Wisconsin
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Illinois braces for more patients as Wisconsin pauses abortions
Sep 26, 2025 8:19 am - Illinois elected officials and abortion providers foresee an influx of Wisconsin patients after the state’s Planned Parenthood branch announced Wednesday it would pause abortions Oct. 1 while it faces losing Medicaid funding as a result of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax law.
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Wisconsin Planned Parenthood pauses abortions amid federal Medicaid funding cut
Sep 25, 2025 12:09 pm - Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin will stop scheduling patients for abortions starting next week as it works to find a way to provide the service in the face of Medicaid funding cuts in President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill, the nonprofit said Thursday.
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Leaf-peeping along the Great River RoadSep 12, 2025 8:23 am - It happens every year as autumn approaches. When the weather begins to cool, I get a burning desire to travel to see fall foliage. Where to go for a quick trip? The Great River Road, or at least a piece of it in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin.
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Milwaukee area drying out after weekend rain causes record flooding on multiple rivers
Aug 11, 2025 2:57 pm - The Milwaukee area began drying out Monday after weekend rain hit unofficial state records of more than 14 inches in less than 24 hours, leading multiple rivers to flood at record-high levels, washing out vehicles, flooding basements and cutting power to thousands of homes.
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Flooding cancels last day of Wisconsin State Fair as severe storms knock out power and close roads
Aug 10, 2025 4:45 pm - MILWAUKEE (AP) — Flash flooding canceled the final day of the Wisconsin State Fair on Sunday as continued heavy rainfall in half a dozen Midwest states forced motorists t...
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Prospect Heights man killed in Wisconsin crash last weekJul 03, 2025 7:25 am - A 69-year-old Prospect Heights man has been identified by Wisconsin authorities as the person killed in a single-vehicle crash in Kenosha County late last month.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority strikes down 176-year-old abortion ban
Jul 02, 2025 9:09 am - The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority struck down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban on Wednesday, ruling 4-3 that it was superseded by newer state laws regulating the procedure, including statutes that criminalize abortions only after a fetus can survive outside the womb.
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Storms knocked power for thousands around Great Lakes region, with more tornado risk coming
May 16, 2025 11:41 am - After widespread thunderstorms and some tornadoes knocked power out to hundreds of thousands of customers in the Great Lakes region, a continued severe weather outbreak is expected through Friday night. It will be the third-straight day of significant severe weather, with more threats through the weekend.
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Wisconsin judge pleads not guilty to helping a man evade federal immigration agents
May 15, 2025 9:54 am - A Wisconsin judge pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges accusing her of helping a man who is illegally in the country evade U.S. immigration authorities seeking to arrest him in her courthouse.
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Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan is accused of helping a man evade immigration agents and is arrested
Apr 25, 2025 9:58 am - The FBI on Friday arrested a Milwaukee judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities, escalating a clash between the Trump administration and the judiciary over the Republican president’s sweeping immigration crackdown.
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