More than 60 percent of school districts looking for additional local support from taxpayers won approval of ballot measures this week. But in an election that saw a landslide victory for the liberal-leaning candidate in the state Supreme Court race, many of the 75 school referendums on the ballot Tuesday were decided by close margins.

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The city of Milwaukee is suing one of the area’s most delinquent landlords, calling the company's properties “public nuisances.”

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Elvira Benitez-Suarez’s husband and three of her four children joined advocates from Voces de la Frontera at an event Thursday in Milwaukee to demand her immediate release from ICE custody. It’s part of a new “Justice for Elvira” campaign

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Wisconsin police will soon be allowed to conduct roadside saliva testing for marijuana and other illegal substances.

Supporters say the new law will help strengthen cases against suspected drugged drivers who may be flying under the radar. A Wisconsin attorney and impaired driving defense expert argues it’s “merely symbolic.”

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Snowmobilers in the Northwoods are enjoying what could be their last rides of the season on fresh snow ahead of warmer temperatures in the forecast.

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Thousands of Wisconsinites are without power this morning due to blizzard-like conditions.

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The city's 57 deaths last year represented a decline of nearly 20 percent compared to 70 deaths in 2024, Mayor Cavalier Johnson said at a press conference this week at South Division High School. It's the largest single-year decline since the 2022 peak for traffic deaths at 77. 

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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 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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A Wisconsin early childhood literacy nonprofit is helping parents and children make reading part of their daily routine, teaming up with libraries and clinics to give out “prescriptions to read” during medical checkups.

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