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Wisconsin man sentenced in Guam for violating international sex offender travel rules

Wisconsin man sentenced in Guam for violating international sex offender travel rules

Shawn N. Anderson United States Attorney at the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands | United States Attorney's Office District of GuamShawn N. Anderson United States Attorney at the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands...

Milwaukee hosts the 147th National Guard Conference

Milwaukee hosts the 147th National Guard Conference

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Thousands of men and women in uniform are in Milwaukee this weekend. The Wisconsin National Guard is hosting the 147th annual National Guard Association General Conference. Around 3,500 people are here from across 54 states...

Wisconsin Youth Sue Utility Regulator for Failing to Consider Climate Crisis

Wisconsin Youth Sue Utility Regulator for Failing to Consider Climate Crisis

Truthout is a vital news source and a living history of political struggle. If you think our work is valuable, support us with a donation of any size. This story was originally published by Grist. On August 9 and 10, a massive storm over...

Robin Vos warns against potential Democratic trifecta in upcoming Wisconsin elections

Robin Vos warns against potential Democratic trifecta in upcoming Wisconsin elections

Robin Vos, a Republican member of the Wisconsin State House representing the 33rd district, has used his social media platform to emphasize the importance of the 2026 elections for Wisconsin's political future.On August 20, 2025, Vos posted on X:...

WATCH: Protecting health care matters to these Wisconsin 3rd District candidates

WATCH: Protecting health care matters to these Wisconsin 3rd District candidates

Health care is the number one issue constituents in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District are concerned about. That’s what three Democratic candidates have concluded as they’ve been going out to fairs, parades, and other community events this...

Advocates urge Gov. Evers to cut Wisconsin's prison population in half

Advocates urge Gov. Evers to cut Wisconsin's prison population in half

MADISON, (WKOW) — Advocates gathered at the Wisconsin State Capitol Saturday to call on Gov. Tony Evers and state legislators to advance what they call a “justice reinvestment” agenda aimed at reducing the state’s prison population. Mark Rice,...

Willy Adames homers twice in return to Milwaukee, but Giants crumble in ninth

Willy Adames homers twice in return to Milwaukee, but Giants crumble in ninth

MILWAUKEE — San Francisco Giants hitting coach Pat Burrell offered some experienced counsel to Willy Adames in the pregame hours Friday afternoon. Adames, a beloved figure for four seasons in a Milwaukee Brewers uniform, was about to play his...

The Upswing: Meet the Military Veteran Turned Apothecary 8-23-25

The Upswing: Meet the Military Veteran Turned Apothecary 8-23-25

This week, WTMJ’s Jeff Sherman was joined by Tamara Key, an Army veteran, owner of The Herbal Key Apothecary and the Wisconsin ambassador of the CJ3 Foundation, a nonprofit that provides services to wounded and disabled first responders, veterans,...

Milwaukee police say they need more evidence before launching search for missing men

Milwaukee police say they need more evidence before launching search for missing men

Two homeless men are confirmed dead and at least two more are missing after floods in Milwaukee. Milwaukee police say they need more evidence before launching an active search for the missing men. Family members and local business owners have...

Federal grants awarded in Wisconsin target violent crimes against women

Federal grants awarded in Wisconsin target violent crimes against women

Timothy M. O’Shea United States Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Western District of WisconsinTimothy M. O’Shea United States Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of...

The chapter of errors, part V: 15 biggest mistakes by the Milwaukee Bucks (2002–2025)

The chapter of errors, part V: 15 biggest mistakes by the Milwaukee Bucks (2002–2025)

Editor’s note: read parts I, II, III, and IV here. 3. “Tobias Who?”: Trading Tobias Harris for Half a Season of J.J. Redick (2013) We’re on the podium, and here shine true gems of incompetence. Tobias Harris, a name that in Milwaukee evokes...

Texas redistricting map passed by Senate, sent to Gov. Abbott

Texas redistricting map passed by Senate, sent to Gov. Abbott

(Background) A person views a map during a Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting public testimony hearing on August 07, 2025, in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) / (R-Top) Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a...

Wisconsin man 'drank all day' before horror crash that killed high school senior, 17, and her dog

Wisconsin man 'drank all day' before horror crash that killed high school senior, 17, and her dog

A 20-year-old man from West Allis, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to causing a fatal crash while driving under the influence. The incident occurred on December 30, 2024, in Waukesha, resulting in the death of...

Wisconsin judge denies motions to dismiss charges Trump aides face in fake electors suit

Wisconsin judge denies motions to dismiss charges Trump aides face in fake electors suit

MADISON (AP) -- A Wisconsin judge Friday declined to dismiss felony charges against two attorneys and a former aide to President Donald Trump who advised Trump in 2020 as part of a plan to submit paperwork falsely claiming that the Republican had...

NHL confirms 2028 World Cup of Hockey without the International Ice Hockey Federation's involvement

NHL confirms 2028 World Cup of Hockey without the International Ice Hockey Federation's involvement

NHL-The World Cup of Hockey 2028 (Credit: National Hockey League (NHL®) and National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA)) International hockey has been waiting for a shake-up, and the NHL has just delivered it. After years without its top...

Federal government extends lease at downtown Milwaukee building used by ICE

Federal government extends lease at downtown Milwaukee building used by ICE

Reading Time: 3 minutes Are you getting our free newsletters? The federal government has extended its lease on a downtown Milwaukee property used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to federal lease records and the building’s...

Jacobson campaign: What Wisconsin’s reading: Jenna Jacobson and Senate Dems fighting to cut costs

Jacobson campaign: What Wisconsin’s reading: Jenna Jacobson and Senate Dems fighting to cut costs

MADISON, WI – On Monday, State Representative Jenna Jacobson and State Senator Brad Pfaff announced new legislation to establish a 3-day back-to-school tax holiday each August. During which families will be able to do their back to school shopping...

Indian national indicted for alleged money laundering conspiracy in Wisconsin

Indian national indicted for alleged money laundering conspiracy in Wisconsin

Gregory J. Haanstad, U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of WisconsinGregory J. Haanstad, U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin A federal grand jury has indicted Roshan Shah, a 21-year-old Indian...

Justice Department demands Illinois hand over voter data. Election officials are debating compliance.

Justice Department demands Illinois hand over voter data. Election officials are debating compliance.

Illinois election officials are weighing whether to comply with a demand from Republican President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice to turn over by Sept. 1 the state’s full voter registration list, including voters’ birth dates, driver’s...

Milwaukee flood victims say FEMA aid is too little, too late

Milwaukee flood victims say FEMA aid is too little, too late

MILWUAKEE (WKOW) -- Federal Emergency Management Agency teams are in Milwaukee assessing flood damage and distributing emergency supplies. According to our Milwaukee affiliate WISN, residents lined blocks Friday to collect bleach, mops and gloves,...

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