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Kunlun Red Star's Parker Foo battles for the puck during the Kontinental Hockey League ice hockey match between Kunlun Red Star Beijing and Avangard Omsk in Mytishchi, outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
IIHF meets to review Olympic eligibility of Chinese players

By Stephen Whyno Nov. 26, 2021 11:58 AM EST

In this screen grab from video, former Wisconsin governors Jim Doyle and Scott Walker are joining together to call for people to get the COVID-19 vaccine in a new public service television advertisement. The spot released Thursday, June 10, 2021, produced by UW Health, features the Republican Walker placing a Zoom call to Doyle, a Democrat. Both are in their personal offices and never appear in the same room together.(UW Health via AP)
Former rivals Walker, Doyle join together to promote vaccine

By Scott Bauer Jun. 10, 2021 02:10 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Wisconsin

By The Associated Press Jun. 08, 2021 05:00 PM EDT
Wisconsin State Journal. June 6, 2021. Editorial: Republicans shouldn’t risk $1.5B for Wisconsin schools Wisconsin...

FILE - In this March 21, 2019 file photo, Governor Tony Evers arrives to a ceremony at the State Capitol in Madison, Wis. Gov. Evers made it official Saturday, June 5, 2021, announcing his bid for a second term in the battleground state where he stands as a Democratic block to the Republican-controlled state Legislature.(Steve Apps/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)
Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Evers launches bid for second term

By Scott Bauer Jun. 05, 2021 08:55 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Wisconsin

By The Associated Press Apr. 21, 2021 01:40 AM EDT
Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. April 19, 2021. Editorial: Wait and see right approach on Foxconn Monday’s announcement...

FILE - In this June 28, 2018 photo, President Donald Trump takes a tour of Foxconn with Foxconn chairman Terry Gou, right, and CEO of SoftBank Masayoshi Son in Mt. Pleasant, Wis. Foxconn Technology Group, the world's largest electronics manufacturer, has reached a new deal with reduced tax breaks for its scaled back project in southeast Wisconsin, Gov. Tony Evers and the the company announced on Monday, April 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Foxconn, Wisconsin reach new deal on scaled back facility

By Scott Bauer Apr. 19, 2021 10:06 AM EDT

Biden administration blocks Medicaid work requirements

Apr. 09, 2021 12:56 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Joe Biden's administration has blocked former Gov. Scott Walker's plan to require some childless adults to work to maintain...

WI--Wisconsin Schools Superintendent

By Scott Bauer Mar. 26, 2021 09:30 AM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The race to become Wisconsin's top education official that is open for the first time in more than a decade pits a rural superintendent...

Wisconsin superintendent candidates spar over campaign ad

By Scott Bauer Mar. 17, 2021 03:24 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The conservative-backed candidate to become Wisconsin's top education official called on her Democratic-backed opponent to apologize for...

Today in History

By The Associated Press Mar. 11, 2021 12:00 AM EST
Today in History Today is Thursday, March 11, the 70th day of 2021. There are 295 days left in the year. Today’s...

Today in History

By The Associated Press Feb. 15, 2021 12:00 AM EST
Today in History Today is Monday, Feb. 15, the 46th day of 2021. There are 319 days left in the year. This is Presidents Day. ...

FILE - In this early Thursday, Jan 7, 2021 file photo, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., bows her head during a closing prayer of a joint session of the House and Senate to confirm Electoral College votes at the Capitol in Washington. On Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting that Ocasio-Cortez falsely claimed she faced rioters in the main Capitol building during the Jan. 6 insurrection. In a Feb. 2 Instagram Live video where the congresswomen opened up about the Capitol attack and her past sexual assault, she explained that she was in her office in a neighboring building on the Capitol complex, where she experienced a frightening encounter with a Capitol Police officer who she said didn’t announce himself. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

By The Associated Press Feb. 05, 2021 03:00 PM EST

In evenly split Wisconsin, partisan divides may only grow

By Nora Eckert And Anya Van Wagtendonk Of Wisconsin Watch Jan. 30, 2021 01:01 AM EST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — This summer, amid the country’s roiling pandemic and racial unrest, Sage Conrad hung signs outside of the café her parents own. The simple...

FILE - In this Dec. 19, 2011 file photo, protesters participate in a daily sing-a-long at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis. The singers gathered without a permit. Security breaches at the U.S. Capitol and statehouses around the country haven't led to any changes at the state Capitol building in Madison. Gov. Tony Evers closed the building in March to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Lawmakers have been allowed to continue working in the building and the public has been allowed inside to watch their proceedings. But for the most part, the building is a silent hulk. Thousands of protesters occupied the building for three weeks in 2011. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer File)
Closed Wisconsin Capitol deflates security concerns

By Todd Richmond Jan. 08, 2021 02:31 PM EST

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

Report: UW System schools are falling behind their peers

By Scott Bauer Dec. 15, 2020 10:05 AM EST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Freezing tuition at the University of Wisconsin without adding more state funding to offset the loss has contributed to the system falling...

An artificial Christmas tree that Republican lawmakers set up stands in the Wisconsin Capitol rotunda Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, in Madison, Wis. GOP Reps. Paul Tittl and Shae Sortwell erected the tree without a permit after Gov. Tony Evers' administration decided to forego the state's annual tradition of placing a towering evergreen in the rotunda since the building is closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Todd Richmond)
Republicans defy Evers, put Christmas tree in closed Capitol

By Todd Richmond Dec. 07, 2020 12:03 PM EST

Caleb Frostman, former secretary of Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, is seen at the Wisconsin State Capitol on Jan. 7, 2019 in Madison, Wis. Gov. Tony Evers in September 2020 asked Frostman to resign as secretary, citing a backlog of unemployment insurance claims. (Emily Hamer/Wisconsin Watch via AP)
Wisconsin jobless claims rise as state's system woes persist

By Marty Hobe Of Wtmj-Tv And Bram Sable-Smith Of Wisconsin Watch/Wisconsin Public Radio. Nov. 21, 2020 01:01 AM EST

This Nov. 16, 2020, screenshot from a smartphone shows the "Official Trump 2020 App," which allowed President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign to monitor the movements of his millions of supporters and offered intimate access to their social networks. Phunware Inc., the software company that built the app, is in financial distress and has been sustained at key points by the administration and the campaign, according to interviews with former employees, financial filings and court documents. (AP Photo)
Financially troubled startup helped power Trump campaign

By Garance Burke Nov. 17, 2020 10:23 AM EST

Evers: No holiday tree in state Capitol this year

Nov. 13, 2020 12:31 PM EST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers' administration will not place a holiday tree in the state Capitol rotunda this year since the building remains closed due...