The Latest Breaking News from Wisconsin

Biden’s Wisconsin trip sets stage for 2024 reelection campaign

Joe Biden wanted a show of strength and found it in a union hall in Wisconsin — a state Democrats learned the hard way that they can’t ignore, and one where the president sent his strongest signal yet of a reelection bid.

Tribune News Service · Feb 10, 2023

Prosecutors won't charge Wisconsin ex-senator in fatal crash

Prosecutors have decided not to charge a former Wisconsin state senator who was involved in a car crash that left a Pennsylvania woman and her 5-year-old daughter dead

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023

Ice ‘donuts’ And ‘pancakes’ Transform Lake Michigan Shoreline

In one Wisconsin town, the shoreline of Lake Michigan was changed by an extraordinarily frosty scene

Zenger · Feb 9, 2023

Wisconsin student’s dad sues over police officer’s neck restraint

An Illinois man has filed a federal lawsuit alleging an off-duty police officer improperly put his knee into his 12-year-old daughter's neck during a fight in a Wisconsin middle school last year

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023

Wisconsin student's dad sues over officer's neck restraint

An Illinois man has filed a federal lawsuit alleging an off-duty police officer improperly put his knee into his 12-year-old daughter's neck during a fight in a Wisconsin middle school last year

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023

Special primary preview: Wisconsin State Senate District 8

The special primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 8 is on Feb. 21, 2023. Jodi Habush Sinykin (D), Janel Brandtjen (R), Daniel Knodl (R), and Van Mobley (R) are competing to advance to the special general election scheduled for April 4. The filing deadline to run passed on Jan. 3.

Ballotpedia · Feb 6, 2023

Election preview: Wisconsin statewide primary

The statewide primary for Wisconsin is on Feb. 21, 2023. The filing deadline to run was on Jan. 3. Candidates are running in elections for the following offices: 

Ballotpedia · Feb 6, 2023

Election preview: Madison, Wisconsin

The primary for Madison, Wisconsin is on Feb. 21, 2023. Candidates are competing to advance to the general election scheduled for April 4. The filing deadline to run was on Jan. 3.

Ballotpedia · Feb 6, 2023

Truck fully submerged in icy lake as temperatures plunge to -13C in arctic blast

A towing company in Wisconsin, US, waited for the arctic blast to strike so that the icy surface would become thicker, enabling them to pull the pickup truck out of the frozen Crooked Lake

Daily Mirror · Feb 6, 2023

Buck of the Week gets ready for Valentines Day

A deer photo apt for Valentine’s Day, more on Chicago’s urban and suburban turkeys, the shortening of ice fishing in Wisconsin and a note on protecting the Boundary Waters are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 4, 2023