State Sen. Chris Larson will not run for Milwaukee mayor

“The timeline was just too short to put a solid campaign together in a way we could be proud of,” he said.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office reports 62 employees, 254 people held in jail test positive for COVID-19

Facility-wide testing will be conducted between Wednesday and Friday.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Acting Mayor Cavalier Johnson announces $350,000 cash on hand heading into competitive spring mayoral race

“I’m proud to have supporters in every corner of the city, and we are ready to take our case to the voters,” Johnson said in a statement.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

A suspect in a domestic homicide posted $250 bail after a previous violence case. Here’s how Wisconsin lawmakers plan to prevent repeats

A man free on $250 bail in a May domestic violence case is now charged with killing the same victim on Dec. 27.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

More than 1,950 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Wisconsin as ICU’s experience record high admissions

The spike in hospitalizations comes at a time when the omicron variant is surging across the state and country.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

‘Not going to be pleasant’: A storm system will bring light snow, strong wind, plummeting temperatures to Milwaukee and all of Wisconsin

A strong low-pressure system will bring wind, light snow and cold temperatures to much of Wisconsin during the next couple of days, forecasters say.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Alex Lasry calls for expanding voting rights, banning gerrymandering to ‘strengthen American democracy’

On the eve of the anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Lasry called for reforms to “strengthen American democracy.”        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Theodore Edgecomb’s homicide trial in Milwaukee is delayed due to COVID-19

Lawyers who were set to prosecute and defend Theodore Edgecomb, 31, have contracted coronavirus, forcing a delay of his Jan. 3 trial. The judge also tested positive.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Schools stepping up to provide mobile hot spots, Chromebooks, for virtual learning

Schools stepping up to provide mobile hot spots, Chromebooks for virtual learning        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

‘Forever chemicals’ prompt shut down of drinking water well in the Town of Rib Mountain

Town of Rib Mountain detected PFAS compounds in sampling of drinking water, prompting the town to shut down one of its wells.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

‘This is the way to start it off’: Wisconsinites ring in 2022 with a splash at Polar Bear Plunge

Hundreds of people gathered at Bradford Beach to purge the negative energy from the previous year and start 2022 fresh with the Polar Bear Plunge.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

One dead, two injured, including a 9-year-old boy, following three separate shootings during the early morning hours of New Year’s Day

Opening the new year with gun violence prompted Acting Mayor Cavalier Johnson to release a statement.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Alan Borsuk: The good news: Schools made it to the holiday break! The bad news: It won’t get easier from here on.

Concerns over education challenges will continue even in the new year, but columnist Alan Borsuk says to keep up hope in order to alleviate stress.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Judge says she doesn’t understand how Vos could have so few records regarding Wisconsin’s election review

The judge scheduled a hearing for Jan. 24 where she can hear from Vos or his aides about what he did to try to identify records related to the review.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

First-term Milwaukee City Attorney Tearman Spencer files to run for mayor

Since he took office in April 2020, Spencer has been at the center of controversies, including alleged sexual harassment of female employees.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Bice: U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s 10 most controversial statements of 2021

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson found himself praised on conservative websites and parodied on late-night TV because of his controversial statements in 2021.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

With another COVID-19 surge, Milwaukee-area businesses postpone key events, more restaurants close over the holiday period

With the omicron variant spreading, several Milwaukee-area businesses have announced postponements of key events over the holiday period.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Betty White’s connections to Wisconsin range from meeting a husband, to a Milwaukee Bucks player

Legendary actress Betty White, 99, died Friday. She had ties to Wisconsin, none closer than the love of her life.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

First responders discover two dead, two injured after garage explodes in Shawano County

An initial investigation suggests the explosion was caused by a pressurized container that was punctured.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Alan Borsuk: For Afghan ‘guests’ in Wisconsin, remembering the past is not easy. But on their path to asylum, it’s essential.

Marquette Law School students have been traveling to Ft. McCoy to help Afghan refugees. “I felt there was something I could do,” said one student.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Wisconsin passes 10,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths

The Wisconsin Hospital Association reported Wednesday that more than 1,700 patients remain hospitalized with COVID-19.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Milwaukee Health Department adjusting its COVID-19 testing sites’ hours by adding Friday availability; Hayat testing to remain open 24 hours

Originally, all three testing sites were going to be closed Friday through Sunday.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

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