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Iowa principal critically injured in school shooting risked himself to protect students, police say

An Iowa principal critically injured in a school shooting put himself at extra risk by trying to protect students from the teenage gunman.

Police say 17-year-old killed a sixth grader and wounded five in Iowa school shooting

A 17-year-old opened fire at a small-town Iowa high school before classes resumed on the first day after the winter break, killing a sixth-grader and wounding five others Thursday as students barricaded in offices, ducked into classrooms and fled in panic.

January 04, 2024

Several Illinois cities are going to be counted again like it’s 2020

Illinois communities McDonough, Pingree Grove, Urbana and Warrenville are seeking a second census count.

January 03, 2024

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$842 million Powerball ticket sold in Michigan, 1st time jackpot won on New Year’s Day

Someone in Michigan won an $842.4 million Powerball jackpot on the first day of 2024, the first time it has been won on New Year’s Day since the game’s start in 1992.

January 02, 2024

Patients facing death are opting for a lifesaving heart device — but at what risk?

The HeartMate 3 requires constant attention and care from patients, who must keep the external parts of the device dry at all times and avoid jumping and contact sports. Patients must also ensure that it always has an external source of power, which is supplied through a cord attached to the pump that exits the body through a surgical opening.

January 01, 2024

Wisconsin university chancellor says he was fired for producing and appearing in porn videos

Former University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow says the school's governing board fired him because members were uncomfortable with him and his wife producing and appearing in pornographic videos.

December 28, 2023

University of Wisconsin system fires chancellor for reputation-damaging behavior

Joe Gow was fired from his position as chancellor of UW-La Crosse effective immediately, the university announced Wednesday night.

December 28, 2023

Herb Kohl, former owner of Milwaukee Bucks and Wisconsin senator, dies at 88

Herb Kohl, a former Democratic U.S. senator from Wisconsin and former owner of the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team, has died. He was 88.

December 27, 2023

A record-breaking warm, snowless winter confounds Midwesterners

Record-breaking warm temperatures made for a rare snowless winter holiday week in much of the upper Midwest.

December 27, 2023

Judge cuts probation for Indiana state legislator after drunken driving plea

A judge has cut short the probation for an Indiana state legislator who pleaded guilty to drunken driving charges after police say he crashed his pickup truck through an interstate highway guardrail and drove away.

December 22, 2023

Wisconsin Supreme Court overturns Republican-drawn legislative maps, orders new ones in big win for Democrats

The ruling comes less than a year before the 2024 election in a battleground state where four of the six past presidential elections have been decided by fewer than 23,000 votes, and Republicans have built large majorities in the Legislature under maps they drew over a decade ago.

December 22, 2023

Wisconsin district attorney appeals ruling that cleared way for abortions to resume in state

Sheboygan County District Attorney Joel Urmanski on Tuesday appealed the ruling from a Dane County judge that said there is no state ban on abortions. The appeal was expected and the case is likely to ultimately be decided by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

December 20, 2023

Supreme Court will hear challenge to EPA ‘good neighbor’ rule limiting downwind power plant pollution in 10 states

The high court put off a decision on whether to halt enforcement of the rule Wednesday, allowing it to stay in effect at least until after it hears arguments during its February session.

December 20, 2023

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Remains of ship found in Lake Michigan

Archaeologists believe the ship may be the 122-foot-long George L. Newman. The ship was hauling lumber from Little Suamico on the evening of Oct. 8, 1871, when it became enveloped in thick smoke from the Peshtigo Fire and ran aground on the southeast point of Green Island.

December 14, 2023

Kentucky woman seeking court approval for abortion learned her embryo no longer has cardiac activity

Attorneys for a pregnant woman in Kentucky who filed a lawsuit demanding the right to an abortion say she's learned her embryo no longer has cardiac activity.

December 12, 2023

Fake Donald Trump electors settle civil lawsuit in Wisconsin, agree that President Biden won

Ten Republicans who posed as fake electors for former President Donald Trump in Wisconsin and filed paperwork falsely saying he had won the battleground state have settled a civil lawsuit.

December 06, 2023

Vehicle wanted in Chicago homicide crashes into Milwaukee school bus during police pursuit

A vehicle wanted in connection with a homicide in Chicago crashed into a school bus during a police chase in Milwaukee on Wednesday, sending multiple people to area hospitals.

November 30, 2023

Indiana judge dismisses state’s lawsuit against TikTok that alleged child safety, privacy concerns

An Indiana county judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the state accusing TikTok of deceiving its users about the level of inappropriate content for children on its platform and the security of its consumers’ personal information.

November 29, 2023

Construction companies fined in connection with worker’s death at Green Bay Packers’ Lambeau Field

Federal labor inspectors have levied fines against two construction companies in connection with a worker’s death at Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers, earlier this year.

November 29, 2023

Wisconsin judge dismisses felony charge in ‘ballot selfie’ case

A Wisconsin judge dismissed a felony charge against a school board candidate who had posted a photograph on Facebook of a ballot with his name filled in.

November 29, 2023

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Ohio voters just passed abortion protections. Whether they take effect is now up to the courts

Ohio’s new constitutional projections for abortion access and other reproductive rights are supposed to take effect Dec. 7, a month after voters resoundingly passed them

November 24, 2023

Turkeys were a marvel of conservation. Now their numbers are dwindling.

Wild turkeys were a 20th-century conservation triumph. But over the last 10 or 15 years, wild turkeys have fallen into significant decline throughout the South and Midwest.

November 23, 2023

Man agrees to plead guilty to firebombing Wisconsin anti-abortion group office

A man accused of firebombing an anti-abortion office in Wisconsin last year has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of damaging property with explosives.

November 21, 2023

911 call center says it misidentified crossing before derailment of Chicago-bound Amtrak train

The train with 200 passengers crashed into the empty car and a tow truck Thursday night near New Buffalo, about 70 miles east of Chicago.

November 21, 2023

Vivek Ramaswamy struggles to gain traction with Iowa Republicans

While Vivek Ramaswamy is packing his schedule with stops across Iowa, including multiple events on Tuesday and Wednesday, he has failed to move up in the 2024 Republican primary race and is increasingly at risk of becoming an afterthought.

November 21, 2023

Wisconsin Supreme Court questions timing of redistricting challenge seeking new maps for 2024

Conservative justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court questioned why it was being asked Tuesday to overturn Republican-drawn legislative maps in a redistricting case that Democrats hope will result in new, more favorable legislative maps for elections in 2024.

November 21, 2023

At Wisconsin’s northernmost point, the Red Cliff Reservation is trying to diversify tourism while preserving its native culture

Although tourism quiets down after the fall colors peak along the Lake Superior shore, there are good reasons to visit in winter.

November 15, 2023

Ohio voters enshrine abortion access in constitution in latest statewide win for reproductive rights

Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment on Tuesday that ensures access to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care.

November 07, 2023

Wisconsin GOP proposes ticket fee to help fund repairs to the Milwaukee Brewers’ stadium repair plan

Republicans in the Wisconsin state Senate are proposing tweaks to their plan to help fund repairs at the Milwaukee Brewers stadium that would scale back the state’s contribution and impose a surcharge on non-baseball event tickets.

November 07, 2023

An Illinois judge reversed a sexual assault verdict he had rendered. A hearing will now decide whether he stays on the bench.

Judge Robert K. Adrian said he felt that the four-year mandatory prison sentence was too much.

November 07, 2023

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