Elon Musk likely broke the law by promising voters $1 million payouts

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 election, a bipartisan panel has found.

Wisconsin governor candidate says her campaign has far less money than she thought

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin Democratic candidate for governor Sara Rodriguez said Monday that she discovered her campaign has hundreds of thousands dollars less cash than she thought after campaign ads slated to run last week did not air because of unpaid invoices.

A democratic socialist in Wisconsin tests how far left voters want to go

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Over the last month, Democratic socialists have notched victories in the liberal strongholds of New York City, Washington, D.C., and Denver. Now Francesca Hong, a single mother who has worked as a dishwasher and line cook, is trying to do the same with her campaign for governor in Wisconsin.

Former Wisconsin judge spared prison for obstructing ICE arrest

MILWAUKEE (AP) – Former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan was spared from prison Wednesday for ushering a Mexican defendant out of her courtroom to evade U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. A federal judge fined her $5,000 and cited her otherwise law-abiding life in issuing the sentence.

Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to release voter records

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an attempt by a conservative activist to obtain guardianship records in an effort to find ineligible voters in the presidential battleground state.

Sean Duffy's son-in-law divides Trump-backing Republicans

WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) – Michael Alfonso, the 26-year-old son-in-law of U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, has an answer for people who say he doesn’t have the experience necessary to join Congress as its youngest member.

Searing heat and storms mar holiday with 3 children dead in Wisconsin

LAKE GENEVA, Wis. (AP) – Three children who died when a boat capsized in Geneva Lake during a Wisconsin storm were wearing life vests, authorities said as the nation assessed damage from storms and a heat wave that marred the July Fourth holiday, leaving hundreds of thousands of utility customers without power.

US military says it shot down Iranian missiles, drones launched toward Gulf allies

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) – The U.S. military said it shot down Iranian ballistic missiles and drones launched toward the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf Arab allies on Friday, while striking some of the Islamic Republic’s coastal surveillance radar sites in response, an exchange of fire that further frayed a shaky ceasefire with Tehran.

Tyco in $10 million settlement with Wisconsin over PFAS water contamination

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The manufacturer of a firefighting foam that contaminated the water supply in northeastern Wisconsin with PFAS chemicals for decades agreed to a $10 million settlement with the state, the governor and attorney general announced on Thursday.