The Latest Breaking News from Wisconsin

Man admits helping son hide bodies in Wisconsin farm field after St. Paul quadruple murder

MINNEAPOLIS — A St. Paul man has admitted that he helped his son hide in a western Wisconsin farm field the bodies from a quadruple murder last year.

Tribune News Service · Oct 26, 2022

Wynn wants to make it harder to vote

Law Group that includes Karl Rove, Bill Barr stirs unfounded doubts about integrity of election system, say critics

Salon · Oct 26, 2022

A Wisconsin man is convicted of killing 6 with an SUV in a Christmas parade

Darrell Brooks drove his Ford Escape into the parade in Waukesha outside Milwaukee in November. The jury verdict ends a trial in which he defended himself erratically and sometimes confrontationally.

WEKU · Oct 26, 2022

Prosecutors: Wisconsin parade suspect meant to hurt people

Prosecutors have told jurors that a Wisconsin man intended to hurt people when he drove his SUV into a Christmas parade last year

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022

These are the most expensive contested elections in the Wisconsin State Assembly

Elections for all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly will take place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans hold a 57-38 majority heading into the election.

Ballotpedia · Oct 25, 2022

These are the most expensive contested elections in the Wisconsin Senate

Elections for 17 of 33 seats in the Wisconsin State Senate will take place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans hold a 21-12 majority heading into the election.

Ballotpedia · Oct 25, 2022

Six people found dead after Wisconsin apartment fire had been shot in apparent murder-suicide

Police say the six people found dead after an apartment fire in a southern Wisconsin village last week had been shot in an apparent case of murder-suicide

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022

Police: 6 who died in Wisconsin apartment fire had been shot

Police say the six people found dead after an apartment fire in a southern Wisconsin village last week had been shot in an apparent case of murder-suicide

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022

Take two! Detailing 377 election rematches this year

Welcome to the Tuesday, October 25, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Oct 25, 2022

Early in-person voting starting in Wisconsin amid lawsuits

In-person early voting begins in swing state Wisconsin amid ongoing lawsuits affecting which ballots can be counted or tossed, recently ordered bans on drop boxes, and restrictions on who can return ballots

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022