Wisconsin

Wisconsin lawmakers hear bill to codify IHRA antisemitism definition

Hearing on bipartisan legislation aimed at strengthening the state’s response to antisemitism by adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of Antisemitism into state law

Dome of the Wisconsin State capitol building in Madison, WI
WISCONSIN-BASED Judge Hannah Dugan arrives for the first day of trial, in which she's accused of helping a migrant appearing in her courtroom evade a planned immigration arrest, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US December 15, 2025.

Wisconsin judge found guilty of obstructing Trump immigration crackdown, media says

 School shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin.

Three killed in Wisconsin school shooting, including shooter, police say

 AT SACRED HEART Seminary and School of Theology in Milwaukee.

Liran Gerassi: The Israeli head of the Lux Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies in Milwaukee


Trump campaign drops suit against Wisconsin NBC affiliate over ad

The ad quoted outgoing President Trump saying "We have it totally under control," and "One day it’s like a miracle, it will disappear" as a graph showed the rising number of coronavirus cases.

US President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally at Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Biden leading in Wisconsin, Trump demands recount in multiple states

The campaign manager cited reports of irregularities in the state's voting, despite not providing details of any reports.

Donald Trump and Joe Biden

Trump, Biden campaign in the Midwest in last get-out-the-vote push

Opinion polls show Trump trailing former vice president Biden nationally, but with a closer contest in the most competitive states that will decide the election.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in the first 2020 presidential campaign debate held on the campus of the Cleveland Clinic at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., September 29, 2020

Extradition hearing set for US teenager in Wisconsin protest shootings

Kyle Rittenhouse had traveled from his home in nearby Antioch, Illinois, in a self-appointed role to protect the streets of Wisconsin, where the police shooting of Jacob Blake had sparked protests.

A man holds a flag with the words Black Lives Matter during a protest following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, US, August 27, 2020.

Antisemitic graffiti found at site of Wisconsin house fire

The fire was described as a possible arson attack, and was allegedly started after a failed break-in.

A house in Napa County burns in the Glass Fire, Sept. 29, 2020.

Wisconsin man charged with hate crime for calling neighbor ‘dirty Jew’

The man also removed a Joe Biden campaign sign from the neighbor's yard.

Cudahy, Wisconsin

Anti-racism protesters to march in Kenosha after third night of calm

Since mid-week, as Governor Tony Evers deployed additional Wisconsin National Guard troops to help local law enforcement restore order, the unrest has subsided.

A man holds a flag with the words Black Lives Matter during a protest following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, US, August 27, 2020.

Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook's failure to remove militia page a 'mistake'

Facebook said it would continue to evolve its policies for identifying potentially dangerous organizations.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg listens while testifying before a joint Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees hearing regarding the company’s use and protection of user data, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 10, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis

Wisconsin shooting: Attorney for gunman says teen acted in self-defense

Prosecutors accuse Rittenhouse of firing an assault-style rifle at three protesters who tried to subdue him.

A bottle of alcohol and flowers are left in tribute to the victims of a shooting during Tuesday night's protests, at the site of the incident, during a protest following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S. August 26, 2020.

Kenosha synagogue still supportive despite vandalism during BLM riots

On Wednesday night, the 93-year-old synagogue’s driveway was graffitied with the words “Free Palestine.”

A man holds a flag with the words Black Lives Matter during a protest following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, US, August 27, 2020.