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Republican field grows in race to replace Ryan
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican field is growing in the race to replace House Speaker Paul Ryan, but he said Friday that he won't endorse anyone yet. Ryan's abrupt retirement announcement last week sent Republicans scrambling to fill the void, w...
Baldwin urges Trump to take action on gun control
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin urged President Donald Trump on Thursday to bring forward gun control measures, while slamming the National Rifle Association and saying high school students are forcing politicians to consider c...
Wisconsin girl convicted in Slender Man stabbing sentenced
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — One of two Wisconsin girls who tried to kill a classmate to win favor with a fictional horror character named Slender Man was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in a mental hospital, the maximum punishment possible. Anissa Weier, 1...
Girl gets 25 years in mental hospital in Slender Man case
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — One of two Wisconsin girls who tried to kill a classmate to win favor with a fictional horror character named Slender Man has been sentenced to 25 years in a mental hospital, the maximum punishment possible. Anissa Weier, 16, p...
Bannon-sponsored candidates often picked for Trump loyalty
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson, a consultant for Fortune 500 companies, doesn't look much like the renegade outsiders whom political strategist Steve Bannon says he's recruiting for his war on the Republican e...
Big stakes in high court fight over partisan political maps
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats and Republicans are poised for a Supreme Court fight about political line-drawing with the potential to alter the balance of power across a country starkly divided between the two parties. The big question at the heart o...
Wisconsin Assembly committee approves Foxconn incentives
Madison, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin state Assembly committee approved a $3 billion tax incentive package on Monday for Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology Group, the first vote in what could be an intense month of legislative action to quickly pass the m...
Wisconsin DNR offers bottled water for contaminated wells
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is making emergency bottled water available when private wells in rural parts of the state are contaminated by livestock manure, responding to concerns raised by environmental g...