Milwaukee council to vote on mandatory masks in public
Wearing a face covering to prevent the spread of the coronavirus may soon be mandatory in Wisconsin’s largest city.
Author: Associated Press
Police seek suspect after Milwaukee woman fatally stabbed
Milwaukee police are searching for a suspect after a 48-year-old woman was fatally stabbed early Sunday.
Hot summer warming up Lake Michigan, experts say
Lake Michigan is having a warm summer. Scientists say the average surface water temperature was 75.3 degrees on July 9, setting a record for the month based on 26 years of record keeping.
Postal Service: Hundreds of Wisconsin ballots hit snags
Hundreds of absentee ballots in Wisconsin’s April primary election never made it to voters or went uncounted because of postmark problems.
Trump advisers rally Wisconsin Republicans, mock Democrats
A pair of President Donald Trump’s top advisers have touted him to Wisconsin Republicans as a defender of law and order who will win over key Black voters.
House fire kills three in Spring Brook
Three people died in a house fire in Spring Brook on Friday night.
Discipline charges filed against Milwaukee officer in death
Milwaukee's Fire and Police Commission has started disciplinary proceedings against a Milwaukee police officer charged with reckless homicide in a fatal off-duty fight.
Delayed start should help Brewers' Knebel play all season
Milwaukee Brewers reliever Corey Knebel believes the pandemic-imposed hiatus will enable him to be ready for the start of the season as he returns from Tommy John surgery.
Milwaukee police investigating discovery of apparent noose
Milwaukee police are investigating the discovery of an apparent noose in a backyard.
Prosecutors charge man in Green Bay crash that killed 3
Prosecutors have charged a 22-year-old man in a crash that killed three people in Green Bay last month.
Wisconsin high court gives mixed ruling on partial vetoes
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has sidestepped a chance to rein in the governor's veto power.
Man charged with homicide as hate crime in Wisconsin crash
A Mexican American man from Wisconsin is charged with homicide as a hate crime because prosecutors say he intentionally crashed his pickup truck into a motorcyclist and killed the man because he was white.
New extra-inning format stirs debate as teams plot strategy
Baseball has its answer to World Cup soccer’s penalty kicks, NFL overtimes or NHL shootouts.
Face masks made mandatory on all UW campuses this fall
Face masks will be mandatory inside all University of Wisconsin campus buildings statewide under a policy adopted unanimously by the Board of Regents.
Thompson dedicated to UW campuses reopening in fall, requests $110M for coronavirus prevention efforts
Interim University of Wisconsin President Tommy Thompson says he has requested $110 million in funding from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to purchase masks and other equipment for campuses to safely reopen this fall amid the coronavirus.
Evers picks retired judges to select redistricting panel
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has picked three retired judges to select members of a nonpartisan redistricting commission he created to draw legislative and congressional boundary maps following this year’s census.
Catering company furloughs 1,300 at Lambeau Field, Miller Park
The catering company for Lambeau Field and Miller Park says it has temporarily laid off about 1,300 employees.
Supreme Court says Congress can't get Trump records, for now
The Supreme Court has kept a hold on President Donald Trump's financial records that Congress has been seeking for more than a year.
Supreme Court rules Manhattan DA can obtain Trump taxes
The Supreme Court has upheld a prosecutor's demand for President Donald Trump's tax returns as part of a criminal investigation into hush-money payments to women who claim they had affairs with Trump.
‘Republicans are going to continue working against me every chance they get’: Evers reacts to lame-duck laws court decision
Wisconsin Supreme Court OKs GOP-authored lame-duck laws
The conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court has upheld Republican-authored lame-duck laws that curtailed the powers of the incoming Democratic attorney general.
Petition filed to recall Madison's mayor, unrest cited
A petition has been filed to recall Madison’s mayor by a resident who says she didn’t do enough to protect the city during recent civil unrest.
Wisconsin police officer rescues dog from burning house
A Wisconsin police officer says he did what any dog lover would do when a pet is in a burning home. He rescued the pup.
Evers: Capitol will stay closed, state workers to wear masks
Gov. Tony Evers' administration has postponed the reopening of the state Capitol building and will require all state employees to wear masks inside of state facilities starting next week.
United sending layoff notices to nearly half of US employees
United Airlines will send layoff warnings to 36,000 employees - nearly half its U.S. staff - in the clearest signal yet of how deeply the virus outbreak is hurting the airline industry.
