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Wisconsin’s high court strikes down 1849 abortion ban

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal majority struck down the state's 176-year-old abortion ban on Wednesday, ruling 4-3 that it was superseded by newer state laws regulating the procedure, including statutes that criminalize abortions only after a fetus can survive ...

Evers signs Wisconsin budget in early morning to secure Medicaid funds

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a new two-year budget in the early morning hours Thursday in a race against Congress to ensure the state gets a federal Medicaid match that it would lose under President Trump's tax and spending cuts package. In an extraordinarily rapid ...

Wisconsin lawmakers rush to pass budget deal to help hospitals

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Legislature pushed to pass a compromise state budget Wednesday, with Democratic votes expected to be needed to approve the deal reached between Gov. Tony Evers and majority Republicans. Lawmakers were rushing to pass the plan and get it signed into law ...

Wisconsin Senate passes state budget in rush to help hospitals

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Senate passed a compromise state budget on a bipartisan vote Wednesday in a race to approve a deal reached between Gov. Tony Evers and majority Republicans. Lawmakers were rushing to pass the plan and get it signed into law before federal law changes take ...

Suspect in Green Bay child’s death held on $2M bond

Bond was set at $2 million Monday in Brown County, Wis., Circuit Court for a 21-year-old Green Bay man arrested Friday in Florence County in connection with the death of a 2-year-old boy. James VanderLeest and his father, 48-year-old David VanderLeest, also of Green Bay, are both expected to ...

Milwaukee police officer dies after he and his partner were shot in an alley

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (AP) — A Milwaukee police officer who was shot Thursday while responding to a call died three days later, the police department announced Sunday. Officer Kendall Corder, 32, died Sunday as a result of the injuries he suffered in the shooting. His partner was also shot but ...