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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A special election to fill an open Wisconsin Senate seat could give Republican legislators enough votes to impeach Gov. Tony Evers and other civil officers. Voters on Tuesday will pick either Democrat Jodi Habush Sinykin or Republican state Rep. Dan Knodl to represent the 8th Senate District. The seat represents Milwaukee's northern suburbs. It came open in November after longtime incumbent Alberta Darling chose to retire. […]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — John Brockington, a former All-Pro fullback who ranks fourth on the Green Bay Packers’ career rushing list, has died. He was 74. The Packers announced that Brockington died Friday in San Diego. Brockington played for the Packers from 1971-77 and rushed for 5,024 yards during that stretch. He was the first running back in NFL history to rush for over 1,000 yards in each of his […]

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A monster storm system has torn through the South and Midwest, spawning deadly weather including tornadoes that shredded homes and shopping centers in Arkansas, collapsed a theater roof during a heavy metal concert in Illinois and made a fatal sweep into rural Indiana. At least one person was killed and more than two dozen were hurt, some critically, in the Little Rock area during Friday’s […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System students will have to pay hundreds of dollars more to attend classes next year under a plan approved by system officials. The Board of Regents voted overwhelmingly Thursday for a proposal increasing student tuition, fees and room and board rates starting this fall. The average annual cost for most in-state undergraduate students living on campus will rise on average by 4.2%, or […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers are questioning the efforts of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' administration to fix a Wisconsin agency's lengthy delays in issuing professional licenses. The head of the Department of Safety and Professional Services told the Republican-controlled Legislature's budget committee on Thursday that wait times have improved but the agency still needs more employees. The department cannot hire more staff without the Legislature's permission, even though it […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Political observers say the indictment of former President Donald Trump will likely have little impact on the high stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race to be decided next week. They pointed out Friday that Trump has not been directly involved in the race, did not endorse anyone, and the Republican-backed candidate has tried to distance his connections with the former president and the GOP. Furthermore, Trump’s support […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A youth who was 15 when he shot and wounded eight people at a suburban Milwaukee mall in 2020 has beern sentenced to 15 years in prison. Xavier Sevilla, now 18, pleaded guilty in January to five counts of first-degree reckless injury with a dangerous weapon. Five other criminal counts were dismissed as part of a plea deal. Judge David Feiss granted Sevilla credit for three years’ […]

Shaka Smart was voted the AP men's basketball coach of the year after leading Marquette to regular-season and Big East Tournament titles. He received 24 of 58 votes from a national panel to beat out Kansas State coach Jerome Tang, who had 13 votes, and Kelvin Sampson of Houston, who received 10. The voting began with the conclusion of the regular season and closed before the start of the NCAA […]

Fond du Lac assistant police chief Steve Klein is retiring.  Klein's last official day on the job was Friday after 30 years of service in the Fond du Lac Police Department.   Klein was hired in Fond du Lac in 1993 as a patrol officer.  "It truly has been a great honor and priviledge to serve the citizens of Fond du Lac,"  Klein told WFDL news.   Klein was the first K9 officer […]