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Vos reelected Assembly speaker in Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans reelected Robin Vos as the speaker of the state Assembly on Tuesday, a position he has held longer than anyone in state history and that he reclaimed despite a challenge from a more conservative lawmaker and Democratic gains in the election. The ...

Wisconsin justices grapple with state’s 1849 abortion ban

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative prosecutor’s attorney struggled Monday to persuade the Wisconsin Supreme Court to reactivate the state’s 175-year-old abortion ban, drawing a tongue-lashing from two of the court’s liberal justices during oral arguments. Sheboygan County’s ...

Boy, 13, arrested after school scare in Kenosha

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A 13-year-old boy who had researched school shootings online was arrested hours after he tried to enter a Wisconsin elementary school with suspicious bags, police said. Investigators believe the boy was armed, judging by videos of him brandishing what investigators ...

St. Norbert College launches first non-credit online certificate programs

DE PERE, Wis. — St. Norbert College is launching its first non-credit online certificate offerings, designed to support the college’s commitment to lifelong learning and to meeting the needs of the local community. These certificates offer working professionals, current students, and ...

Wisconsin GOP retains LeMahieu as Senate leader

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Devin LeMahieu will return as the Republican majority leader of the Wisconsin Senate. The GOP caucus elected LeMahieu to the position during a meeting Thursday. LeMehieu said in a news release that the top issue for Republicans this legislative session will be returning ...