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Heads of Wisconsin's largest school districts 'dismayed'

By Scott Bauer Jun. 15, 2021 10:07 AM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The superintendents of Wisconsin's five largest school districts told members of the Legislature on Tuesday that they're “dismayed” that ...

Kyle Rittenhouse listens during his pretrial hearing Friday, May 21, 2021 at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis. Rittenhouse's attorneys and prosecutors are expected to iron out deadlines and other housekeeping matters ahead of his trial in November. Rittenhouse is charged with killing two men and wounding a third during the August protests. (Sean Krajacic/The Kenosha News via AP, Pool)
Attorneys: Rittenhouse trial in November could take 2 weeks

By Todd Richmond May. 21, 2021 01:06 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials

By The Associated Press Jan. 21, 2021 04:16 PM EST
Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Jan. 20 We should help Biden bring back civility America has proven the strength of...

Wisconsin lawmakers introduce police reform package

By Todd Richmond Jan. 20, 2021 12:47 PM EST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of Wisconsin lawmakers introduced legislation Wednesday designed to reform police use-of-force policies and investigations,...

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials

By The Associated Press Jan. 07, 2021 06:55 PM EST
Kenosha News, Kenosha, Jan. 6 Continue to come together, work hard The day arrived. Kenosha County District Attorney...

FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2020 file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers speaks during the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee, Wis. Evers says he’ll likely include criminal justice reforms in the next state budget as Wisconsin emerges from a tumultuous year of protests over police brutality and racism. The governor told The Associated Press in a year-end interview that the executive budget will “hopefully” include proposals to resolve criminal justice disparities. He declined to offer specifics. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post via AP, File)
Evers: Criminal justice reforms likely in next state budget

By Todd Richmond Dec. 27, 2020 01:01 AM EST

Wisconsin hospital files 200 debt lawsuits during pandemic

By Bram Sable-Smith Of Wisconsin Watch Dec. 26, 2020 01:01 AM EST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Alysa Gummow didn’t know what to think in October when the letters from law firms arrived in the mail. She had filed for bankruptcy in...

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials

By The Associated Press Nov. 25, 2020 11:50 AM EST
Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Nov. 22 Where is the leadership from state government? We understand that top state...

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Kenosha Regional Airport, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
How Biden navigated pandemic politics to win the White House

By Steve Peoples, Bill Barrow, Zeke Miller And Meg Kinnard Nov. 07, 2020 05:09 PM EST

A Biden supporter cheers while driving past a Trump rally protesting the election results after Democrat Joe Biden was declared the winner Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, at the State Capitol in Lansing, Mich. Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to lead a nation gripped by the historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
AP VoteCast: How did Biden do it? Wide coalition powered win

By Josh Boak And Hannah Fingerhut Nov. 07, 2020 02:39 PM EST

The windows of a shop front are boarded up with plywood which has a mural that reads "Kenosha Strong and BLM!" painted on it, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, in downtown Kenosha, Wis. Two months after street violence shook the little lakeside city of Kenosha dozens of businesses are still boarded. Many of these businesses are open, but with divisive elections just days away some are also hedging their bets, covering up windows and sometimes building outer sets of plywood doors that can be easily shut, like castles pulling up their drawbridges, if trouble returns. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
AP VoteCast: Wisconsin voters sour on state of nation

By Bernard Condon Nov. 04, 2020 12:08 PM EST

Voters wait in line outside a polling center on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
AP VoteCast: Wisconsin voters sour on state of nation

By Bernard Condon Nov. 03, 2020 06:42 PM EST

Political signs are seen outside the Greendale Police station and polling locxation Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Greenfield, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Early voting shattered, Wisconsin may hit record turnout

By Scott Bauer And Steve Megargee Nov. 02, 2020 11:56 PM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2020, file photo, Evelio Mancera and his daughter, Jennifer Mancera, both residents of Madison, fill out their ballots on the first day of the state's in-person absentee voting window for the Nov. 3 election outside the city's City-County Building in Madison, Wis. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)
Wisconsin braces for Election Day, Trump plans final stop

By Scott Bauer Nov. 02, 2020 10:23 AM EST

President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Kenosha Regional Airport, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The Latest: Trump predicts he'll 'so easily' win Michigan

Nov. 02, 2020 08:56 AM EST

FILE - Eddie Hall Jr. and his wife Candace stand in front of the broken front window of their Warren, Mich., home, on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. Some experts say political and social unrest as well as the coronavirus pandemic has taken a disproportionate physical and financial tolls on Black people, resulting in increased anxiety levels among African Americans. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP, File)
Experts: Police brutality, racism pushing Black anxiety

By Corey Williams Nov. 01, 2020 10:34 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials

By The Associated Press Oct. 21, 2020 02:07 PM EDT
Journal Times, Racine, Oct. 19 Greater transparency needed from state, Foxconn The work continues at the Foxconn site...

FILE - In this Wednesday, June 3, 2020, file photo, protesters rally in Phoenix, demanding that the Phoenix City Council defund the Phoenix Police Department. The racial justice protests following the death of George Floyd spurred calls to “defund the police” in cities across the country, a priority for activists that has now become a central point in the presidential contest. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
Police departments seeing modest cuts, but not 'defunding'

By Geoff Mulvihill Oct. 01, 2020 01:03 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials

By The Associated Press Sep. 29, 2020 01:40 PM EDT
Journal Times, Racine, Sept. 27 Stop the politics and help Kenosha Gov. Tony Evers and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis.,...

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden arrives to speak about the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg after he arrives at at New Castle Airport, in New Castle, Del., Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, as he returns from Duluth, Minn. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Biden headed to Manitowoc for second Wisconsin visit

By Scott Bauer Sep. 20, 2020 05:43 PM EDT