Man Who Faked Kayaking Death and Fled U.S. Gets 89-Day Jail Sentence

The sentence matched the period last year when the authorities believed Ryan Borgwardt had drowned in a Wisconsin lake.

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Heavy Rains in Wisconsin Lead to Flooding and Early Closure of State Fair

Record-setting rainfall caused intense flooding in and around the Milwaukee area starting on Saturday night.

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States Sue Trump Administration Over Efforts to Get Food Stamp Data

The lawsuit argues that the federal government’s demand was an attempt to obtain sensitive personal information for use outside the food stamp program.

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Tony Evers Declines to Run for 3rd Term as Wisconsin Governor

The decision is likely to invite a wide-open race for the Democratic nomination in a battleground state the party hopes to control.

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20 States Sue Trump Administration Over Ending FEMA Funding for Disaster Mitigation

FEMA announced in April that it was ending the funding to eliminate “waste, fraud and abuse.” The program saved taxpayers more than $150 billion over 20 years, the plaintiffs said.

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America’s Whey Protein Obsession Is Transforming the Dairy Industry

Whey, the liquid byproduct of cheese making, was once considered waste. Now it is a key ingredient in the protein powders that Ozempic users and weight lifters are downing in ever-greater amounts.

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Republicans Blame Canada for Wildfire Smoke ‘Suffocating’ the U.S.

Six members of Congress from Wisconsin and Minnesota have asked Canada to say how it plans to tackle the blazes and reduce the haze billowing south.

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Republicans Blame Canada for Wildfire Smoke ‘Suffocating’ the U.S.

Six members of Congress from Wisconsin and Minnesota have asked Canada to say how it plans to tackle the blazes and reduce the haze billowing south.

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Justice Dept. Weighs Seeking Criminal Charges as It Presses States for Election Data

Such a path could drastically raise the stakes for federal investigations of state or county officials, bringing the department and the threat of criminalization into the election system.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down 1849 Abortion Ban

After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Republican prosecutors in Wisconsin said they intended to enforce the old law.

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