All news on the topic: Wisconsin

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Wisconsin man sentenced 7 years for arson at GOP congressman’s office over TikTok dispute
A Wisconsin man who allegedly informed police that he attempted to set fire to a Republican congressman’s office last year because he was upset that the lawmaker supported a bill mandating TikTok’s Chinese owner to sell its U.S. operations was sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison.
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U.S. court orders Wisconsin fraudster to pay $828,000 in restitution
Chadwick M. Elgersma, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Cory Kromray, 39, from Minocqua, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 6 years and 8 months in federal prison for wire fraud and money laundering related to an investment fraud scheme.
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Missing Wisconsin woman in Slender Man case found at Illinois truck stop
The search for a missing Wisconsin woman, who nearly killed her sixth-grade classmate over a decade ago to appease the horror character Slender Man, concluded Sunday night when police found her sleeping outside an Illinois truck stop.
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Wisconsin’s Robin Vos blocks postpartum Medicaid for new moms — leaving his state one of just two in America denying a year of lifesaving care
Breaking away from anti-abortion members of his own party, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has declined to join 48 other states in guaranteeing that vulnerable women have access to potentially lifesaving care for up to a year after giving birth.
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Tesla sued after Wisconsin crash traps family in burning Model S, killing all five
Tesla is confronting a lawsuit after a fiery crash in Wisconsin that resulted in the deaths of all five occupants of a Model S, who were reportedly trapped inside because of a design flaw.
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A Wisconsin dad who staged his own death during a kayaking trip to meet his online Eastern European lover has been sentenced to 89 days in jail
Ryan Borgwardt, age 45, received a sentence of 89 days in the county jail after he entered a no contest plea to a misdemeanor charge of obstructing an officer during his appearance in Green Lake County court on Tuesday
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After over a week with its head trapped in a jar, a bear has been freed
A young bear was rescued after having a plastic jar stuck on her head for over a week
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How the 'social justice' movement misrepresented Kyle Rittenhouse's actions
In the summer of 2020, what occurred between four white men could not merely be seen as unfortunate, tragic, or merely illegal; it was deemed racist, writes Thomas Chatterton Williams in "Summer of Our Discontent."
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Police provide update on Eliotte Heinz after missing graduate student was discovered deceased in the Mississippi River
The La Crosse Police Department announced it doesn't suspect any criminal activity in connection with Wisconsin graduate student Eliotte Heinz's death after her body was found in the Mississippi River
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Democratic Gov. Tony Evers Says He Won't Seek Third Term In Wisconsin
The battleground state hasn’t seen an open race for governor in 16 years.
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Family of Eliotte Heinz, student found dead in Mississippi River, issues heartbreaking statement: ‘Her walk home is finished’
The devastated family of Wisconsin grad student Eliotte Heinz said they will “forever have a missing piece” in their hearts after she turned up dead in the Mississippi River, a tragic end to a frantic four-day search.
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The body of a graduate student who disappeared after departing from a Wisconsin bar has been discovered in the Mississippi River
The remains of 22-year-old Eliotte Heinz were discovered 10 miles away from her last known location
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Judge OKs release plan for woman who stabbed a classmate to please Slender Man
Waukesha County Circuit Judge Scott Wagner signed off on the conditional plan to release Morgan Geyser, now 22, from the Winnebago Mental Health Institute, a psychiatric hospital where she has spent the last seven years.
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Wisconsin Nurse Enters No Contest Plea for Unapproved Amputation of Man's Foot
Mary K. Brown allegedly mentioned she wished to exhibit the foot in her family’s taxidermy store with a sign reading, “Wear your boots, kids.”
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GOP Rep. Weirdly Lies About Helping His State Survive The Medicaid Cuts He Voted For
Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) insists he helped get $1 billion for hospitals in his state hit by Trump’s tax bill. Except his governor and state legislature did that.
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A Wisconsin Republican Removes Post That Seemed to Support Millions Losing Health Insurance
He asserted that it was released by mistake after encountering backlash for its blatant cruelty
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Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority strikes down 176-year-old abortion ban
The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority struck down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban, ruling 4-3 that it was superseded by newer state laws regulating the procedure.
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Wisconsin man gets 35 years for shooting family, killing sister over dirty dishes
Gerardo Jimenez-Rico was sentenced to 35 years in prison on Tuesday for fatally shooting his sister and injuring his parents in a Milwaukee home after a fight over dirty dishes turned deadly.
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A furious driver in Wisconsin was captured on video attacking the vehicle of a so-called "idiot" driver with a stick during a road rage episode
A driver from Wisconsin, identified as Mike Chaltry, went into a frenzy, swinging a stick and damaging another motorist's car amidst traffic in a road rage incident that was captured on video
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Wisconsin ‘miracle baby’ born with collapsed lungs dies 9 years later after being crushed by falling tree
A young girl -- whose mother described her as a "miracle baby" -- died after she was crushed by a falling tree during a vicious thunderstorm in Wisconsin Monday night, according to reports.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Declines to Consider Disputes Over GOP-Advantaged Congressional Maps
Democrats requested the court to redraw the maps, which would have made two of the six congressional seats currently controlled by Republicans competitive
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Princeton graduate and his girlfriend allegedly used rat poison and rosary-pea toxin on women he encountered through dating apps
Paul VanDuyne, a Princeton graduate, along with his girlfriend Andrea Whitaker, attempted to murder two women he had connected with through dating apps. They allegedly used rat poison, cyanide, and a mixture made from ground rosary peas, according to authorities
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Milwaukee criminal Maxwell Anderson convicted of killing and dismembering college student Sade Robinson after their first date
Maxwell Anderson fixed his gaze on the judge as she announced the guilty verdicts for the April 2024 murder of Sade Carleena Robinson, which the jury reached in under an hour on Friday afternoon
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Prisoner charged with fabricating a letter about assassinating Trump to have a witness deported
A man from Wisconsin has been charged with allegedly faking a letter that threatened the life of President Donald Trump, with the intention of getting another man, a potential witness against him in a criminal case, deported
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Video footage reveals Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan allegedly guiding an unauthorized immigrant out of court while diverting the attention of ICE agents
In her black robes, Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan was observed speaking with federal agents, who were reportedly present to detain Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, before she guided the undocumented immigrant to a private exit