Wisconsin

News from the state of Wisconsin

Milwaukee Bucks’ fans celebrate NBA championship with parade

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MILWAUKEE — Thousands of fans lined downtown Milwaukee streets on Thursday to catch a glimpse of their beloved Bucks in a parade to celebrate...

Senators seek Medicaid-like plan to cover holdout states

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ATLANTA — Three Democratic U.S. senators from states that have refused to expand Medicaid want the federal government to set up a mirror plan...

Analysis: Monty Williams keeps pushing all the right buttons

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There are cameras and microphones everywhere at the NBA Finals, and they happened to catch an interaction late in Game 2 that was going...

States grapple with closing youth detention centers

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CONCORD, N.H. — As states from California to Maine consider drastic changes to youth detention centers, New Hampshire is grappling with its own facility...

Protesters maintain blockade at Minnesota oil pipeline site

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PARK RAPIDS, Minn. — Protesters fighting a Canadian-based company’s push to replace an aging oil pipeline across northern Minnesota maintained a blockade at a...

‘Past the point of no return’? Iowa Dems feel hopes fading

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KEOKUK, Iowa — Democrats lost last year's election for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District by the narrowest margin in a House race in almost 40...

3 arrested during protest in support of Jacob Blake Jr.

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KENOSHA, Wis. — Three men have been arrested for taking part in a demonstration in southeast Wisconsin to call for the firing of the...

Protesters: Fire Kenosha officer who shot Jacob Blake

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KENOSHA, Wis. — Supporters of Jacob Blake Jr. and others staged a rally and march in Kenosha Sunday calling for the firing of an...

Prosecutor: Woman in Slender Man stabbing still dangerous

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WAUKESHA, Wis. — A judge should deny a request to be released by a Wisconsin woman convicted of stabbing a classmate to please the...

Medicaid incentive so far not enough to sway holdout states

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Democrats' nearly $2 trillion coronavirus relief package includes a big financial incentive for the states that have opted against expanding Medicaid...