Tag: Wisconsin

Farmers Urge Collaboration, Not Top-Down Environmental Regulation

NEOSHO, Wis.—Farmer Tony Peirick of Dodge County, Wisconsin, said he used to see as adversaries those trying to impose environmental regulations on farmers. “We were like water and oil. We never got along,” he told The Epoch Times. For him, it was about butting heads with a local lake association that wanted to regulate practices on surrounding farms. In rural America at large, tension…


Wisconsin Assembly Greenlights Investigation Into 2020 Election

The Wisconsin Assembly on Tuesday approved a resolution authorizing an investigation into the 2020 election. In a party-line 58–35 vote, the lower chamber passed Assembly Resolution 15, which says in part that “the integrity of our electoral process has been jeopardized by election officials who, either through willful disregard or reckless neglect, have failed to…


Wisconsin Assembly Authorizes Investigation Into 2020 Election

The Wisconsin state Assembly has approved a resolution authorizing an investigation into the 2020 presidential election. In a party-line 58–35 vote, the lower chamber on March 23 approved Assembly Resolution 15, which says in part that “the integrity of our electoral process has been jeopardized by election officials who, either through willful disregard or reckless neglect,…


Wisconsin Legislators Float Requiring Criminals Use Stimulus to Pay for Crimes

Wisconsin lawmakers are pushing a legislative proposal that would force convicted criminals of using any money they receive from federal stimulus packages to pay for restitution for the crimes they committed. “Any COVID recovery rebates from the federal government received on or after the effective date of this subsection by a person who is incarcerated…


Wisconsin Judge Charged With 7 Counts of Possessing Child Pornography

A judge in Wisconsin has been charged on multiple counts of allegedly possessing child pornography, court documents show.


Suspect in Wisconsin Grocery Warehouse Killings Identified

OCONOMOWOC, Wis.—A man suspected of killing two co-workers at a Wisconsin grocery distribution warehouse before fatally shooting himself was a 41-year-old from suburban Milwaukee, a law enforcement official said Thursday. Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Nicholas Ollinger identified him as Fraron Cornelius, of Wauwatosa. Police said the suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound Wednesday…


Wisconsin-Style Beer-Battered Fish

Slipping your fish some beer might seem like overdoing it, but the beer in the batter releases a bit of carbonation when it hits the fryer, giving a lifting lightness to what will be a crunchy coating. 1 pound perch fillets (or cod, haddock, or walleye), patted dry 1 egg, beaten lightly 1 teaspoon baking…


Wisconsin Judge Delays Trial for Kyle Rittenhouse to November

CHICAGO—The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager charged with the fatal shooting of two men in Wisconsin last summer during protests, will start on Nov. 1, a judge ruled on Wednesday, giving lawyers on both sides more time to prepare. The 18-year-old is charged with first-degree homicide and five other criminal counts related to the…


Sen. Johnson Indicates Preference for Leaving Office After Current Term

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said Friday his preference is probably retiring after his current term. Johnson is in his second term; he pledged previously that this term would be his last. “That pledge is on my mind, it was my preference then, I would say it’s probably my preference now. I’m happy to go home,”…


Man Pleads Guilty to Lying to Get $1.2 Million COVID-19 Relief Loans

A 46-year-old Wisconsin man pleaded guilty on Tuesday for fraudulently obtaining more than $1.2 million in COVID-19 relief loans, the Justice Department said in a press release. Thomas Smith admitted to lying about payroll expenses for eight different companies in order to receive more than $1.2 million of the relief, his guilty plea said, according…