Category: Wisconsin

Wisconsin Boy Lost for 2 Days in Michigan Park Prayed He Wouldn’t Spend ‘Rest of My Life’ in Woods

SILVER CITY, Mich.—An 8-year-old Wisconsin boy who spent two days lost in a remote, rugged northern Michigan park before being found says he prayed during his ordeal that he wouldn’t be “stuck out here for the rest of my life.” Nante Niemi said he was helping relatives gather wood at the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State…


Wisconsin Middle-Schooler Killed by Swerving Pickup While Waiting to Board School Bus

EXCELSIOR, Wis.—A middle-school student waiting to board a school bus in Wisconsin was struck and killed Friday by a pickup truck that failed to slow down in time, authorities said. The Sauk County Sheriff’s Office said the student at Webb Middle School in Reedsburg was fatally injured about 7:20 a.m. along Highway 23/33 in the…


2 Sentenced for Roles in Shootings After 2022 Milwaukee Bucks Game That Left 17 People Wounded

MILWAUKEE—Two Milwaukee residents were sentenced Thursday for their roles in a series of shootings that left at least 17 people wounded near the Fiserv Forum after a Milwaukee Bucks playoff game in May 2022. Marquise Jackson, 25, was sentenced to 22 years in prison and 15 years extended supervision after he pleaded guilty to aggravated…


Hospital Can’t Be Forced to Give Patient Ivermectin: State Supreme Court

A judge in Wisconsin wrongly tried to force a hospital to give a COVID-19 patient ivermectin, the state’s top court ruled on May 2. Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Lloyd Carter’s 2021 order that Aurora Medical Center in Hartford administer ivermectin to patient John Zingsheim was improperly entered because the judge “cited no law,” Wisconsin Supreme Court…


Biden: Banking Sector ‘Safe’ Despite First Republic Failure

Another major U.S. bank has collapsed—the third in just two months. What happened to First Republic Bank, and what does the Biden administration say about the impact on taxpayers? As the GOP primary field becomes more crowded, we hear from one of the latest candidates to join the race—Larry Elder. Find out what his vision…


Train Derailment in Wisconsin Sends Railcars Into Mississippi River

A freight train derailed in Crawford County, Wisconsin, on Thursday, sending two locomotives into the Mississippi River, according to BNSF Railway. The derailment occurred on the eastern edge of the Mississippi River, near De Soto, around 30 miles south of La Crosse. BNSF Railway said in a statement that two of the three locomotives and…


Indian Tribe Tells Supreme Court It Cannot Be Sued

A defaulting borrower told the Supreme Court on April 24 that he should be able to sue an Indian tribe based in Wisconsin for allegedly aggressive collection efforts he claims drove him to attempt to take his own life. In the case, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin (court file…


Man Claiming to Be a Woman Exposed Himself to High School Girls: Letter

An adult man claiming to be a woman went into a girls’ locker room and exposed himself to four minors, according to a new letter. The alleged incident violated the girls’ right to privacy, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) said in the letter, sent on April 19 to the Sun Prairie Area School District….


Milwaukee Prosecutors Charge Jailor in Fugitive’s Death

MIlWAUKEE—A Milwaukee County Jail guard was charged with misconduct Friday in connection with the in-custody death earlier this year of an accused killer who was once on the FBI’s top 10 most wanted list. Laquisha Cowser, 32, told investigators that she had completed her safety checks when she had not, according to the criminal complaint….


Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Pass Bills Prohibiting Bans on Gas-Powered Engines

The Republican-controlled Wisconsin State Assembly passed a pair of bills on Tuesday that would preemptively stop any effort by state or local agencies from banning gas-powered vehicles and appliances like lawnmowers and snow blowers. Wisconsin Assembly Bill 141 specifies that “no state agency and no local governmental unit may restrict the use or sale of…