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Elon Musk likely broke the law by promising voters $1 million payouts, Wisconsin board says

July 14, 2026 By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk likely broke Wisconsin law when he promised to hand out $1 million checks to voters in the 2025 state Supreme Court...

Local teen awarded premier aviation scholarship at Viroqua airport during Fly-In Drive-In Breakfast

July 14, 2026 By Tim Hundt VIROQUA, Wis. — Over the weekend in the midst of a heavily attended Fly-In Drive-In Breakfast at the Viroqua airport, a local student pilot was named the first Ray Aviation Scholar...

Southwestern Wisconsin residents urged to prepare for upcoming heat wave

July 14, 2026 With dangerously hot temperatures expected in the coming days, the Crawford County Health Department is reminding residents to take precautions to protect themselves and others from heat-related...

Tourism, entertainment give towns along Mississippi River a reboot

By Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Originally published by Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk ON THE GREAT RIVER ROAD, Wis. and Minn. — On an idyllic evening at the Trempealeau Hotel, the...

Rodriguez says she’s staying in gov race after firing campaign manager in finance disaster 

July 14, 2026 By BAYLOR SPEARS, Wisconsin Examiner Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, one of the leading candidates in the Democratic primary for governor, fired her campaign manager over the weekend due to...

Environmental groups sue DNR over environmental review process for Port Washington data center

July 14, 2026 By HENRY REDMAN, Wisconsin Examiner A pair of environmental groups filed a lawsuit Friday in Ozaukee County Circuit Court alleging that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources...

Gov. Evers, DWD announce nearly $900,000 in Fast Forward training grants healthcare, customer service, technology, and manufacturing

July 14, 2026 MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD), today announced over $890,000 in worker training grant awards through the Wisconsin Fast...

Wisconsin Supreme Court rules Attorney General can send settlement money to specific accounts

July 14, 2026 By HENRY REDMAN, Wisconsin Examiner The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that the Wisconsin Attorney General can determine where to send money the Department of Justice receives through...

Feds turn over evidence in Renee Good and Alex Pretti killings to Minnesota after months of delay

July 14, 2026 By PHILIP MARCELO and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press Federal prosecutors turned over key evidence long sought by Minnesota investigators in their ongoing probe into the fatal shootings...

Trump reduces size of 2 national monuments in Utah as Republicans reshape land management

July 14, 2026 By MATTHEW BROWN and SAVANNAH PETERS Associated Press President Donald Trump on Monday sharply reduced the size of two national monuments in Utah, undoing protections established by his...

Why it’s so difficult for the US to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz

July 14, 2026 By BEN FINLEY, FARNOUSH AMIRI and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has been trying to force Iran to fully reopen the Strait of...

Supreme Court justices to testify before Congress on increasing security funding in rare appearance

July 14, 2026 By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett will make a rare appearance before Congress Tuesday, weeks after the end of a...

ICE officer who fatally shot driver in Maine was ‘fearing for public safety,’ agency says

July 14, 2026 By PATRICK WHITTLE, LEAH WILLINGHAM and JACK BROOK Associated Press BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) — An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot a motorist in Maine on Monday, the...

Subpoenas issued to NY Times reporters seen as ‘unprecedented’ threat to press freedom

July 14, 2026 By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer Dangerous. Brazen. Unprecedented. Uncharted territory. Reaction in the media world has been swift and severe to the issue of subpoenas to five New York Times...

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