Election officials have yet to act a year after a GOP group filed false paperwork about Wisconsin’s presidential electors

Democrats and election experts are raising alarms about future efforts in Wisconsin and elsewhere to hand the presidency to a losing candidate.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Retiring clerk of courts John Barrett seeking ‘unprecedented’ free health benefits

John Barrett, the brother of former mayor Tom Barrett, will return to an old post for one day in order to qualify for paid health care in retirement.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Milwaukee police seek suspect in fatal shooting of girlfriend, shooting of 14-year-old daughter

The Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office issued criminal charges Wednesday for Simone Hughes, including first-degree intentional homicide.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

After about 24 years as the Milwaukee County clerk of circuit court, John Barrett to retire this month

John Barrett, the brother of former Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett, joined Milwaukee County in 1995 and was first elected clerk in 1998.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Fire Chief Aaron Lipski apologizes for department’s failure to notice body in fiery car wreck

Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski on Tuesday apologized for his department’s failure to locate a body in the back seat of a fiery car wreck on Sunday.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Tommy Thompson isn’t ruling out campaign for Wisconsin governor after stint at UW

“Everything is on the table,” Thompson told WISN 12 on Tuesday.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Ron Johnson’s decision on Senate run sets up an expensive battle to be Wisconsin’s next governor

The entry of new Republicans into the race for governor could make the election one of the most expensive battles in the country.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

When two moms couldn’t find places for their young kids to volunteer, they created their own organization

Martin Luther King Jr. Day National Day of Service is the group’s latest service project event.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Number of COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Wisconsin nears November 2020 record

According to Wisconsin Hospital Association data, 2,259 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 on Monday, up 356 from a week earlier.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

A day after entering 2022 race, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson launches two ads and says he’s ready to ‘stand and fight for freedom’

State Democrats got their message out with billboards hitting Ron Johnson on taxes as the 2022 U.S. Senate race enters a new phase.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

‘It’s not slowing down:’ Drug overdose deaths reach record high in Milwaukee County in 2021

After drug overdose deaths reached a record high in Milwaukee County in 2020, experts worried that the trend wasn’t going to slow down anytime soon.  They were right.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Buyer beware: When rural home sales and broadband dead zones collide, decent internet service is hard to find

Buyers beware: When home sales and broadband dead zones collide, internet service is hard to find        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

A dead body was found in a vehicle that was towed after it crashed into a building and burned Sunday morning, MPD said

A dead body was found in a vehicle that was towed to a tow lot after it crashed into a building and burned Sunday morning, according to MPD.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Briggs & Stratton to close Germantown distribution as it exits specific products sold to retailers

Briggs & Stratton has sold more than 125 million engines since it was founded in Milwaukee in 1908.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson poised to announce run for a third term as early as next week, according to sources

The Journal Sentinel has learned that in recent weeks Johnson reached out to potential staffers and advisers in preparation for the campaign.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

A citizens agenda for Milwaukee: Tell us what do you want the mayoral candidates to talk about

We want to hear from you: What matters most as the race for mayor of Milwaukee begins?        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Record number of COVID-19 cases continues as hospitalizations match November 2020 levels

The one-day case count increased to a record high of 12,293 cases, while the seven-day average increased to 7,637 cases.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

MPS to remain virtual until Jan. 18 as school board calls for citywide mask mandate

MPS reported over 1,000 students and staff testing positive in seven days.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

As Wisconsin’s omicron surge continues to break records, health officials expect the COVID-19 situation to worsen in the near future

Wisconsin on Thursday reported a new single-day record of 11,547 COVID-19 cases.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Burger King employee fired gun during robbery that killed Niesha Harris-Brazell

A Burger King worker fired a gun during the robbery that resulted in the death of Niesha Harris-Brazell, suggesting the 16-year-old was killed in a crossfire.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Three new COVID-19 testing sites open with aim of easing long lines in Milwaukee area

Milwaukee area opens three new COVID-19 testing sites as high demand rises along with growing number of cases statewide.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

‘It’s really frightening’: Residents at public hearing urge DNR officials to move forward with groundwater standards

The rule is likely to face pushback as it moves ahead in the approval process to the Natural Resources Board and the state Legislature.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

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