A Milwaukee man is facing criminal charges after he admitted to sending letters threatening President Donald Trump under an immigrant's name, telling police his plan was to have the man deported.

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A tentative agreement has been reached between striking nurses and management at UnityPoint Health-Meriter Hospital in Madison. 

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Attorneys for a Milwaukee man arrested after federal officials claimed he wrote a letter threatening to kill President Donald Trump say the man can't read or write in English and did not write the letter.

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Prosecutors asked the jury to use their "common sense" during the opening statements for the trial of a Milwaukee man charged with killing and dismembering a 19-year-old woman after they went on a first date last year.

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CityWise is a Milwaukee-based startup company that allows renters to search online for affordable and subsidized housing in the area for free.

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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has named milkweed, a wildflower, its "Plant Species of the Year."

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The multibillion-dollar software company now owns over 600 acres in West Des Moines. What can Wisconsin communities learn from how data centers affected an Iowa city?

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"The potential for an intentional act cannot be ruled out at this point," Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski told reporters during a Tuesday press conference. 

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Five people died in the five-alarm fire on Sunday, while another seven — including a 1-year-old — have been hospitalized for their injuries.

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Milwaukee's top election official is planning to order one ballot per registered voter for future spring elections after some polling sites in the city ran out of ballots during the April election. 

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The Most Rev. Jeffrey Haines, the auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, said it's exciting to know that Pope Leo XIV grew up just miles from Milwaukee. "We don't know, he might like custard," Haines joked.

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Mental health advocates in Wisconsin are worried about the impact of proposed cuts to trained counselors who support LGBTQ+ people when they contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. 

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Rapper and singer T-Pain isn't moving forward with an event at Wisconsin State Fair Park this summer after he blasted organizers and claimed they had concerns the event would attract gangs.

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Starting Wednesday, any adult who plans to fly domestically or visit a military base or other federal buildings will need to present a REAL ID or other documents approved by the Transportation Security Administration.

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Two similar proposals in Wisconsin aim to attract more film and TV crews to the state.

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