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New presidential electors picked in Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrats and Republicans in Wisconsin picked new presidential electors Tuesday, almost four years after Republicans from the state posed as fake electors for former President Donald Trump. The Democratic and Republican legislative caucuses and legislative candidates met in the state Capitol to select 10 people from each party who will represent voters in the presidential election. The winner of the popular vote in each state determines which party’s electors are sent to the Electoral College, which meets after the election in December to certify the ...

Trump rallies in Wisconsin’s critical Democratic stronghold

WAUNAKEE, Wis. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump spent more than an hour ahead of Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate campaigning in a Democratic county that is crucial to Kamala Harris ‘ hopes for winning the key battleground state of Wisconsin. Republican Trump appeared at a ...

Fire at Wisconsin railroad tie recycling facility

TOWN OF CAMPBELL, Wis. (AP) — Firefighters spent all day Tuesday battling a blaze at a railroad tie recycling facility in western Wisconsin. The fire broke out early Tuesday morning at Omaha Track in the town of Campbell on French Island, just outside La Crosse, multiple media outlets reported. The facility grinds up scrap railway ties and materials into chips that can be used as biofuel. Flames and smoke could be seen for miles. Multiple departments were still fighting the blaze Tuesday afternoon, WXOW-TV reported. No injuries had been reported. The cause of the fire is unclear. ...

Wisconsin city replaces ballot drop box after mayor carted it away

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An absentee ballot drop box that the mayor of a central Wisconsin city removed a week ago was back in place Monday. The Wausau city clerk said the box was available outside of City Hall “for residents to submit absentee ballots, payments, and other important city ...

Wisconsin inmates to get hearing aid considerations

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Corrections has agreed to provide more help to hearing-impaired inmates as part of a settlement with federal investigators. The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday that its investigators had been probing complaints from inmates at ...

Trump says he’ll ‘liberate’ Wisconsin

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump meandered Saturday through a list of grievances against Vice President Kamala Harris and other issues during an event intended to link his Democratic opponent to illegal border crossings. A day after Harris discussed immigration ...