Wisconsin congressional primaries set stage for November

August 14, 2026

With Tuesday’s primary elections now complete, the slate of candidates is set for Wisconsin’s U.S. House elections in November. In the 7th Congressional District, Michael Alfonso of Hayward, the 26-year-old son-in-law of U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, won a crowded, often-contentious Republican primary. Fred Clark, 67, of Bayfield, a state Assembly member from 2009 to 2015, won the Democratic primary over two others. In the 7th District congressional primary in Florence County, Alfonso led Republicans with 465 votes, followed by Kevin Hermening with 138 and Jessi ...

Feds issue Line 5 tunnel permit

August 13, 2026

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has permitted construction of Enbridge Energy’s controversial Line 5 tunnel project in the Straits of ...

Crowley’s slim primary win sets up governor’s race against GOP’s Tiffany

August 13, 2026

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — David Crowley’s razor-thin primary win over a democratic socialist sets up a Wisconsin governor’s race against a Republican congressman who has voted with President Donald Trump 100% of the time, potentially giving moderate Democrats an ideal matchup as Trump’s ...

House explosion, fire kills two in Wausaukee area

August 12, 2026

WAUSAUKEE, Wis. — Authorities are still investigating the cause of a house explosion and fire that killed an elderly couple Friday morning in the Town of Wausaukee. The call came in just after 10:30 a.m. Friday of a residential explosion on Finnel Road, according to a news release Tuesday from the Marinette County Sheriff’s Office. The residence already was engulfed in flames when the Wausaukee Fire Department and Wausaukee Rescue arrived, along with Marinette County Sheriff’s deputies. After the fire was suppressed, a search found two bodies in the residence: 81-year-old Roger ...

Crowley’s slim primary win sets up governor’s race against GOP’s Tiffany

August 12, 2026

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — David Crowley’s razor-thin primary win over a democratic socialist sets up a Wisconsin governor’s race against a Republican congressman who has voted with President Donald Trump 100% of the time, potentially giving moderate Democrats an ideal matchup as Trump’s ...

A democratic socialist is locked in a tight race with a moderate in the Wisconsin governor primary

August 11, 2026

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A democratic socialist is in a tight race against the party establishment's chosen candidate, who revived his campaign after another leading contender dropped out in Wisconsin's chaotic primary for governor on Tuesday. The winner will advance to take on Republican ...