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Full-time surveillance, lawmen sought where ballot drop boxes used
(The Center Square) – Two Wisconsin lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require cities or counties that use ballot drop boxes to have them under 24/7 video surveillance. The proposals of state Rep. Scott Krug, R-Rome, and state Sen. Dan Knodl, R-Germantown, would also require police officers or deputies be on hand when the ballots are collected. “This bill is a start toward standards that make sense," Krug said in...
No charges for 24-year-old woman, who was arrested after Wisconsin US House Rep. Derrick Van Orden accused her of assault
No charges for the 24-year-old woman, whom Wisconsin US House Rep. Derrick Van Orden accused of assault and political violence. Kent Lovern, the chief deputy district attorney for Milwaukee County, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that the evidence in the case, including police body camera footage, “is insufficient to support a criminal charge” against the Code Pink activist Nour Jaghama.
‘Death by a thousand cuts’: Rains renew Madison’s flooding worries
Despite millions spent to improve Madison sewers in recent years, a top city official says flooded streets may remain a routine occurrence in years like this with higher rainfall. Deputy City Engineer Greg Fries, who has managed Madison’s storm and sanitary sewers for 33 years, said the options to prevent...
Former Wisconsin starting quarterback selected in 2024 UFL college draft
Former Wisconsin quarterback Tanner Mordecai was selected by the D.C. Defenders in the ninth round of the 2024 UFL college draft on Wednesday. After going undrafted in the 2024 NFL Draft, Mordecai signed with the San Francisco 49ers as a free agent on April 27. Due to his status as an undrafted prospect, the Waco, Texas native was eligible for this year’s UFL draft.
Lake Mills grad James Dunkleberger to be inducted into UW-Madison Athletic Hall of Fame
James Dunkleberger started his decathlete career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison just hoping to make the travel squad for meets. He ended it by becoming the 1997 NCAA champion in the decathlon, scoring 7,924 points. Dunkleberger, a 1992 graduate of Lake Mills High School, was recently announced as a member of the 2024 UW Athletic Hall of Fame and will officially be inducted during a banquet on Sept. 6 before...
A peek inside at the book of Trump poetry — Wisconsin’s Afternoon News
MILWAUKEE — From mean tweets to poetry, that was the goal for Ian Pratt, who took those tweets from former President, Donald Trump, and turned them into volume one, poetry edition. WTMJ’s John Mercure caught up with Ian to get an inside look at what these poems sound like,...
Wisconsin RNC delegate avoids answering questions on role in fake elector scheme
MILWAUKEE -- Pam Travis is the former treasurer of the Wisconsin Federation of Republican Women and a delegate at this week's Republican National Convention. She is also one of 10 fake electors in Wisconsin implicated in a plot to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
How the IRA’s “direct pay” option can create wealth and resilience in underserved communities
Hurricane Beryl’s recent landfall is a harbinger for the more intense, rapidly escalating storms predicted this season, as warmer ocean temperatures are expected to bring the worst hurricane season in decades. These extreme storms, as well as the extreme heat that has blanketed much of the globe this summer,...
Former Wisconsin football legend included in ESPN's top 100 professional athletes since 2000
Former Wisconsin Badgers football legend J.J. Watt was ranked No. 58 in ESPN’s latest list of the top 100 professional athletes since 2000. The Pewaukee, Wisconsin native narrowly landed above former New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera (No. 59), three-time WNBA champion Candace Parker (No. 60) and 2018 NFL Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Lewis (No. 61).
New, clean, up-to-date: Sheriff's office moves into long-awaited space
JANESVILLE — A month after they began moving into their new building, Rock County Sheriff’s Office staff say they’re settling in and enjoying the abundance of windows that flood offices and common areas with natural light, and the improved working conditions provided by clean and functional office, common and meeting areas. On June 12, they began moving out of the century-old Pinehurst building, that’s still visible through some windows. It will eventually be torn down to make way for a new staff parking lot. Sheriff’s...
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