Federal wildlife regulators have denied petitions submitted by hunting groups that sought to remove or reduce protections for gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region and West Coast states. The Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation, Wisconsin Bear Hunters’ Association, Michigan Bear ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin woman who at age 12 stabbed her sixth grade classmate nearly to death to please online horror character Slender Man will be released from a psychiatric hospital, a judge ordered Thursday after a trio of experts testified that she has made considerable ...
NEW LISBON, Wis. (AP) — A man charged in the killing of a Wisconsin woman and two girls more than a week ago was captured Thursday, authorities said. Virgil Thew was arrested about 30 minutes after someone reported a suspicious person in Elroy, a small community about 12 miles from New ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature are moving quickly to place a measure on the April ballot that would enshrine the state’s already strict voter ID requirement into the state constitution. The move would make it more difficult for Democrats to soften ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ plan to let voters repeal and create state laws without legislative involvement met opposition Monday from Republican leaders of the Legislature, who signaled that the idea is likely to be rejected for a second time. Evers’ plan comes the ...
Wisconsin has seen a record-high number of norovirus outbreaks in the last month, which may be driven by a new strain of the highly-contagious virus. Norovirus causes vomiting and diarrhea and is the leading cause of foodborne illness, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is typically spread through eating contaminated food or touching contaminated surfaces. It often spreads at restaurants and congregate settings such as long-term care facilities or schools. Lynn Roberts, epidemiologist for the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, said it’s typical ...
