Local Wisconsin News

Vice President JD Vance to make Wisconsin visit on Thursday
Vance is expected to head to Plover, Wisconsin, where he’ll visit a machining facility.

DNR investigating manure spill in Trempealeau County
DNR staff said they observed the spill in the town of Gale at a farm field and also found dead fish in an affected body of water.

Prosecutors charge Wisconsin legislator with misdemeanor after blowup over Hispanic resolution
Democratic state Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez was charged Wednesday in Milwaukee County.

After years of legal wrangling, Enbridge begins rerouting pipeline around Wisconsin reservation
The Bad River Band of Lake Superior sued Enbridge in 2019 to force the company to remove about 12 miles of Line 5 that crosses their reservation.

Winter weather returns this weekend
Highs will be back below average with a chance for snow.

Snow for some Thursday, warmer for all
Highs return back to the 30s and low 40s.

New poll shows Wisconsin voters growing more opposed to data centers
The latest poll shows 70% say the costs of large data centers are greater than the benefits they provide.

Porter, Rollins lead the Bucks past the short-handed Cavaliers, 118-116
Cleveland lost for the second time in 10 games to drop into fourth place in the Eastern Conference.

MMSD staff member accused of feeding autistic student dog food
Jaden is a freshman in the special education program at Madison East High School.

Latest Marquette University Law School poll finds a large majority of Wisconsin voters undecided on Supreme Court, gubernatorial candidates
Nearly two-thirds of voters are undecided in the race for Supreme Court, as well as in the Democratic and Republican primaries for governor.

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul testifies before Senate Oversight Committee
The committee is looking into whether outside organizations are influencing the priorities of the Department of Justice.

Give Big Green Bay off and running to benefit Wisconsin nonprofits
24 hours of giving runs until noon Thursday.

Kenosha school board approves metal detectors, hand-held wands after safety incidents
It comes after two students were caught within the span of two days bringing weapons into Bradford High School.

Gutekunst says college football changes have impacted Packers
“We’re learning on the fly a little bit,” said Packers General Manager Brian Gutekunst.

Wisconsin lawmakers react to President Trump’s claim on SNAP
The President said 2.4 million Americans have been "lifted" off of food stamps. It's not so simple.

Family medicine physician shares advice for reducing cancer risk
She said, "Starting a healthy lifestyle and focusing on prevention is the best thing we can do."

MPD officer charged for misuse of Flock cameras to track someone he was dating
MPD said it became aware of police officer Josue Ayala’s misuse of the cameras in December 2025.

Wauwatosa, West Allis approve plans to merge fire departments
The Wauwatosa Common Council approved the plan in a 12-2 vote on Tuesday, meaning both cities have now agreed.

Porter, Portis and Rollins power the Bucks to a 128-117 win over the Heat
Kyle Kuzma added 19 points and Ousmane Dieng 11 for the Bucks.

NFL receives no tush push ban proposal this year after effort last year to ban it failed
League executive Troy Vincent told reporters at the scouting combine in Indianapolis that the deadline for submissions has passed.

World News

Spain to check Gibraltar arrivals under post-Brexit deal
Travellers to the Rock would have to show their passport twice under a new UK-EU treaty.

Soham murderer Ian Huntley seriously injured in prison attack
The 52-year-old is serving a life sentence after being convicted of murdering schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman.

Instagram to alert parents if teens search for self-harm and suicide content
Safety campaigners say Meta is "passing the buck" with its new feature for parents using Instagram's teen supervision tools.

Jersey approves assisted dying law
Once the law is given Royal Assent the first legal assisted deaths could happen as early as 2027.

Racism and staff shortages factors in 'failing' maternity care, report finds
The interim report has identified problems "at every stage" of the maternity journey in England.

Israeli soldiers shot a Palestinian boy and stood around as he bled to death, video shows
Israeli forces blocked Palestinian ambulances while a 14-year-old lay bleeding for at least 45 minutes.

Hillary Clinton to appear before US House panel investigating Epstein
The former secretary of state recently dropped her longstanding refusal to appear, alongside her former president husband.

Danish PM calls snap election with Greenland issue centre-stage
The issue of Greenland, which Donald Trump wants to annex, is likely to dominate the election campaign.

Traitor Rachel on winning the show, her mum's death - and what's next
Rachel Duffy has spoken publicly for the first time about winning The Traitors and then losing her mother.

Number of young people out of work or education edges closer to one million
People at the start of their careers are particularly affected by the UK's weak job market.

Trump joke 'overshadows' US women's Olympic success, says women's ice hockey captain
A "distasteful joke" by US President Donald Trump overshadows the achievement of female athletes at the Winter Olympics, says USA ice hockey gold medallist Hilary Knight.

This coastal idyll banned 'harmful' holiday lets. Eight years on, has it worked?
A ban on new holiday homes sees more permanent residents but some say the policy harms tourism.

Track UK's latest migration numbers - including asylum, visas and small boats
Use our interactive tracker to explore the latest migration statistics for the UK

Bridgerton's first East Asian family is a beautiful thing, say cast
Stars of the hit Netflix show talk about the importance of representation as part two of season four lands.

Watch: BBC on streets of Mexican city gripped by deadly cartel violence
BBC international correspondent Quentin Sommerville travelled to Culiacán in northern Sinaloa state following an explosion in violence.

Jersey passes assisted dying law - but what stage has proposal reached in UK's parliaments?
Bills to let terminally ill people end their life are being considered at Westminster and in Scotland.

I based horror game on working in a Scottish chippy
Developer James Muirhead said his old job provided the perfect setting for his latest creation.

Earth's heat to power 10,000 homes in renewable energy first for UK
Water super-heated by rocks will also provide the UK's first domestic supply of the critical mineral lithium.

Corbyn set to become Your Party parliamentary leader
Ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's supporters won 14 of the 24 seats on Your Party's central executive committee (CEC).

Met apologises to Lord Speaker after Mandelson tip-off error
Lord Mandelson's lawyers said police arrested the peer because of a "baseless" suggestion he was planning to move abroad.

US and Iran hold talks seen as crucial to prevent conflict
The indirect negotiations in Geneva are seen as a last-ditch effort, but the chances of a nuclear agreement are unclear.

'Extensive evidence' accused's online stream was pre-recorded, murder trial told
Natalie McNally was killed in her Silverwood Green home in Lurgan on 18 December 2022.

Forty-day moor fire caused by 'cooking in forest'
At its height the blaze covered nearly 10 square miles across the North York Moors.

US justice department accused of withholding Trump-related Epstein files
The top Democrat on the congressional panel investigating Epstein has called on the attorney general to publish the material.

Crash caused by phone gambler led to premature birth
A pregnant woman needed an emergency C-section after Jack Bentley smashed into the back of her car.

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How Did A Tip-Off From Sir Lindsay Hoyle Lead To Peter Mandelson’s Arrest?
The Metropolitan Police apologises to Commons Speaker for sharing Mandelson tip-off.

A Woman's Hour and SEND in the Spotlight special
We hear from a range of voices on the impact of the government's SEND reforms in England.

A 'normal guy' doing 'brilliant' things - Lammens on life at Man Utd
Manchester United goalkeeper Senne Lammens says he is "just a normal guy", but his reputation is growing after an impressive debut season at Old Trafford.

Trump joke 'overshadows' US women's Olympic success
A "distasteful joke" by US President Donald Trump overshadows the achievement of female athletes at the Winter Olympics, says USA ice hockey gold medallist Hilary Knight.

RFU set to confirm radical revamp for English rugby
A radical new structure for English rugby is set to be rubber-stamped by the RFU, with the Prem separating from the rest of the pyramid, and promotion and relegation scrapped.

Benn to fight Prograis on Fury undercard
Conor Benn's bout against Regis Prograis will be the co-main event to Tyson Fury's comeback fight against Arslanbek Makhmudov in April.