Wisconsin

Pro-Palestinian democratic socialist Francesca Hong polling far ahead in Wisconsin governor’s race

Hong’s general-election success may hinge on the broader electorate’s views of the Democratic Socialists of America.

Wisconsin Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong speaks during a campaign rally on August 2, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Hong, a democratic socialist in the state legislature, has seen an uptick in recent poll numbers.
People gather at the scene of the shooting death of a man by a Madison police officer, who police reported to be carrying a knife, on the city's near east side in Madison, Wisconsin July 22, 2026.

Wisconsin police shoot man during arrest attempt, sparking controversy over use of lethal force

MATAN IVRI of the University of Wisconsin embodies a relentless drive through his races, fueling Israel’s newest record-breaking running sensation.

The algorithm of speed: How Matan Ivri is rewriting the Israeli record books

Dome of the Wisconsin State capitol building in Madison, WI

Wisconsin lawmakers hear bill to codify IHRA antisemitism definition


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

The federal jury delivered a mixed verdict on Hannah Dugan, convicting her of obstructing a federal proceeding and acquitting her of concealing a person from arrest.

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.

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

Children were among the dead, authorities said

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

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

“I am the first-ever Israeli director of the center and first-ever Israeli employee of the Sacred Heart seminary.”

 AT SACRED HEART Seminary and School of Theology in Milwaukee.

UWM anti-Israel groups suspended for call to treat Jewish orgs as 'extremist criminals'

On August 1, the student activists had their first court appearance, pleading not guilty and recommitting to anti-Israel activism.

 Demonstrators in support of Palestinians gather near the Wisconsin coordinated campaign headquarters where US President Joe Biden President Biden is speking in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on March 13, 2024.

Herb Kohl, former Jewish senator from Wisconsin, dies at 88

Kohl was known for his soft-spoken, unobtrusive approach as a philanthropist, a retail mogul and a senator, an outlook he said he learned from his Jewish immigrant parents.

 Sen. Herb Kohl, a Wisconsin Democrat, during the Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing on the administration's fiscal 2005 budget for the Department of Homeland Security, on Capitol Hill, Feb. 10, 2004.

Neo-Nazi group march in Wisconsin with swastika flags

Around 20 people carried Nazi flags and walked up to the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison before heading to James Madison Park for a neo-Nazi rally.

A Nazi armband with a swastika displayed in the Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Audiences who go party with Barbie get a few lectures - review

Don’t get me wrong, it’s not all preachy speeches, but there are far too many.

 MARGOT ROBBIE and Ryan Gosling in ‘Barbie.’

Wisconsin Jewish teacher arrested for threatening students over swastika drawings

A student in Schroeder’s class told local news outlets that Schroeder became angry after a student found a scrap of paper with swastikas on it.

 A Nazi Swastika flag captured and signed by members of a black segregated U.S. Army unit in World War II is displayed amid the collection of Elizabeth Meaders, New York, February 2, 2022.

Two men sentenced for planning to attack US electric substations

Their plan was to attack substations with powerful rifles, which they believed would result in millions of dollars in damages while causing civil unrest, but they never carried out any attacks.

 The FBI seal is seen at its headquarters before a news conference by Director Christopher Wray on the US Justice Department inspector general's report about the FBI's actions in the 2016 US election in Washington.

US arrests man for firebombing Wisconsin anti-abortion group's office

The fire at Wisconsin Family Action's office occurred just days after Politico on May 2 published a draft of the US Supreme Court's blockbuster ruling overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.

 A threat is spray painted on the building wall near Wisconsin Family Action's offices in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. May 8, 2022