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Batavia child who drowned in Lake Geneva boat accident was an ‘amazing girl,’ family says in online fundraiser

By Rebecca Johnson & Susan Sarkauskas
Jul 09, 2026 11:27 am - The family of the third child who drowned last week after a boat capsized in Geneva Lake during a massive storm said in an online fundraiser that the young girl’s “kindne...
Former Wisconsin judge spared prison for obstructing ICE arrest of Mexican immigrant

By CLAIRE SAVAGE and SCOTT BAUER
Jul 08, 2026 2:51 pm - Former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan was spared from prison Wednesday for ushering a Mexican defendant through her jury room door as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents sought to arrest him in a courthouse hallway.
Wheaton children who drowned in Lake Geneva boat accident were ‘deeply loved,’ father says in online fundraiser

By Caroline Kubzansky and Susan Sarkauskas
Jul 08, 2026 10:02 am - The father of two of the three children who drowned in Geneva Lake in a massive storm Friday said his children were “deeply loved” in a GoFundMe the family launched to raise money for a charity in their memory.
Chesney the kangaroo scales tall fence and flees petting zoo for three days on the lam

By JOHN O'CONNOR
Mar 29, 2026 4:02 pm - How does a kangaroo escape a petting zoo? It's not the opening line to a dad joke. If you're Chesney the kangaroo, you scale an eight-foot (2 1/2 meter) fence and go on t...
Wisconsin Gov. Evers casts doubt on his lieutenant governor's ICE proposal

By SCOTT BAUER
Jan 13, 2026 6:59 am - Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers is questioning whether a proposal from his own lieutenant governor to ban federal immigration enforcement actions around courthouses, schools, day cares and other locations can, or should, be done.
Illinois braces for more patients as Wisconsin pauses abortions

By Mary Norkol
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.
Wisconsin Planned Parenthood pauses abortions amid federal Medicaid funding cut

By SCOTT BAUER and GEOFF MULVIHILL
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.
Leaf-peeping along the Great River Road

By Katherine Rodeghier
Sep 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.
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.
Flooding cancels last day of Wisconsin State Fair as severe storms knock out power and close roads

Associated Press
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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