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MADISON -- Wisconsin voters will decide April 7th whether to make Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson face a possible demotion on the State Supreme Court. With all Democrats voting no, state Assembly Republicans voted 62- to 34 Thursday for a constitutional amendment that changes the...

MILWAUKEE -- A suburban Milwaukee Republican is considering a plan to have somebody else take over the city's lowest-performing public schools -- either the state, or charter school operators. Senator Alberta Darling's office confirmed that it's talking to affected parties about...

Wisconsin is the worst place in the nation to be a black child, according to a new report from the state's Council on Children and Families. It said the Badger State ranks last in the nation based on 12 measures for the well-being of African-American children. They include poverty,...

A U.S. appeals court on Thursday ruled that bans against gay marriage in the states of Wisconsin and Indiana violate the U.S. Constitution. The three-judge panel of the Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously against the bans and in favor of same-sex couples,...

As daylight emerged officials fanned out to assess heavy damage wrought by at least one tornado that whirled across in Iowa County in southwest Wisconsin late Sunday. National Weather Service radar indicates the twister was on the ground for about 25 minutes starting at 10:20 p.m....

Although the New Richmond Area Centre started Family Fun Movie Nights back in March, Centre Youth Development Coordinator Julie Griepentrog feels that moving the movie night from Saturday to Friday and adding an inflatable bouncer to the mix will make the the summer events even better. “We...

A John Doe investigation is back on concerning the recall election campaigns of Gov. Scott Walker and GOP state senators. A three-judge federal appeals panel in Chicago has ordered a stay of Tuesday's injunction by Federal Judge Rudolph Randa which halted the probe. Observers said...

MADISON -- An effort by Democrats to throw out Wisconsin's ban on gay marriage appears to be going nowhere. Sen. Tim Carpenter and Rep. JoCasta Zamarripa, both of Milwaukee, introduced a constitutional amendment Thursday to reverse the 2006 ban on gay marriage and civil unions. Later,...