3-20-25 wisconsin voters cast ballots under national spotlight
todayMarch 19, 2025
A voter casts a ballot during early voting in Waukesha, Wis., Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin voters are casting the first ballots in a pivotal state Supreme Court race that will determine whether liberal or conservative justices control the highest court in the crucial presidential battleground. The first day of early voting Tuesday comes two weeks before the April 1 election between Republican-backed Brad Schimel and Democratic-supported Susan Crawford. Who controls the court could factor into how it might rule on any future voting challenge in the perennial presidential battleground state — raising the stakes for national Republicans and Democrats. The race has drawn the attention of President Donald Trump’s adviser Elon Musk and is seen as a political litmus test early in Trump’s presidency.
photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
