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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin plans to have its sports teams wear a university crest logo with a black “W” to show solidarity with Black and other underrepresented communities on campus. School officials say the change would take effect whenever Wisconsin sports teams return to action. Several current and former Wisconsin athletes had publicly stated this summer that they wanted Badger teams to wear the university’s “Crest W” on their […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court has upheld Republican-authored lame-duck laws that curtailed the powers of the incoming Democratic attorney general. The ruling Thursday rejected arguments that the laws were unconstitutional, giving Republicans yet another victory. The Republican-controlled Legislature passed a series of laws in December 2018 designed to weaken Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul, both Democrats, before they took office in January 2019. […]

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers have signed each of their two top draft picks: Utah State quarterback Jordan Love and Boston College running back A.J. Dillon. Green Bay gave the Miami Dolphins a fourth-round draft choice to move up four spots in the first round and take Love with the 26th overall selection back in April. The Packers chose Dillon with the 62nd overall pick. Both […]

BALDWIN, Wis. (AP) — Some residents in one western Wisconsin village hit hard by hours of torrential rain were evacuated from their homes as flood water lapped at their doors and motorists who stood on the roofs of their flooded vehicles were rescued by law enforcement officers. A 70-year-old man from Emerald, Wisconsin, died after his minivan went off the road and became submerged in a ditch. The storms swept […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Protesters have defaced and torn down statues of historic figures during recent demonstrations against racial injustice in cities across the nation. Most of those pieces have explicit ties to colonialism, slavery and the Confederacy, including imagery of Christopher Columbus and former U.S. presidents who owned slaves. But in Madison, Wisconsin, protesters tore down two sculptures with no obvious links to that history. Protesters have said in media […]

Nobody was injured following a shooting incident in Fond du Lac.   Shortly after midnight Monday police were investigating a domestic abuse incident in the 600 block of Bruce Street and heard several gunshots coming from the west of their location on 19th Street.   Officers located handgun casings in the roadway of the 200 block of 19th Street. Through the investigation, it is believed that the gunshots were fired from a vehicle. Officers and […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence plans to visit two conservative Milwaukee suburbs during a Tuesday trip to Wisconsin. The White House said Monday that Pence was to be joined by U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for a school choice round table discussion at Waukesha STEM Academy. Following that, Pence will kick off his first “Faith in America” event in Pewaukee. Former Republican Gov. Scott Walker was to […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has appointed state Rep. Chris Taylor to the Dane County Circuit Court. The Madison Democrat will replace Judge Jill Karofsky, who is joining the Wisconsin Supreme Court in August. Evers announced the appointment Thursday. Taylor is one of the most liberal members of the Assembly, where she’s served since 2011. She announced in March that she was not seeking reelection. Republicans criticized […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers recorded a telephone meeting he had with Republican legislative leaders last month, prompting the Senate majority leader to compare the Democratic governor to Richard Nixon in the latest fallout between the governor and lawmakers. Wisconsin state law permits telephone conversations to be recorded as long as one person is aware that the recording is happening. While it was  legal for Evers to record […]