Tag: Wisconsin

Judge Rules Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes Not Allowed in Wisconsin

A County Judge ruled Thursday that drop boxes could not be used to collect absentee ballots under Wisconsin law. “It’s all good and nice, but there’s no authority to do it,” Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Michael Bohren said after the hearing, NPR reported. Bohren agreed with the plaintiff attorney’s argument that state law only allows two…


Brooks Bound Over for Trial in Waukesha Parade Massacre

Darrell E. Brooks Jr. will stand trial on six counts of first-degree homicide and 71 other counts stemming from the Nov. 21, 2021, Waukesha Christmas Parade massacre, Waukesha County Court Commissioner Kevin Costello ruled after an hourlong preliminary hearing Friday. Waukesha County District Attorney Susan Opper and Waukesha Police Department Detective Thomas Casey alleged that…


Destination Diner: This 1940s-Style Roadside Restaurant In the Wisconsin Woods Has a Jamaican Jerk Pit

Delta Diner is an unexpected vision in the Wisconsin Northwoods. As you come around the bend on an old county highway, a classic aluminum diner appears at the roadside, shining like brand new in the sun, alongside a smoking open-air Jamaican jerk shack, a coffee and ice cream stand, and a craft-beer bar built into…


Trial Postponed for Wisconsin Man Accused of Killing Parents

MADISON, Wis.—The trial for a Wisconsin man accused of killing and dismembering his parents has been postponed because he tested positive for COVID-19, according to court officials. The test result Tuesday for Chandler Halderson, 23, comes a day after the National Guard tested all the inmates in the Dane County Jail because of a surging…


Suit Accuses Wisconsin Attorney General of Racial, Gender Discrimination

A woman appointed in December to head the Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation has filed a federal lawsuit charging the state’s Attorney General Josh Kaul and a deputy with racial and gender discrimination. Tina R. Virgil filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, alleging pay discrimination because she is…


Discover Dynamic Eau Claire

Chances are if you don’t have relatives to visit, a child in college or business to transact in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, you may have completely overlooked it as a travel possibility. If that’s the case, you’ve missed an important slice of Americana and a mid-size city in the throes of a renaissance. The next time…


Sen. Ron Johnson Reveals Why He’s Running for Reelection After Suggesting He Wouldn’t

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) on Sunday announced he will run for reelection in 2022, opting against his 2016 suggestion that he would only serve two terms in office. In an article for the Wall Street Journal, the Wisconsin senator made note of the two-term promise. “During the 2016 campaign, I said it would be my…


Allen, Wisconsin Hold Off Arizona State in Las Vegas Bowl

LAS VEGAS—Braelon Allen thought his week in Las Vegas was rather uneventful. After all, it’s hard to really soak in Sin City when you’re only 17 years old. He’ll have to settle for his MVP award. Allen ran for 159 yards and Wisconsin drained the final 9:57 off the clock with an 18-play drive that…


Wisconsin Bill Would Strip Grants, Allow Lawsuits Against Colleges Violating Free Speech Rights

A Wisconsin state lawmaker’s new bill would penalize the state’s public university and state technical colleges for violations of free speech rights or academic freedom. The legislation comes after years of pressure from activists and state lawmakers who believe the University of Wisconsin (UW) hasn’t done enough to defend free speech on campus. A prior…


Wisconsin Legislation Would Strip Grants, Allow Lawsuits Against Colleges Violating Free Speech Rights

A Wisconsin state lawmaker’s new legislation would penalize the state’s public universities and state technical colleges for violations of free speech rights or academic freedom. The legislation comes after years of pressure from activists and state lawmakers who believe that the University of Wisconsin (UW) hasn’t done enough to defend free speech on campus. A…