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Jan 10, 2022

Republican Kleefisch raises $3.3 million in governor’s race

Republican candidate for Wisconsin governor, Rebecca Kleefisch, announced Monday that she raised more than $3.3 million in the first four months since getting into the race in September.

Jan 10, 2022

All Dane County jail inmates to be tested for coronavirus

The National Guard has been summoned to help test nearly 600 inmates at the Dane County Jail for COVID-19 on Monday.

Jan 10, 2022

Judge rejects attempt to block election subpoena

A Wisconsin judge on Monday rejected an attempt by the state's Democratic attorney general to block a subpoena issued by a Republican-hired attorney seeking to interview the state's chief elections administrator and obtain election-related documents and data as part of a GOP-ordered investigation.

Jan 10, 2022

Man who bought gun for Kyle Rittenhouse pleads no contest (UPDATE)

The man who bought Kyle Rittenhouse an assault-style rifle when he was only 17 has agreed to plead no contest to contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a non-criminal citation, and avoid convictions on the two felonies he'd been facing.

Jan 7, 2022

No charges recommended in fatal Appleton break-in

Police are recommending no charges be filed in the case of an intruder who was fatally shot at an Appleton residence last June.

Jan 7, 2022

Wisconsin GOP leader: ‘Zero chance’ of taking over elections

A top Republican lawmaker in the presidential battleground state of Wisconsin said Friday that there is "zero chance" the GOP-controlled Legislature will take over the awarding of the state's 10 presidential elector votes in 2024, even as Democrats worry that is their goal.

Jan 7, 2022

Republican critic of election probe retiring from Senate

A Wisconsin state senator who has been one of the only Republican critics of the GOP-ordered investigation into the 2020 election announced Friday that she will not be seeking reelection.

Jan 7, 2022

Wisconsin lawmakers push for higher bail after parade deaths

Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin are pushing for tougher bail policies after a man who is charged with driving his SUV through a Waukesha Christmas parade, killing six people and injuring more than 60, had been released on $1,000 bail in a domestic violence case.

Jan 7, 2022

Tommy Thompson stepping down as UW president in March

Interim University of Wisconsin President Tommy Thompson on Friday submitted his letter of resignation effective in March, a move that comes as the committee working to name a permanent leader prepared to name finalists for the position.

Jan 7, 2022

Supreme Court skeptical of Biden’s workplace vaccine rule (UPDATE)

The Supreme Court is taking up two major Biden administration efforts to bump up the nation's vaccination rate against COVID-19 at a time of spiking coronavirus cases because of the omicron variant.

Jan 6, 2022

Marquette delays classes, urges students, staff to boost

Marquette University is delaying the start of its spring semester by a week and urging students and staff to get vaccine booster shots as the COVID-19 omicron variant surges across the state.

Jan 6, 2022

Vos wants election investigation done by end of January

Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos wants the investigation he ordered into the 2020 election to conclude by the end of the month, even as legal fights over subpoenas issued to mayors and the state's top elections official remain unresolved.

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