races, are taking steps toward sidelining the state's nonpartisan elections chief and undercutting the new liberal majority on the state Supreme Court.
2023-09-04 19:19
Wisconsin mother and her boyfriend are charged in child neglect case that prosecutor calls 'like something out of a horror movie'
A Milwaukee mother and her boyfriend were charged with chronic neglect of a child and false imprisonment after authorities found them allegedly holding two children in their home against their will.
2023-07-20 13:48
Roller coaster riders stuck upside down for hours at Wisconsin festival
Festivalgoers got more of an adventure than they bargained for Sunday when a roller coaster ride got stuck at a fair in Wisconsin, leaving them hanging upside down for hours.
2023-07-05 02:28
Wisconsin Elections Commission deadlocks on reappointment of elections chief in key presidential battleground
The top election official in Wisconsin appears poised to remain in her post for now -- after state election commissioners deadlocked Tuesday on her reappointment.
2023-06-28 09:46
Wisconsin GOP Rep. Mike Gallagher won't run for Senate in major blow to Republicans
Rep. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin, whom national Republicans had tried to recruit, announced Friday he will seek reelection in the House instead.
2023-06-09 23:50