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Feb 15, 2022

Senate passes bills to prevent foreign influence at UW (UPDATE)

Three Republican-backed bills up for a vote Tuesday in the state Senate aim to prevent foreign influence on University of Wisconsin campuses.

Feb 14, 2022

Judge dismisses Palin’s libel lawsuit against New York Times

A judge said Monday he'll dismiss a libel lawsuit that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin filed against The New York Times, claiming the newspaper damaged her reputation with an editorial falsely linking her campaign rhetoric to a mass shooting.

Tony Evers
Feb 14, 2022

Democrats eye key governors’ races as backstop against GOP

Gov. Tony Evers was in a familiar spot earlier this month when Republican legislators sent him a bill that would have banned anti-racist teachings in schools. For the 66th time since taking office in 2019, he pulled out his veto pen.

Feb 14, 2022

Former professor to plead to defrauding Chinese students

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A former University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee professor has agreed to plead guilty to federal crimes connected to defrauding Chinese graduate students and visiting scholars. The Journal Sentinel reported that prosecutors charged Yue Liu on Friday with wire fraud and making an unlawful financial transaction. A plea agreement also filed Friday calls for him […]

Feb 14, 2022

Wisconsin court won’t allow drop boxes for April 5 election

A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday denied a request from the state elections commission to keep absentee ballot drop boxes in place through the April 5 election for local offices.

Feb 11, 2022

Wisconsin parents back GOP bills limiting school authority

Dozens of Wisconsin parents are expressing their support for a package of Republican bills aimed at limiting school authority.

Feb 11, 2022

Wisconsin prosecutor won’t bring election fraud charges

A Wisconsin county district attorney said she will not bring election fraud charges against members of the state elections commission or nursing home workers after a sheriff who backed former President Donald Trump called for them to be prosecuted.

Feb 11, 2022

Man accused in parade deaths pleads not guilty

A Milwaukee man accused of killing six people and injuring dozens more when he drove an SUV through a suburban Christmas parade pleaded not guilty Friday to scores of criminal charges.

Feb 11, 2022

Wisconsin Democrat deletes tweet about parents, education

A Democratic Wisconsin state lawmaker tweeted Thursday that if parents want to have a say in their child's education they should pay for private school or home school, a message she later deleted and apologized for.

Feb 11, 2022

Police: 1 dead, 2 wounded in shooting in downtown Milwaukee

Three employees of a downtown Milwaukee bar were shot when the shooter was denied access to the establishment, according to the business.

Feb 10, 2022

Trump backer, 4 others charged with voter fraud in Wisconsin

A supporter of former President Donald Trump who wanted to root out voter fraud is among five people who was charged Thursday with election fraud by a Republican district attorney who's running for Wisconsin attorney general.

Feb 10, 2022

Judge restores protections for gray wolves across much of US

A judge restored federal protections for gray wolves across much of the U.S. on Thursday after they were removed in the waning days of the Trump administration.

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