October 17, 2020 Sen. Tammy Baldwin demands Trump help Wisconsin fight COVID-19 surge Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin urged President Trump to send supplies to Wisconsin to tackle the COVID-19 crisis, citing six months of shortages.
October 16, 2020 $6.3M for elections from Zuckerberg, Big Tech pour into Wisconsin despite conservative pushback A federal judge Wednesday blocked efforts by a conservative group to stop more than $6 million in election grant money from tech industry groups to five cities in Wisconsin.Â
October 16, 2020 Kyle Rittenhouse: Illinois prosecutors defend efforts to extradite accused Kenosha shooter Illinois prosecutors pushed back against arguments made by Kyle Rittenhouse’s criminal attorneys in their efforts to stop his extradition to Kenosha, Wis., where the 17-year-old is accused of fatally shooting two people and wounding a third during a night of unrest.
October 16, 2020 Wisconsin governor may activate National Guard to fill poll worker shortages Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisc., said he plans to activate the Wisconsin National Guard to make up for poll worker shortages across the state.Â
October 14, 2020 Man who fired shots before Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha charged A man who has admitted to firing the first shots before Kyle Rittenhouse fatally shot two people and wounded a third during a protest in Kenosha, Wis., has been criminally charged.Â
October 14, 2020 Wisconsin judge blocks Gov. Tony Evers' coronavirus order limiting bar, restaurant capacities A Wisconsin judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked an order from Gov. Tony Evers' administration limiting the number of people who can gather in bars, restaurants and other indoor places, a move that comes as the state breaks records for new coronavirus cases, deaths and hospitalizations.
October 13, 2020 Wisconsin restaurant installs virus-killing lights in its dining room, bar area The Blind Horse Restaurant & Winery in Kohler, Wisconsin, is installing 18 far-UVC lights in its restaurant and in other buildings on its property.
October 13, 2020 Voting blocked at Milwaukee stadiums but OK'd in conservative Green Bay Republicans heavily protested the use of Fiserv Forum and Miller Park as Milwaukee voting sites last week, arguing that there would be an increased chance of voter fraud.Â
October 13, 2020 Ivanka Trump campaigns in Wisconsin, Georgia 3 weeks before Election Day Advisor to the president Ivanka Trump visited Wisconsin ahead of a visit to Georgia on Tuesday for campaign events three weeks before the 2020 presidential election.
October 13, 2020 Democrat Gov. Tony Evers begs Wisconsin GOP to stop fighting mask mandates Gov. Tony Evers questioned how lawmakers plan to get the surging number of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations under control “in the absence of a public health emergency, order requiring masks in public places, or order limiting public gatherings."