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Staff Intercepts Possible Teen Shooter at Elementary School

Cops says 13-year-old Wisconsin boy had a rifle on him when he tried to enter Kenosha school

(Newser) - A 13-year-old boy has been arrested in Kenosha, Wisconsin, after police say he went to his old elementary school armed with a rifle. Authorities say the teen, who attends a nearby middle school, showed up at Roosevelt Elementary School on Thursday morning carrying a "suspicious" bag before he was...

Your Guide to the Race's 7 Key States
Your Guide to
the 7 Swing States
the rundown
Nov 5, 2024 6:44 AM CST

Your Guide to the 7 Swing States

Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin

(Newser) - All 50 states vote on Tuesday, but most eyes will be on just seven of them: the swing states that will most likely determine the outcome of the race. Here's the lay of the land, per NBC News , Axios , and USA Today , along with the time the last polls...

A Pizzeria Ran Out of Oil. Then Things Got Crazy

Worker accidentally grabbed another business' cannabis oil, which was added to 60 pizzas

(Newser) - Despite the many jokes on its Facebook page, a Wisconsin pizzeria says it's treating the accidental serving of cannabis-infused pizzas as "incredibly serious" given that some patrons were hospitalized. The owners of Famous Yeti's Pizza in Stoughton say a worker ran out of oil while making pizzas...

Bad News for Democrats in Pennsylvania Senate Race

Polling shows GOP challenger has pulled to within margin of error of Bob Casey

(Newser) - With two weeks to go to Election Day, Democrats will be flustered by what they're seeing in the Pennsylvania Senate race. The contest between longtime Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger Dave McCormick, formerly viewed as leaning toward the Democrat, is now a "toss-up," according to...

Woman, Teens Suspected in Attacks on More Than 100 Deer

The group drove around trying to hit deer on roads, sheriff says

(Newser) - A 36-year-old woman and three 16-year-old boys are suspected in the shooting or killing of more than 100 deer within a 200-square-mile area in eastern Wisconsin. The poaching occurred between spring 2023 and last July across Fond du Lac, Dodge, and Washington counties, the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's...

GOP Bets on Wisconsin Race
GOP Bets on Wisconsin Race
Oct 14, 2024 4:08 PM CDT

GOP Bets on Wisconsin Race

A loss by Tammy Baldwin would make it difficult for Democrats to hold onto Senate

(Newser) - Sensing an opportunity in swing-state Wisconsin, Republicans are pouring money into the bid to unseat Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin. Democrats also have dialed up their efforts in the contest, which remains crucial to their hopes of maintaining their Senate majority. They maintain an overall spending advantage and insist that the...

Trump Flips Harris' Lead in Two Blue Wall States

He's up in Michigan and Wisconsin in Quinnipiac poll, and he's trimmed her lead in Pennsylvania

(Newser) - A new poll suggests Kamala Harris' fortunes in the all-important "Blue Wall" of Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin are slipping a bit. The races, however, remain within razor-thin margins. In the Quinnipiac University poll conducted October 3-7:
  • Pennsylvania: Harris leads 49-46, down from her 51-45 lead in September.
  • Michigan: Trump
...

At Bottom of Lake Michigan: Dozens of Massive Craters

Researchers say they'll be exploring the possible sinkholes 'for years to come'

(Newser) - NOAA researchers were conducting a sonar survey of the lakebed in the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary (WSCNMS) in 2022 when they noticed strange, circular blobs. Around the same time, shipwreck hunter Brendon Baillod spotted dozens of "irregular shapes" at the bottom of Lake Michigan some 14 miles...

Brothers Who Spent Decades in Jail Cleared of 1987 Murder

DNA evidence exonerates David and Robert Bintz

(Newser) - Sandra Lison was murdered at the bar in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where she worked; her body was found near a trail in Oconto County's Machickanee Forest on August 4, 1987. The night before, David and Robert Bintz, now 69 and 68, had gone to the bar where Lison worked...

Mayor Carts Away Ballot Drop Box
Mayor Carts Away
Ballot Drop Box
Sep 26, 2024 4:58 AM CDT

Mayor Carts Away Ballot Drop Box

Wisconsin mayor says he did nothing wrong

(Newser) - The mayor of a central Wisconsin city who ran for office on his opposition to absentee ballot drop boxes said Wednesday he did nothing wrong when he put on work gloves, donned a hard, hat and used a dolly, to cart away a drop box outside City Hall. Wausau Mayor...

Man Accused of Decapitating Student Decades Ago

Terry Dolowy went missing from Wisconsin home on Valentine's Day in 1985

(Newser) - A western Wisconsin man has been charged in the 1985 killing of a college student whose decapitated body was found days after she vanished, authorities said. Michael Raymond Popp was arrested Monday on one count of first-degree murder in the slaying of 24-year-old Terry Dolowy, the AP reports. The 60-year-old...

12-Year-Old 'Shot That Bear and Killed It on Top of Me'

Wisconsin man calls his son a hero after boy saved him during mauling by black bear

(Newser) - A father-son hunting trip went awry in Wisconsin earlier this month when a black bear went on the attack, and the 12-year-old is now being hailed as a hero for saving his dad. The AP reports that 43-year-old Ryan Beierman was near the family's hunting cabin in "the...

Hayride Accident During School Field Trip Injures 25

3 of the injuries in Wisconsin accident were life-threatening

(Newser) - Dozens of people enjoying hayrides at a Wisconsin apple orchard suddenly found themselves part of a mass casualty event Wednesday morning. Per CBS News ' telling, one wagon apparently lost control while coming down a hill and crashed into another wagon, but WISN reports a tractor was pulling two hay...

Harris' Focus in Coming Days: 3 'Blue Wall' States

VP has upcoming events set for Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin to shore up support

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris has upcoming events scheduled in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin as her campaign focuses spending on the "blue wall" states with the Nov. 5 election nearing. On Tuesday, Harris will sit for a fireside chat hosted by the National Association of Black Journalists in Philadelphia, per...

CDC on Recalled Eggs: 'Throw Them Away'

Recall of eggs from Wisconsin farm launched amid salmonella outbreak in 9 states, sickening dozens

(Newser) - Wisconsin health officials initiated a recall of eggs following an outbreak of salmonella infections among 65 people in nine states that originated on a Wisconsin farm. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services said in a statement Friday that among those infected by salmonella are 42 people in Wisconsin, where the...

Judge to Defendant: You Can't Be 'Instrument of Reckoning''

Chrystul Kizer sentenced to 11 years for killing man she said trafficked, abused her

(Newser) - A Wisconsin woman who killed a man accused of sexually trafficking her as a teenager was sentenced to 11 years Monday on a charge that could have sent her to prison for up to 30 years. Chrystul Kizer, 24, was 17 years old when she killed 34-year-old Randall Volar. He...

Teen Left Note Apologizing to Officers Who Shot Him

3 officers exonerated in shooting of 14-year-old who refused commands to drop air rifle

(Newser) - Three Wisconsin police officers who killed a student as he tried to break into his middle school with an air rifle this past spring won't face criminal charges, prosecutors announced Monday. In a statement exonerating Mount Horeb police officers Tyler Stephens, Carson Stoddard, and Steve Rosemeyer, Dane County District...

This Is America's Best State to Live In

According to WalletHub, Massachusetts tops the list, while Louisiana comes in last

(Newser) - From sea to shining sea, and every stretch in between, the United States offers plenty of diverse places to settle down, though the "ideal" locale will differ for each person or family. WalletHub has attempted to whittle down the choices with an overall look at each state, comparing all...

4 Charged in Murder Likened to George Floyd's

D'Vontaye Mitchell was held face down for 8 to 9 minutes outside a Milwaukee hotel

(Newser) - Four men have been charged with felony murder in the death of D'Vontaye Mitchell, a Black man who was beaten and pinned to the ground outside a Milwaukee hotel in June. Mitchell's immediate cause of death was "restraint asphyxia and toxic effects of cocaine and methamphetamine,"...

Radio Network Admits Portions of Biden Interview Were Cut

Network says Biden campaign requested the radio show make the edits

(Newser) - President Biden was interviewed on a Wisconsin radio show last week, and now the radio network that airs the show has acknowledged that parts of the interview were edited at the Biden campaign's request, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. Biden's phone interview on the Earl Ingram Show was...

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