It’s bounce season in Wisconsin. No, not the jump-around tradition at a Wisconsin Badgers football game. Here, we’re talking about cherry bounce: hard liquor, often brandy, with a load of fresh cherries soaking in it. Bounce is a strong tradition in parts of Wisconsin, particularly the Door Peninsula, that thumb that juts out into Lake…
NY Times, Getty Photographers Sue Kenosha Police Over Alleged Injuries Sustained During 2020 Protests
Two freelance photographers have filed a federal lawsuit against police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, alleging that they were unlawfully shot with rubber bullets during a protest over police racism in 2020. The lawsuits were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin on July 4 by photographers Alyssa Schukar and Scott Olson who claim their civil…
Wisconsin Probes How 8 Roller-Coaster Riders Became Trapped Upside Down for Hours
July 6, 2023
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CRANDON, Wis.—State officials are investigating how eight people became trapped upside down on a roller coaster—some of them for more than three hours—at a festival in Wisconsin. The roller coaster’s cars got stuck near the top of a loop around 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Crandon International Offroad Raceway. Rescue workers arrived to find eight…
Wisconsin Governor Partially Vetoes State Budget, Increases School Funding for 40 Decades
July 6, 2023
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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers partially vetoed the new state budget on July 5, allowing for increased funding for public schools for the next four centuries. The Democratic governor, who is himself a former state education secretary and teacher, signed off on the two-year $99 billion spending plan after making a number of amendments—51 partial vetoes in…
Diver Encounters Bass and They Become ‘Friends’ As He Returns Each Summer and the Fish Recognizes Him
A diver has created an unlikely bond with a wild fish and the pair “meet” every summer at the same spot. Rex Colubra, 40, made friends with the freshwater smallmouth bass while on a dive in September 2021. The bizarre encounter ended with the pair becoming friends and Mr. Colubra even named the fish Elvis….
State Senate Republicans Try to Force Vote on Election Chief’s Appointment
July 2, 2023
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While Democrats were still celebrating the success of their parliamentary move to keep embattled Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) Administrator Meagan Wolfe on the job, the GOP-controlled Senate did some maneuvering of its own to get rid of her. The had WEC called a special meeting for June 27 for the sole purpose of reappointing Wolfe…
Democrat Abstentions Temporarily Block Reappointment of Wisconsin Elections Chief
June 28, 2023
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The strategic abstentions of the three Democrats on the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) resulted in the failure of a motion to reappoint embattled WEC Administrator Meagan Wolfe to a second four-year term. Wolfe has been the highest-ranking state elections official since 2018. She has drawn criticism for her administering of the 2020 presidential and 2022…
Indiana Tornado Kills 1 as Severe Weather Causes Damage and Power Outages Across Multiple States
SHOALS, Ind.—A tornado struck a home, killing one occupant and injuring another as severe weather hit parts of Indiana, Tennessee, and other states, an official said. The tornado that struck the home Sunday evening was part of a storm system that pushed through Martin County, Indiana, WXIN-TV reported. A tornado also touched down Sunday afternoon…
Republicans Vote to Cut University of Wisconsin System’s Budget by $32 Million in Diversity Programs Spat
MADISON, Wis.— Republican lawmakers voted to cut the University of Wisconsin (UW) System’s budget by $32 million on Thursday despite a projected record-high $7 billion state budget surplus, leaving the university nearly half a billion dollars short of what it requested. The cut comes in reaction to Republican anger over diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)…
Wisconsin Elections Chief Meagan Wolfe Faces Uphill Battle for Reappointment
June 23, 2023
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Embattled Election Administrator Meagan Wolfe is up for reappointment by the six-member bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC). But her chances of getting her second four-year term look increasingly bleak, according to some GOP lawmakers. Serving in state government since 2011, Wolfe was unanimously approved as the state’s highest ranking election-officer by the Wisconsin State Senate…
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