The Latest Breaking News from Wisconsin

College Football Conference Championship Games Without Divisions. What Would’ve Happened?

College football conferences without divisions? What would the championship games have been without them?

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 23, 2022

Facebook was paid $101,978 from Wisconsin campaign accounts; other states reported millions

In Wisconsin, state-level candidates and PACs have spent $101,978 from their campaign accounts on services from Facebook in the 2022 election cycle so far. Facebook received 0.29 percent of all reported expenditures. 

Ballotpedia · May 22, 2022

Wisconsin Republicans gather to vote on endorsements

Wisconsin Republicans are gathering to consider whether to endorse a candidate in the hotly contested governor’s race, with some arguing they shouldn’t pick a favorite before the August primary in the battleground state

The Independent UK · May 21, 2022

Wisconsin Secretary of State raises no money this election cycle

According to the most recent campaign finance reports filed with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission, Wisconsin Secretary of State Douglas La Follette has raised no money between Jan. 1, 2021 and Mar. 21, 2022. 

Ballotpedia · May 19, 2022

McDonald's fan who has eaten a Big Mac EVERY DAY for 50 years says he's munched 32,000

It was 1999 when Donald Gorske, from Fond du Lac in Wisconsin, first obtained the record for the Most Big Mac Burgers Eaten In a Lifetime

Daily Mirror · May 19, 2022

Mellen School District votes to prohibit race from being discussed during American history lessons

The Mellon School Board in Wisconsin voted on April 20, 2022, to adopt a new policy to prohibit race from being discussed during American history lessons. This decision follows a vote in March that barred subjects such as critical race theory, religion, sexual orientation, privilege, empathy, and political orientation from…

Ballotpedia · May 19, 2022

Harley-Davidson Temporarily Halts Production Due To Supply Chain Issues

Harley-Davidson temporarily announced a stop to production at plants in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin due to supply chain issues in May, 2022.

RideApart · May 19, 2022

Wisconsin man gets 10 years in prison for racist acid attack

A judge has sentenced a white Milwaukee man to a decade in prison for throwing acid in a Latino man's face in a 2019 racist attack

The Independent UK · May 18, 2022

Democratic Wisconsin Senate hopeful Barnes releases first ad

Wisconsin Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes highlights his middle class upbringing in his first television ad in the hotly contested race

The Independent UK · May 18, 2022

Stolen dog reunited with family who 'never gave up hope' after five heartbreaking years

Barney Lattimore, from Wisconsin, was devastated when his dog Ginger suddenly disappeared in 2017, but he never gave up hope - then five years later, his 'prayers were answered' when he spotted a photo of a stray on Facebook

Daily Mirror · May 18, 2022