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Democratic Wisconsin Assembly Minority Leader Greta Neubauer, surrounded by Democratic colleagues, speaks in support of measures to expand Medicaid coverage for new mothers and insurance coverage for breast exams at a news conference in the state Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)

Wisconsin passes expanded Medicaid for moms, would leave Arkansas as only state without it

February 19, 2026 at 5:49 p.m.

The state — which has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the country — did pass significant maternal healthcare legislation last year. Pregnant women are now allowed to...

This combo from images provided by the FBI shows surveillance footage at the home of Nancy Guthrie the night she went missing in Tucson, Ariz. (FBI via AP)

Nancy Guthrie kidnapping investigators work with Walmart after identifying suspect’s backpack

February 16, 2026 at 2:44 p.m.

Investigators working on the disappearance of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother are consulting with Walmart management to develop leads because a backpack the suspect was wearing is sold exclusively...

Protesters confront federal immigration officers outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

Proposals on immigration enforcement flood into state legislatures, heightened by Minnesota action

January 15, 2026 at 9:53 p.m.

Momentum in Democratic-led states for the measures is growing as legislatures return to work following the killing of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.

FILE – This Wisconsin State Capitol is seen on Dec. 31, 2020, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

2 Wisconsin congressional redistricting lawsuits may not resolve by 2026 midterm election

December 12, 2025 at 3:53 p.m.

A pair of lawsuits seeking to redraw congressional boundary lines that currently favor Republicans in Wisconsin are on track to be resolved after the 2026 midterms.

FILE – The entrance to the Wisconsin Supreme Court chambers is seen in the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., March 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Todd Richmond, File)

Wisconsin Supreme Court to decide whether local jails can hold immigrants for ICE

December 3, 2025 at 3:16 p.m.

A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to take a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of an immigrant rights group arguing that it is...

Morgan Geyser appears in a Waukesha County courtroom, Jan. 9, 2025, in Waukesha, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Wisconsin seeks to block Slender Man attacker’s conditional release after escape from group home

November 26, 2025 at 5:52 p.m.

Wisconsin authorities have asked a state court to revoke the conditional release of Morgan Geyser, the woman who in 2014 almost killed her sixth grade classmate in the name of...

FILE – SNAP EBT information sign is displayed at a gas station in Riverwoods, Ill., Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, file)

Trump administration demands states ‘undo’ full SNAP payouts as states warn of ‘catastrophic impact’

November 9, 2025 at 8:23 p.m.

President Donald Trump’s administration is demanding states “undo” full SNAP benefits paid out under judges’ orders last week

Supreme Court issues emergency order blocking full SNAP food aid payments

November 7, 2025 at 8:54 p.m.

Residents in some U.S. states began to receive their full SNAP food aid Friday as an appeals court left in place, for now, an order requiring President Donald Trump's administration...

FILE – The Fitzgerald in a 1959 file photo, with a crew of 28 to 30 men, was carrying a load of 26,216 tons of taconite pellets. (AP Photo, file)

‘The legend lives on’: Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald still resonates 50 years later

November 1, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.

Spend enough time along the shores of Lake Superior and it won’t be long before there’s some reminder of what happened “when the gales of November came early.”

FILE – Protesters are seen outside Planned Parenthood, Sept. 18, 2023, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Wisconsin Planned Parenthood resumes offering abortions after a nearly monthlong pause

October 27, 2025 at 1:37 p.m.

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin resumed scheduling abortions on Monday after a nearly monthlong pause due to federal Medicaid funding cuts in President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill that took...

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