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Chase Elliott won the pole at Road America and will lead the field to green Sunday in his title defense on the Wisconsin road course.

Overturning Roe v. Wade put old laws—including one from the nineteenth century—back on the books, and opened the door for new ones with ambiguous language and glaring omissions.

Swing state contests could shift the party balance and give the GOP more power, but election deniers could be the face of the party in some key races

The potential sale of the Kohl’s department store chain has fallen apart in a shaky retail environment of rising inflation and consumer anxiety.

Rising gas prices and soaring inflation have rerouted budget-conscious travelers away from far-flung destinations, leading them back to old-timey road trips closer to home.

Wisconsin’s conservative-controlled Supreme Court handed Republicans their newest weapon to weaken any Democratic governors in the battleground state.

A handful of states are suddenly under decades-old abortion bans, resurrected in light of the Supreme Court's ruling on Roe v. Wade.

The court will take up a case considering whether state legislatures should face less scrutiny on their conduct of elections.

Watch Martha Stewart make French fries, the ultimate summer side dish, in this invaluable recipe video. Martha begins with fresh Russet potatoes, and, after slicing them with a special attachment on the mandolin, she produces mounds of fries.

Some right-wing media outlets that once adored Donald Trump are turning their backs on him following Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony.

The 15-week ban is slated to go into effect on Friday — but several groups are challenging the law.

Wisconsin's abortion ban was passed in 1849 but hasn't been in effect since the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling.

The race in Wisconsin, a state Donald Trump carried in 2016 but President Joe Biden won in 2020​, could determine which party controls the Senate.

Wisconsin Democrats looking to unseat Republican Sen. Ron Johnson are focusing their attacks on him, and not each other, as each of the eight candidates make their case to party activists at the state convention held six weeks before the primary.

Wisconsin’s Democratic Gov. Tony Evers hopes to translate anger over the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade into votes this fall as he vows to fight a 173-year-old state abortion ban in any way he can.

After the Supreme Court removed the constitutional right to abortion, some states have outlawed it.

Doctors across Wisconsin said they would immediately stop providing abortions after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling striking down its Roe v. Wade decision on Friday.

The Food and Drug Administration has reviewed applications from Juul and hundreds of other vaping companies amid calls to crack down on youth vaping.

The second of two women who were sent to a state mental health facility after a 2014 stabbing attack on a sixth-grade classmate in Wisconsin which they claimed was to appease the horror character Slender Man is petitioning for her release.

Democrats should be worried about losing Latino support—and not just in the obvious places.

Wisconsin Democrats gathering for their annual state convention this weekend are focused on reelecting Gov. Tony Evers and defeating Republican Sen. Ron Johnson.

Republican legislators in Wisconsin have quickly adjourned a special session that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers called to repeal the state's dormant abortion ban without taking any action.

The former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice hired by Republicans to investigate the 2020 election in Wisconsin has appealed a contempt ruling against him related to his response to an open records request and heated appearance in court. Michael Gableman last week appealed the June 15 order from Dane County Circuit Judge Frank Remington fining Gableman $2,000 a day until he complies with open records requests from the liberal government watchdog group American Oversight.

"Do not give that to him," Pence legislative aide Chris Hodgson replied to a text from Johnson's Chief of Staff Sean Riley hours before the attack.

A man accused of killing six people and injuring dozens more when he allegedly drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee last year has decided to mount an insanity defense, his attorneys said Monday. Darrell Brooks Jr. faces more than 80 charges, including six homicide counts, in connection with the Nov. 21 incident in Waukesha. During a hearing Monday one of his attorneys, Jeremy Perri, told Judge Jennifer Dorow that Brooks is changing his plea to not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.

Doorbell-cam video appears to show the crash.

Skydivers who tandem dive with an instructor exit the plane from 14,500 feet up, according to the company’s website.

Chicago children under the age of 5 began receiving pediatric COVID-19 vaccines on June 20, 2022.

The multi-million-dollar summer ads will focus on protecting vulnerable Senate Democrats in crucial battleground states with attacks on Republican candidates.

Abortion providers are bracing for the final days of the U.S. Supreme Court’s guarantee of a right to an abortion.

The Big Ten announced its conference matchups for the 2022-23 men’s and women’s basketball seasons on Thursday (June 16). Men’s teams will once again play 20 Big Ten games: two games each against seven league opponents, and six single plays split between home and away. As one of nine Big Ten teams in the NCAA Tournament, they reached the Sweet 16 before losing to Villanova. Michigan will face five of the other NCAA Tournament teams -- Illinois, Iowa, Rutgers, Ohio State, and Purdue -- just once next season. Michigan will play three of those teams twice (Nebraska, Ohio State, and Indiana) while hosting Iowa and visiting Ohio State.

Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin joined Newsy to talk about her experience as an LGBTQ politician in Congress.

Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin joined Newsy to talk about her experience as an LGBTQ politician in Congress.

If live, continuous coverage of severe weather becomes necessary, go to the MLive.com Facebook page to watch the live coverage. The Storm Prediction Center has issued a mesoscale update talking about how the thunderstorms may react as they move into northwest Lower Michigan. Here is the update:Mesoscale update concerning the scalloped outlined area of northwest Lower Michigan and the eastern U.P. Areas affected...eastern Wisconsin to the upper peninsula of Michigan and northern lower Michigan Concerning...Tornado Watch 371...372... It is not certain a new severe weather watch will be needed, but trends are being monitored for this possibility.

A judge on Wednesday ordered the investigator hired by Republicans to look into the 2020 election in Wisconsin be fined $2,000 a day until he complies with court orders related to open records requests. In a scathing ruling against investigator Michael Gableman, Dane County Circuit Judge Frank Remington also forwarded the order to the office that hands down disciplinary actions against attorneys and judges in Wisconsin. Remington, in his order, chided Gableman for what he called his “unprofessional conduct” at the hearing.

Multiple people have been killed in a fiery head-on crash involving two semi-tractor trailers Tuesday in southeastern Wisconsin, authorities said. The Racine County Sheriff's Office said an initial investigation revealed that a semi was pulling a flatbed trailer on state Highway 11 east of Union Grove when it crossed the center line and hit a semi pulling a dry bulk tanker. Photos and video from the scene show a semi-truck with a flatbed trailer completely engulfed and destroyed by flames in a farm field to the south side of Highway 11.

Note: This is the fifth part of a series previewing Michigan State football’s 2022 schedule. All-time series: Michigan State leads 30-24. Key storyline: Reloading dominant defenseWisconsin finished last season first in the nation in rushing defense (64.8) and total defense (239.1) and was fourth in scoring defense (16.2). Now the Badgers must replace eight starters from their defense, including three who were selected in the NFL draft. Related Michigan State football stories:Michigan State TE Maliq Carr joins WWE’s NIL program4-star LB Jordan Hall commits to Michigan StateSpartan Confidential: Looking back at the best Michigan State football games since 19854-star WR Demitrius Bell commits to Michigan State3-star LB Jeremiah Beasley has family connection to Michigan State

Overall severe storm risk has been increased to moderate for far southwest Lower Michigan. Earlier the chance of significant gusts of 75 mph was confined to far southern Lower Michigan. The large hail forecast shows the expected track of the Wisconsin storms across southern Lower Michigan. Large hail forecast continues to point toward hail in any thunderstorm over southern Lower. Now I will just track the storms with you as they develop across southern Lower Michigan.

The NTT IndyCar Series continues on Sunday afternoon with another race on a road course, as they head to Wisconsin to the storied Road America, as they compete in the Sonsio Grand Prix. Another current driver who has driven into victory lane at Road America is Will Power. His best finish, so far, came in the road race at Indianapolis, finishing fourth at the GMR Grand Prix. What: Sonsio Grand Prix at Road AmericaWho: NTT IndyCar SeriesWhen: Sunday, June 12Time: 12:30 p.m. ETWhere: Road America (Elkhart Lake, Wis.)Channel: NBCStream: FuboTV, Sling, DirecTV Stream, PeacockCheck out the NASCAR standings and results here

Every student at Colleyville High School got a cheer at graduation. Because Mario was there for his granddaughter, but made a point to shout every graduate's name as the crossed the stage. "Job well done, Pappa," his daughter Marlaina wrote on social media, where the video went viral.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is among several top state officials testifying before a grand jury regarding whether former President Donald Trump illegally tried to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results. Tia Mitchell, Washington correspondent for the Atlanta Journal Constitution, explains the significance of his testimony.

The Bad River Band sued Enbridge in 2019 to halt Line 5 from operating through its reservation lands. Four months ago, that would have been about 40 cents per gallon; at today’s prices it would be closer to 52 cents per gallon. “If Line 5 were not operational the gas prices would be what they are. Court records show Earnest has prolifically testified as an energy industry expert about pipeline issues and developments across the nation. His report on ramifications of a Line 5 shutdown said Michigan and Wisconsin motorists could expect to pay just a half-cent more per gallon for fuel.

A Wisconsin man accused of fatally shooting a judge and compiling a kill list that included Michigan Gov. Uhde is accused of entering the New Lisbon Township home of retired Judge John Roemer, 68, and fatally shooting him on June 3. Law enforcement began life-saving measures on Uhde, who was transported to a medical facility where he later died. Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul said the shooting appeared to be a “targeted act” and that the gunman had selected people who were “part of the judicial system.”Whitmer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Wisconsin Gov. There is no immediate danger to the public, officials said.

A man accused of killing a retired Wisconsin judge and who had a list in his vehicle that included prominent national political figures has died.

A man accused of fatally shooting a retired Wisconsin judge and who had a list that included prominent national political figures died in a hospital, a state official said Tuesday. Douglas Uhde, 56, shot former Juneau County Circuit Judge John Roemer in Roemer’s home in New Lisbon on Friday before shooting himself, authorities said. Wisconsin Department of Justice spokeswoman Gillian Drummond confirmed Uhde's death.

The acquitted Kenosha shooter said he's going to Texas A&M after falsely claiming he would be attending Arizona State in person.

By DAVE KOLPACK and MIKE BALSAMO Associated PressA gunman suspected of fatally shooting a retired county judge at a Wisconsin home had a list that included Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Wisconsin Gov. The other targets on the list, which mentioned Roemer, included Evers, McConnell and Whitmer, the official said. He previously had served as an assistant district attorney for Juneau County and an assistant state public defender. New Lisbon, which has a population of about 2,500 people, is in Juneau County in central Wisconsin.

Zach Pohl, Whitmer's deputy chief of staff, said her office was notified that her name appeared “on the Wisconsin gunman's list.”

Authorities in Milwaukee say selfie Travis Birkley took shows him wearing an expensive pair of glasses that belonged to one of his victims.

Days after a former Wisconsin judge was killed in his home, a federal judge whose son was killed in a similar targeted attack nearly two years ago reiterated her push to better protect the judiciary.

Bail was set at $1 million Sunday for Travis Lamar Birkley, who is charged with six counts of felony murder. The six victims were found with gunshot wounds on Jan. 23, but court documents detailing the charges against Birkley suggest they may have been killed three days earlier. Investigators linked Birkley to the killings with cellphone data that included a selfie that appeared to have been taken in the basement of the home where the bodies were found several hours after the victims were believed to have been killed on Jan. 20.

Douglas K. Uhde, the suspect who allegedly killed retired judge John Roemer on Friday, targeted other high-profile government officials as well, including Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Local news reports state Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers were also on the suspect's list.

A gunman who fatally shot a man at a Wisconsin home had a list of targets that included Michigan Gov. Attorney General Josh Kaul refused to name the victim of Friday’s shooting, but it has been widely reported that he was retired Juneau County Judge John Roemer. Zach Pohl, Whitmer’s deputy chief of staff, said her office was notified that her name appeared “on the Wisconsin gunman’s list” but declined to give details about the suspect. Investigators don’t believe anyone else is at risk any longer, but an investigation involving the FBI and the Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation is ongoing, Kaul said during a news conference Friday. New Lisbon, which has a population of about 2,500 people, is in Juneau County in central Wisconsin.

A retired Wisconsin judge was found zip-tied and shot to death in his home on Friday. The man who allegedly murdered the judge had Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, among others, on his “hit list.”

Credit: Photo composite by The Daily Beast/Getty ImagesFormer Wisconsin judge John Roemer was named as the victim killed in a Friday attack by a man with a hit list reportedly “related to the judicial system.”Law enforcement officials confirmed to The Daily Beast that Roemer, 68, was found zip-tied to a chair and fatally shot at his home in New Lisbon, Wisconsin around 10:17 a.m. on Friday.The Juneau County Sheriff’s Office were responding to reports of gunshots in the area at around 6:30 a.m. a

The attorney general refused to name the victim or the suspect, but said the shooting appeared to be a "targeted act" and that the gunman had selected targets who were "part of the judicial system."

Police are still searching Friday for whoever opened fire during a funeral at a Wisconsin cemetery.

Hitting the road this summer? Here’s how gas prices in Illinois compare to neighboring states.

Ascension All Saints Hospital, which is next to the cemetery, is treating an undisclosed number of victims from the shooting. It is not immediately known if there are any fatalities.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — A Caledonia-based farm says its lettuce and salad greens are now being sold at Meijer stores across Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Wisconsin. Revolution Farms grows its products inside a three-acre greenhouse in Caledonia, and says they are grown using less water and land than other farms that grow lettuce and salad greens. “Supporting local farms and carrying the freshest, most nutritious ingredients is important to us and to our customers,” Sarah Jennings, a produce buyer at Meijer, said in a news release. Frey, a Grand Rapids native who previously spent nearly a decade in Hood River, Oregon, running a small, outdoor apparel company, was the company’s first CEO. Frey and Steketee are no longer with the company.

A coal-powered passenger steamship on Lake Michigan that’s the last of its kind in the U.S. will stop using coal to fuel its historic engines once its operators settle on an alternate power source.

Video game workers at a division of game publisher Activision Blizzard have voted to unionize, creating the first labor union at a large U.S. video game company.

MEDFORD, WI -- A Wisconsin couple is recovering from injuries they suffered after a bear crashed through the window of their home and attacked them Friday evening. Instead of leaving, the bear turned toward the home and charged at the house, crashing through the window. Once inside the home, the bear attacked the couple, who began fighting with it and stabbing the animal with a kitchen knife. The husband and wife were each bitten by the bear and suffered injuries in the attack, however they were treated at a nearby hospital and released. Authorities say it is believed the adult female bear was in the yard with one of her cubs before it charged the house.

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Vandals struck an anti-abortion group’s office in Wisconsin, apparently setting a fire after a Molotov cocktail thrown into the building failed to ignite.

For the first time in decades, this year’s race for Wisconsin secretary of state means something.

More than 1,000 workers at CNH Industrial plants in Wisconsin and Iowa have walked out on strike in search of a better deal with the company that makes agriculture and construction equipment.

Republican Tim Michels, a multimillionaire construction company co-owner who last ran for office nearly two decades ago, has launched his campaign for governor in Wisconsin.

Michigan Wolverines defensive end Aidan Hutchinson is one week away from fulfilling his childhood dream of becoming an NFL player during the draft, but he will be taking the mound first.

If you were to casually stroll into Inmoxicated, you might not necessarily realize that there’s no alcohol – at least, not right away.

A crowded field of Democrats is trying to figure out a winning strategy to unseat Republican Sen. Ron Johnson in Wisconsin in November.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has adopted Republican-drawn maps for the state Legislature, after initially approving maps drawn by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.

Wisconsin’s Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who is up for reelection in November, has vetoed a package of bills passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature that would have made a series of changes to the battleground state’s election laws.

Wisconsin basketball star Johnny Davis is ready to turn pro after delivering a superb sophomore season.

Republicans are deciding whether to hold their presidential nominating convention in 2024 in Milwaukee, the largest Democratic stronghold in battleground Wisconsin, or in Nashville, Tennessee, a Democratic city in a GOP-controlled state.

The push by Republicans to conduct partisan ballot reviews like the one that unfolded last year in Arizona has spread beyond battleground states disputed by former President Donald Trump.

Wisconsin's Democratic governor is telling the state Supreme Court that it should allow him to submit additional evidence defending his legislative district boundary map that the U.S. Supreme Court rejected.

The Supreme Court has thrown out Wisconsin state legislative maps that were preferred by the state’s Democratic governor and selected by Wisconsin’s top court, a win for Republicans that also makes it unclear what boundaries will be in place for the fall election.

School officials in Kenosha, Wisconsin, released surveillance footage that shows an off-duty police officer putting his knee on a 12-year-old girl’s neck to restrain her amid a lunchtime fight.

Johnny Davis scored 25 points and sparked a second-half comeback as Wisconsin withstood Colgate’s 3-point assault and beat the Raiders 67-60 in an NCAA Tournament first-round game Friday night.

Wisconsin officials have destroyed the rifle Kyle Rittenhouse used to shoot three people during protests in Kenosha in 2020.

Wisconsin’s Johnny Davis is The Associated Press player of the year in the Big Ten Conference and the Badgers’ Greg Gard is coach of the year.

Tenth-ranked Wisconsin lost leading scorer Johnny Davis when he was injured on a flagrant foul early in the second half, and the Badgers also missed a chance to clinch the Big Ten title outright by falling to Nebraska 74-73.

Tuesday is an election day in Michigan -- that is, if you’re a voter in one of four Michigan House districts with a special election race.

Wisconsin is one of America's most politically divided states in this crucial midterm election year.

Phil Martelli pumped his left fist in the air, celebrating a win Michigan needed after Juwan Howard’s swipe.

Michigan basketball coach Juwan Howard released a statement Monday night after he was suspended for the rest of the regular season for hitting a Wisconsin coach in the head.

Michigan basketball coach Juwan Howard has been suspended for the final five games of the regular season after he struck a Wisconsin coach in the head following his team’s loss to the Badgers this weekend.

Juwan Howard was heated when he joined the handshake line following the 77-63 loss to the Wisconsin Badgers Sunday afternoon

Michigan coach Juwan Howard hit Wisconsin assistant Joe Krabbenhoft after arguing with Wisconsin coach Greg Gard during the handshake line following the Badgers’ 77-63 victory.

Jordan Stolz has been called the future of speed skating, here's a look at his journey to the 2022 Winter Games.

Wisconsin is one of four states emerging as top priorities for Democrats in an election year when the party is facing fierce political headwinds.

Ballot drives to expand voting options, restrict payday loans and overhaul Michigan’s citizens initiative process have cleared procedural steps.

Jordan Stolz, a 17-year-old American speed skater, is set to make his Olympic debut after a record-setting season.

Kleba dispels a rumor about an unfortunate testing debacle, gives insight into a day on the ice, and gets asked a starchy question about his futuristic eyewear.

Here is the Metro Detroit weather forecast update for Feb. 4, 2022, afternoon and evening.

As the only woman competing for the U.S. women's ski jumping team, Anna Hoffmann continued the United States' representation at the Olympic level for all three Winter Games.

The chairperson and secretary of a group of 16 Michigan Republicans who signed a false certificate claiming Donald Trump won Michigan’s electoral votes in the 2020 General Election have been subpoenaed by the U.S. House Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack at the Capitol.

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is known for his folksy demeanor, sprinkling his speeches with “by gollys” and the occasional PG-rated swear word.

Authorities say 27 people were rescued from a floating chunk of ice that broke away from shore in the bay of Green Bay in eastern Wisconsin.