I’m pinching myself: Briton living with MS makes CrossFit world final Leila Ives said it is ‘massive’ to represent the UK’s MS community at the final of Nobull’s CrossFit Games in Wisconsin, America. The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022
Are widespread layoffs coming? How the pandemic has changed employers' recession strategy WASHINGTON — With the economy slowing, the post-pandemic surge is over for Wisconsin restaurant owner Patrick DePula and his four pizza and pasta places. Los Angeles Times · Jul 6, 2022
Kevin Nicholson drops out of Wisconsin GOP governor race Republican Kevin Nicholson, a business consultant whose campaign for governor in battleground Wisconsin failed to catch on with conservative voters, is dropping out of the race five weeks before the Aug. 9 primary The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2022
Abortion ruling puts spotlight on gerrymandered legislatures State legislatures will be in the spotlight as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling giving the power to regulate abortion to the states The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2022
Kohler scores a major victory in Wisconsin court; plans for Whistling Straits’ sister course can move forward It's the latest step in a years-long legal obstacle course Kohler has been negotiating. USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 1, 2022
Wisconsin's conservative high court hands GOP another weapon Wisconsin’s conservative-controlled Supreme Court handed Republicans their newest weapon to weaken any Democratic governors in the battleground state The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2022
Live Ventures Acquires Industrial Knife Maker Kinetic For $26M Live Ventures Inc (NASDAQ:LIVE) subsidiary, Precision Marshall, has acquired all of the outstanding stock of The Kinetic Co Inc for about $26 million. Greendale, Wisconsin-based Kinetic was founded by the Masters family in 1948. Kinetic manufactures more than 90 types of knives and numerous associated parts. Kinetic employs approximately 100 non-union employees. The acquisition is… Benzinga · Jun 30, 2022
Boy Scout, 15, held dying truck driver’s hand after escaping derailed Amtrak train in Missouri The Wisconsin teen said waiting for emergency crews felt like ‘a lifetime’ The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2022
Meet Nora no-ears - the former stray cat who has become an internet celebrity Nora from Wisconsin, US, had to have the outer flaps of her ears chopped off after they became infected through years of living on the street. Daily Mirror · Jun 27, 2022
$13.9 million raised in the race for Wisconsin governor The general election for Governor of Wisconsin will take place on Nov. 7, 2022. In total, candidates running for Wisconsin governor have raised $13.9 million and spent $4.4 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and Mar. 21, 2022. The Democratic and Republican primaries are on Aug. 8, 2022. Ballotpedia · Jun 27, 2022
‘It’s not a haven’: With limited capacity for abortion care, Minnesota clinics brace for influx BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — A few minutes west of the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport sits a brick, one-story building with opaque windows. From the nearby freeways, most drivers wouldn’t recognize it as the location of one of the few clinics in the state that provide abortions. Tribune News Service · Jun 26, 2022
Abortion ban looms large in Wisconsin and the Dakotas EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Marcy Thomas and her husband, Scott, opened the church doors to a couple of visitors and didn't hesitate to explain how they felt about the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and eliminate constitutional protections for abortion. Tribune News Service · Jun 25, 2022
Abortion foes, supporters map next moves after Roe reversal Americans are taking stock a day after the Supreme Court overturned a woman’s constitutional right to abortion The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2022
Wisconsin's Evers looks for boost from anger over abortion Wisconsin’s Democratic Gov. Tony Evers hopes to translate anger over the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade into votes this fall as he vows to fight a 173-year-old state abortion ban in any way he can The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2022
WEKU · Jun 25, 2022 With just 8 abortion clinics, Minnesota may struggle to meet out-of-state demand With the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, Minnesota will be one of the states where abortion remains legally protected. But legal doesn't necessarily mean accessible, advocates warn.
Chicago Tribune · Jun 24, 2022 With Roe overturned, Illinois — a Midwest refuge for abortion care — prepares for influx of patients from other states CHICAGO — Illinois’ role as a haven of abortion care in the Midwest was magnified Friday, when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a watershed decision that reverses nearly a half-century of federally protected reproductive freedoms.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 24, 2022 What’s next after Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling? Clinics that provide abortion care across Illinois expect an influx of women from surrounding states. All of the adjacent states — Indiana, Wisconsin, Missouri and Iowa — are poised to ban or dramatically curtail abortion access.
Ballotpedia · Jun 24, 2022 Contested state legislative primaries in Wisconsin increase compared to 2020 There are 38 contested state legislative primaries in Wisconsin this year, 16% of the total number of possible primaries, and a 15% increase compared to the 2020 election cycle.
The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022 Man convicted last year of killing 2 in 1976 dies in prison A man serving two life terms for killing a Wisconsin couple in a slaying that went unsolved for decades has died in prison, state corrections officials confirmed
The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022 Wisconsin election investigator says he deleted records The former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice hired to investigate President Joe Biden’s victory in the battleground state testified that he routinely deleted records, and deactivated a personal email account, even after receiving open records requests
The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022 Woman committed over Slender Man stabbing seeks her release The second of two women who were sent to a state mental health facility after a 2014 stabbing attack on a sixth-grade classmate in Wisconsin which they claimed was to appease the horror character Slender Man is petitioning for her release
Ballotpedia · Jun 22, 2022 Wisconsin attorney general raises $1.1 million this election cycle According to campaign finance reports filed with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission, Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has raised $1.1 million and spent $257,084 between Jan. 1, 2021, and Mar. 21, 2022. Kaul is currently ranked fifth in state-level donations in the 2022 election cycle.
Salon · Jun 22, 2022 Johnson busted lying about cell phone Evidence suggests that one of Johnson's aides attempted to have Mike Pence replace 2020 presidential electors
The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022 Wisconsin GOP lawmakers set to end session on abortion ban Republican legislators in Wisconsin are expected to meet but quickly adjourn a special session that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers called to repeal the state's dormant abortion ban without taking any action
Salon · Jun 22, 2022 Will fake electors doom Ron Johnson? One Wisconsin Democrat calls Johnson "a criminal and a traitor," while senator's staff claim he wasn't involved