August 20, 2021 GOP Sens. Johnson, Paul suggest HHS stonewalling on COVID origin, demand unredacted docs Sen. Ron Johnson and Sen. Rand Paul are accusing the HHS of stonewalling on the origin of the coronavirus and have sent multiple letters requesting documents.
August 20, 2021 Sen. Ron Johnson slams Biden 'disaster' in Afghanistan: 'It didn't have to go this way' Sen. Ron Johnson slammed President Joe Biden’s Friday remarks on the evacuation of Americans from Afghanistan referring to the unfolding chaos in the Middle East a “disaster.”
August 18, 2021 Republican senators question Biden's fitness for office amid Afghanistan debacle Florida Sen. Rick Scott said it's time to "ask the serious question of whether Joe Biden is fit to lead our nation as commander in chief," while Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson said that the Afghanistan debacle is further evidence that Biden is "unfit for office."
August 18, 2021 Wisconsin sheriff's 'progressive' jail reform involves calling inmates 'residents' A Wisconsin jail will encourage staff to stop describing the incarcerated as “inmates,” and to instead refer to them as “residents” or “those who are in our care."
August 18, 2021 Kenosha police sued by family of man allegedly shot by Kyle Rittenhouse A new federal civil rights lawsuit filed on behalf of the family of Anthony Huber, who was allegedly fatally shot by Kyle Rittenhouse during civil unrest last summer, accuses Kenosha, Wisconsin law enforcement of conspiring with armed individuals patrolling the streets that night.
August 13, 2021 Woman using gun's laser sight to play with cat shoots friend A Wisconsin woman accidentally shot a friend while using the laser sight on a handgun to play with a cat.
August 12, 2021 Midwest ravaged by more storms, leaving hundreds of thousands without power Hundreds of thousands of Midwest residents and businesses were left without power again Thursday morning following another wave of damaging thunderstorms that passed through the region.
August 11, 2021 Wisconsin considers limiting fall wolf hunt after hunters blew past spring quota Wildlife officials in Wisconsin meet Wednesday to consider a 130-animal limit for the state's fall wolf hunt, saying they want to protect the population after hunters killed almost twice as many wolves as allotted during a rushed spring season.
August 10, 2021 Wisconsin governor vetoes GOP bills to restrict absentee ballots Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a series of bills Tuesday passed by the state's Republican-controlled Legislature that would have imposed new restrictions on absentee ballots in the key battleground state.
August 10, 2021 Parents in America's heartland push back against critical race theory: 'We are the last line of defense' As critics focus on combatting critical race theory in blue states such as New York, California and Virginia, CRT advocates have been making a quiet push to implement K-12 curriculums in suburban towns across the midwest.