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Evers seeks applicants for court position

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced that he is seeking applicants for judge in Marinette County Circuit Court – Branch 1. The appointment will fill a vacancy being created by Judge Jane M. Sequin’s resignation, effective July 31, 2024. The new judge will complete a term ending July 31, ...

GOP legislators introduce bill to suspend northern Wisconsin doe hunt

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would prohibit hunters from killing antlerless deer in northern Wisconsin for several years in an attempt to preserve does and regrow the region’s herd. Hunters in the state’s Northern Forest Hunting Zone ...

GOP leader derides impeachment attempt targeting Wisconsin elections official

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican attempt to impeach Wisconsin’s nonpartisan top elections official is nothing more than “a big show for the cameras” and will be ignored, the Assembly’s GOP majority leader said Thursday. Several Republican lawmakers, including the state Senate ...

Sun Prairie crew fences off pond

SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. (AP) — A Madison-area city has erected a 6-foot (1.8-meter) chain-link fence around a retention pond where two boys fell through the ice and later died earlier this month. The City of Sun Prairie’s Public Works Department hired a contractor to put up the temporary fence ...