The Latest Breaking News from Wisconsin

Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin's announcement she will seek a third term gives Democrats another veteran candidate in a battleground state.

Welcome to the Wednesday, April 12, Brew. 

DULUTH, Minn. — Minnesota and Wisconsin so far seem to be avoiding a mysterious decline in wild turkey numbers that has plagued several southern states in recent years, with populations in the north holding steady even through some tough winters.

Both Democrats and Republicans are zeroing in on the critical Midwestern region ahead of next year's presidential election, with both parties choosing to hold their national conventions there

The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued four opinions from April 3-9. As of April 9, the court issued 24 opinions in 2023 — nine more than this point a year ago. Three of four opinions are below: 

Eight states—Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Washington—are holding statewide elections this year. Rules governing who can return completed absentee/mail-in ballots vary by state. Absentee/mail-in voting is voting that does not happen in person on Election Day but instead occurs another way, usually by mail. All states…

The convention, to run Aug. 19-22, 2024, is expected to draw up to 50,000 visitors to Chicago, which last hosted Democrats in 1996.

An unabashed abortion rights supporter won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court last week in a stunning 11-point victory over a conservative antiabortion judge. Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz’s defeat of former state Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly gives the court a liberal majority for the first time in…

Janet Protasiewicz defeated Daniel Kelly in the nonpartisan general election for Wisconsin Supreme Court on April 4, 2023. Protasiewicz’s election means the balance of the court will switch from a 4-3 conservative majority to a 4-3 liberal majority for the first time in 15 years.

The longtime Golf Channel and NBC broadcaster will return to Wisconsin this summer as an analyst for the U.S. Senior Open.

The GOP is internally divided, filled with self-serving carnival-barkers, and beholden to cruel positions that appall most voters