A Sheboygan Falls woman is being held hours away from her family at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility after she was arrested by ICE officers at a routine check-in during the appeal process to gain her green card.

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Earlier this week, the ACLU of Wisconsin announced a $450,000 ad buy in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race. It's substantial, but a drop in the bucket compared to last year's court race.

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For months the city of Port Washington has been allowing round-the-clock construction on a new data center during weekdays. Those living nearby are becoming increasingly frustrated by the lights, noises, traffic, emissions and dust being produced at all hours.

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Wisconsin is one of 29 states being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice to turn over sensitive voter data, and state election officials have asked a federal judge to dismiss the case.

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Wisconsinites should be wary of the roads this weekend as heavy, blowing snow threatens to hit a large part of the state beginning Saturday. 

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A Milwaukee police officer shot and killed a 35-year-old man after police say the man drove away while the officer was clinging to the side of his truck.

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A civil rights lawsuit against a former Milwaukee police officer involved in the 2020 death of Joel Acevedo was dismissed by a federal judge. 

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The Tilly Project is a nonprofit directory that helps people around the world find photographers to take photos of pets at the end of their life.

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An inmate at Oshkosh Correctional Institution claims in a new lawsuit he received inadequate medical care for a brain tumor.

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Maria Lazar, Chris Taylor on Wisconsin’s 2020 Vote Lawsuit Maria Lazar and Chris Taylor on the 4-3 decision to reject “Trump v. Biden” in 2020.

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In the State of the Tribes address, Red Cliff Chair Nicole Boyd voiced concerns of tribal nations statewide, as well as those shared at the state Capitol’s concurrent Superior Days event.

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A Republican bill would allow the sale of public lands near a commercial egg farm as one of the country’s largest egg producers in Wisconsin has been forced to cull millions of birds due to avian flu.

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The Legislature's budget committee voted Wednesday to give more than $14 million a year to UW-Madison for athletic facilities costs as the sports powerhouse pays student athletes for “name, image, likeness” deals, known as NIL.

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In the latest chapter of a long-running dispute between the Republican-controlled Legislature and the state's Democratic attorney general, the Wisconsin Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over which side controls money from multi-state settlements.

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A group of taxpayers alleges the Legislature has spent millions of dollars since 2019 pursuing legal cases with public money for partisan ends.

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A federal complaint filed Wednesday alleges Oconto Falls School District officials overlooked sexual abuse of students for 20 years. 

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A bill in the state Legislature would require local governments to OK solar and wind projects before those projects can be approved by the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.

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Deputies with the Shawano County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a "disturbance" at a residence in the town of Green Valley at approximately 1:41 a.m. Tuesday morning, according to a statement from DOJ.

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The United State Postal Service has changed a postmark rule. How will that affect Wisconsin voters who mail in their voter registration or absentee ballots?

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The Trump administration's federal workforce cuts shrunk U.S. Department of Agriculture agencies that inspect produce, provide conservation resources and collect data on crops and livestock. It's creating longer wait times for farmers seeking federal services and programs, people working in agriculture say.

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