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February 9, 2021

Pickup truck driver survives 70-foot fall off Wisconsin exit ramp, video shows

A pickup truck driver who hit a pile of snow on the side of a Milwaukee overpass survived a 70-foot fall onto the roadway below.

February 8, 2021

Wisconsin governor to include plan for marijuana legalization in budget, despite GOP opposition

The Republican legislature would look to possibly approve medical use, but would oppose recreational use.

February 5, 2021

Kyle Rittenhouse fires attorney who helped raise his bail

An 18-year-old from Illinois who's accused of killing two people and wounding a third during a police brutality protest in Wisconsin last summer fired a California attorney who had been soliciting money for his case.

February 5, 2021

66 ice fishermen rescued from ice floes on Wisconsin bay

The U.S. Coast Guard and several other agencies rescued 66 people stranded on ice floes in a bay in northeastern Wisconsin.

February 5, 2021

Wisconsin teachers suspended after asking students how they'd punish slaves

Several Wisconsin teachers have been suspended after having middle-schoolers determine punishments for slaves for an assignment given at the start of Black History Month. The school eventually apologized to backlash from parents over the controversial coursework, which it has deemed a "gross error in judgment," Newsweek reported.

February 5, 2021

Wisconsin state GOP repeals coronavirus rules – then Dem governor issues new ones: reports

The Republican-controlled Legislature in Wisconsin on Thursday repealed a mask mandate and emergency order issued by the state’s Democratic governor – only to see him declare new orders an hour later, according to reports.

February 5, 2021

Wisconsin mall shooting suspect, 17, apprehended in Iowa, authorities say

U.S. Marshals Service personnel on Thursday arrested a teenage fugitive who was wanted on murder charges in connection with a deadly Wisconsin mall shooting days earlier, according to reports.

February 4, 2021

3 dead, including gunman, after home invasion in Wisconsin

Sheriff's deputies responded to a 911 report of a man carrying a gun.

February 4, 2021

Wisconsin middle school apologizes for activity asking students how they’d punish a slave

A middle school in Wisconsin issued an apology Monday after receiving criticism over an assignment that asked sixth-graders how they would punish a slave, a report said.

February 3, 2021

Wisconsin prosecutors seek Rittenhouse arrest, higher bond

Prosecutors asked a judge Wednesday for a new arrest warrant for an Illinois teen charged with shooting three people, killing two of them, during an anti-police protest in Wisconsin after he apparently violated his bail conditions.