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FILE – A man walks by the Wisconsin state Capitol, Oct. 10, 2012, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer, File)

Wisconsin legislator pleads no contest to disorderly conduct in feud over Hispanic resolutions

March 16, 2026 at 3:56 p.m.

A Wisconsin legislator has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct in connection with a bitter feud with her caucus over being excluded from resolutions honoring Hispanics...

This image of an original photo print provided by Brendon Baillod shows the Lac La Belle docked at Marquette, Mich., in 1866. (Brendon Baillod via AP)

Searchers find wreck of luxury steamer lost in Lake Michigan more than 150 years ago

February 15, 2026 at 3:03 p.m.

Searchers have discovered the wreck of a luxury steamer that sank in a Lake Michigan gale in the late 19th century, completing a quest that began almost 60 years ago.

This courtroom sketch depicts Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan in court, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wis. (Adela Tesnow via AP)

Wisconsin Republicans demand Judge Hannah Dugan resign or face impeachment after felony conviction

December 19, 2025 at 12:01 p.m.

Wisconsin Republicans threatened Friday to impeach embattled judge Hannah Dugan if she doesn't resign immediately after she was convicted of obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal officers, saying her time serving...

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

Slender Man attacker won’t contest state’s effort to revoke release privileges after escape

December 17, 2025 at 4:21 p.m.

A Wisconsin woman who almost killed her sixth-grade classmate to please horror villain Slender Man and then fled a group home won’t fight the state’s attempt to revoke her release...

Fellow Wisconsin judge ‘shocked’ by Hannah Dugan’s response to immigration officers

December 17, 2025 at 9:17 a.m.

A colleague of the Milwaukee judge accused of helping a Mexican immigrant evade arrest testified that she was shocked by her fellow judge’s behavior.

This courtroom sketch depicts Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan in court as jury selection in her trial begins Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wis. (Adele Tesnow via AP)

Trial begins for Wisconsin judge accused of helping immigrant evade federal authorities

December 15, 2025 at 11:03 a.m.

A prosecutor told jurors Monday that a Wisconsin judge said she would “take the heat” for directing an immigrant to dash through a private courtroom door while federal agents were...

FILE – A monarch butterfly feeds on milkweed Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)

Trump administration delays decision on federal protections for monarch butterflies

December 12, 2025 at 12:50 p.m.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced during the waning days of then-President Joe Biden’s term in December 2024 that the agency planned to add the beloved backyard pollinator to...

FILE – Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan leaves the federal courthouse after a hearing in Milwaukee on May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)

What to know as trial nears for the Wisconsin judge accused of helping an immigrant dodge agents

December 11, 2025 at 7:52 a.m.

Defense attorneys and prosecutors were set Thursday to choose the jurors who will decide whether a Wisconsin judge accused of helping a Mexican immigrant dodge federal officers committed a crime.

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...

Slender Man attacker won’t fight extradition to Wisconsin after fleeing group home

November 25, 2025 at 3:31 p.m.

The Wisconsin woman who won release from a mental institution after almost killing her sixth grade classmate in the name of horror villain Slender Man only to flee the state...

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