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Nursing students across the state asked to fill holes in healthcare system created by COVID-19
Ten months into the COVID-19 pandemic, with Wisconsin still trying to bring down the infection rate after a massive spike in cases this fall, the need for healthcare workers has become so dire that the University of Wisconsin System is offering incentives to nursing students who step in and join the effort. There are 4,000 […]
Columbia County man denied habeas corpus in Whitmer kidnapping case
A Columbia County judge denied Columbia County resident Brian Higgins habeas corpus as he faces extradition to Michigan for his involvement in a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Higgins, 52, is charged with one felony count of providing material support to a terrorist act in Michigan. He is accused of providing night-vision goggles and […]
Green Bay Police to get body cams, with help from Packers
The Green Bay Police Department will be receiving 190 body cameras, 45 in-car dash cameras and 150 TASER devices from Axon, a law enforcement technology company, after receiving financial help from the Green Bay Packers. On Tuesday night, the Green Bay City Council approved a $2.7 million contract with Axon to purchase the equipment and […]
Rural Wisconsin needs help to keep people, businesses and jobs in place, report says
Wisconsin’s policy-makers need to put the needs of rural Wisconsin front and center in order to keep rural jobs, industries, young families and culture in place, a new report from the state’s Office of Rural Prosperity states. But there is no silver bullet for solving the problems of rural Wisconsin. Every rural community is different […]
Wisconsin sports teams navigate bringing fans and employees back to games
The Green Bay Packers are a few weeks away from embarking on a playoff run — potentially as the NFC’s number one seed. The Milwaukee Bucks just re-signed their MVP-winning star and hope to be in the running for an NBA championship while the Milwaukee Brewers are poised to continue competing for division titles. That’s […]
‘Institutions held strong’ says one of Wisconsin’s presidential electors
In Wisconsin and across the country, 538 members of the Electoral College met on Monday to cast their votes for president — officially awarding President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris their 306 earned electoral college votes. But many of those electors, in battleground states such as Wisconsin, met under increased security and amid […]
International police association with deep Wisconsin ties spreads claim that BLM activists are ‘terrorists’
An international law enforcement association sent a research document to thousands of members this fall that called Black Lives Matter protesters “terrorists” who work with gangs and drug cartels to engage in “urban guerrilla” warfare. That organization, the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA), has deep ties to Wisconsin law enforcement — including […]
Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear last-ditch appeal from Trump campaign
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has accepted an appeal by President Donald Trump in his attempt to overturn the state’s election results. The case is one of Trump’s last remaining chances in his nationwide effort to throw out the ballots of Democratic voters. Trump’s attempt to toss out ballots in Dane and Milwaukee counties was set […]
Racine judge affirms election results, striking blow to Trump’s efforts to overturn election results
President Donald Trump, like the Chicago Bears, has racked up five five straight losses in the state of Wisconsin. On Friday morning, Racine County Reserve Judge Stephen Simanek affirmed the results of the presidential election recounts in Dane and Milwaukee counties, striking a blow to Trump’s efforts to toss out hundreds of thousands of Wisconsinites’ […]
Milwaukee FPC still can’t decide on new police chief
The Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission deadlocked again in its effort to appoint a new chief of the Milwaukee Police Department. The commission had first been impeded by a 3-3 vote last week. In its second meeting to vote on a new chief, none of the six commissioners changed their minds and the vote remained […]
Madison to receive up to $500k for a guaranteed income pilot program
The City of Madison will be developing a guaranteed income pilot program after receiving up to $500,000 through Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, a national program of which Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway is a member. In a press conference Tuesday morning, Rhodes-Conway said her staff is working on developing a program to use the cash in […]
Elections official stands by at rally as speakers spread conspiracies, promote political violence
One of the six officials charged with administering and protecting Wisconsin’s elections system stood on the steps of the State Capitol Monday afternoon as a group of President Donald Trump’s supporters chanted “stop the steal.” Robert Spindell, one of three Republicans on the Wisconsin Elections Commission stood by as speakers spread conspiracy theories about election […]