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June 30, 2021

More deaths linked to dangerous Northwest heat wave being reported

About a dozen deaths in Washington and Oregon may be tied to an intense heat wave that brought scorching temperatures to the Northwest and caused one power utility to impose rolling blackouts amid heavy demand.

June 30, 2021

Wisconsin man gets 20 years for killing son, 5, in fight over slice of Father’s Day cake

On Tuesday, convicted killer Travis Stackhouse was sentenced to 20 years in prison, plus an additional eight years of extended supervision, after pleading guilty to three felony charges in relation to his son’s death.

June 29, 2021

Republicans criticize Biden's decision to tout infrastructure plan in Wisconsin

Republican members of Congress are criticizing President Biden’s decision to tout the new trillion-dollar infrastructure plan during a Tuesday trip to the Midwest battleground state. 

June 29, 2021

95% of recent Wisconsin COVID-19 fatalities involved patients not fully vaccinated

Wisconsin health officials announced 95% of the state’s COVID-19-related deaths since March have occurred in non-fully vaccinated individuals.

June 29, 2021

Biden thinking about 2022 and 2024? President hits battleground states

President Biden is traveling to two battleground states this week, in what a Democratic strategist says are visits that serve "dual purposes."

June 29, 2021

Wisconsin birth forms give parents gender-neutral option

Wisconsin parents will soon be able to select a gender-neutral option on birth forms that was praised by the state's governor and criticized by opponents.

June 26, 2021

Wisconsin officials reject Jacob Blake's claim for damages after police shot, paralyzed him

The Kenosha, Wisconsin, City Council voted this week to reject a claim for damages from Jacob Blake, a Black man who was paralyzed after being shot by a white police officer in August 2020.

June 23, 2021

National weather forecast: Severe weather, rainfall to impact Southeast, Midwest

A front that now extends from the Southeast westward to the Plains will see little movement between Wednesday and Friday.

June 23, 2021

Wisconsin's Greg Gard responds after leaked recording of seniors confronting him

Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball coach Greg Gard responded Tuesday after a secret recording of a meeting between him and senior players – in which the players confronted Gard and aired grievances – was leaked to a local newspaper.

June 18, 2021

Wisconsin GOP congressman pushes bill to ban critical race theory in DC public schools

Wisconsin Republican Rep. Glenn Grothman introduced a bill Friday that would ban critical race theory in Washington, D.C. public schools – blocking a controversial education-based movement that examines how systematic racism has been perpetuated in the U.S.