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It’s that time of year that some people forget about, until it happens: A young girl wearing a badge or tie appears at your door or in the grocery store sporting a cheerful smile and offering the treat you suddenly crave: Girl Scout Cookies. Yes, it is indeed Girl Scout Cookie season, but this year will look different as many scouts will be selling cookies online rather than knocking door-to-door. “Given the community unrest and the instability in our communities, many of our Girl Scouts are choosing not to sell cookies in person,” Girl Scouts River Valley chief experience officer...

Snip—- . Stamper and Pratt announced three pieces of proposed legislation at the press conference that would protect residents from abruptly losing essential resources. The first was an ordinance requiring grocery stores and pharmacies to provide a 60-day notice to the city before closure so officials can determine if there is something the city can do to help keep the store in business. According to Pratt, she was given a two-day notice when the Aldi near North Hopkins Street and West Sherman Boulevard closed. The second is a resolution declaring a food apartheid in the City of Milwaukee – this...

The House this week is set to take up the SAVE America Act (the SAVE Act 2.0), an election-integrity measure that some Senate Republicans can’t seem to get behind even though the vast majority of Americans already have. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise’s office confirms the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of U.S. citizenship to register and photo identification to vote in federal elections, will hit the floor on Tuesday. While Democrats will spend hours making a mockery of truth and reality in opposing it, the legislation is expected to pass mostly along party lines — as the...

Two former Underdog Pet Rescue of Wisconsin dogs are headed to one of the most-watched sporting events of the year — the 2026 Puppy Bowl. Anson and Avro will represent Wisconsin in this year’s Puppy Bowl, making them the only dogs from Wisconsin selected to participate in the nationally televised event. Both pups have since been adopted by loving Madison-area families and will reunite with Underdog supporters at a Puppy Bowl viewing party hosted by Underdog Pet Rescue, where they will attend in person and meet fans. Event details can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/events/2450176842105030 Anson’s story is especially meaningful. A...

The Secret Service is aware of the woke brewer's post. Kirk Bangstad, the Wisconsin owner of Minocqua Brewing Company and the treasurer of a federal super PAC of the same name, has made no secret of his hatred for President Donald Trump, conservatives, and virtually anyone who doesn't share his leftist worldview. For instance, Bangstad — who was ordered to pay a six-figure sum for defamation in 2023 and was charged with harassment last year — stated, "F**k Charlie Kirk," in a diatribe the day after the Turning Point USA founder's assassination and wrote weeks later, "May his soul never...

A terrorist from Jordan briefly worked as an Obamacare navigator in Illinois while authorities remained unaware of her conviction for involvement in a deadly grocery store bombing and two other attacks. Rasmieh Yousef Odeh was convicted in Israel for her role in several bombings, including the 1969 attack on an upscale Shufersol grocery store, which killed two Hebrew University students who had stopped in to buy groceries for a hiking trip in the Jerusalem hills.

Jennifer Mnookin, the chancellor of UW-Madison, has been selected as the newest leader of Columbia University. The university made the announcement on Sunday. Mnookin will leave UW-Madison at the end of the academic school year. Mnookin, a legal scholar, has served as chancellor since 2022 after serving as the dean of the University of California, Los Angeles Law School. "During her leadership tenure, the university has risen in important national rankings, improved student outcomes, achieved record fundraising success and helped make a UW–Madison education affordable and accessible for more Wisconsin students," the university said in its announcement. “It has been...

In her Georgia complaint, Sidney Powell included the declaration of Navid Keshavarz-Nia, an expert witness who stated under oath that there was massive computer fraud in the 2020 election, all of it intended to secure a victory for Joe Biden. Dr. Kershavarz-Nia's name may not mean a lot to you, but it's one of the weightiest names in the world when it comes to sniffing out cyber-security problems. We know how important Dr. Kershavarz-Nia is because, just two and a half months ago, the New York Times ran one of its Sunday long-form articles about a massive, multi-million-dollar fraud that...

In 1998, Wisconsin concluded the lengthy process to amend the state constitution to add an amendment protecting the right to keep and bear arms. The amendment passed by a super majority, 74% to 26%. The amendment is straightforward.The people have the right to keep and bear arms for security, defense, hunting, recreation or any other lawful purpose.The amendment was codified in the Wisconsin state constitution as section 25 of Article I. Court cases challenging Wisconsin laws that infringed on rights protected by section 25 began fairly quickly.In July of 2003, the Wisconsin Supreme Court found the state ban on the...

MADISON, Wis. -- Four people were arrested in connection to numerous graffiti incidents on UW-Madison's campus. The following individuals were charged by the Dane County District Attorney's Office: Zebulun Fazel, 24, Madison Genevieve Karamanski, 22, Madison Kareem Mayouf, 26, Madison William Wambles, 20, Madison None of the individuals charged are affiliated with UW-Madison. Police said the charges follow a year-long investigation into their involvement in at least eight separate graffiti cases on campus. The incidents occurred on the Southwest Commuter Path, East Campus Mall, Bascom Hall, Library Mall, Witte Hall, and Camp Randall Stadium. The incidents at Library Mall and...

Two brothers. One crumbling 1909 stone tower. Zero outside contractors. In this documentary, we follow the incredible journey of Mitch and Jake as they attempt to save a 100-year-old abandoned silo from collapse. Their goal? To transform a rotting agricultural ruin into a 3-story luxury family retreat. How Two Brothers Turned 100-Year Abandoned SILO Into a Luxury Family Space‬ | 1:02:21Quantum Tech HD | 18M subscribers | and Worzalla Brothers | 1,916,500 views | December 6, 2025

For just the third time since Chuck Noll was hired in 1969, the Pittsburgh Steelers will be hiring a new head coach. Mike Tomlin's run with the Steelers is over.

FOX LAKE, WI — Dairy farmers across Wisconsin are celebrating new federal legislation that will bring whole milk back to school cafeterias nationwide, marking a significant shift in both nutrition policy and agricultural economics. The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, supported by the Trump administration, reverses longstanding federal restrictions that have limited schools to serving only low-fat and skim milk options. The change comes as new federal dietary guidelines released this week encourage Americans to consume more whole milk, departing from recommendations that have discouraged it since 1990. Katie Schultz, who operates Tri-Fecta Farms in Fox Lake with her...

KENOSHA, Wis. — A dog was fatally shot after it attacked multiple people Saturday night, the Kenosha Police Department reported on Tuesday. The police and fire departments responded to the 6100 block of 18th Avenue at around 9 p.m. and learned about a dog biting a 36-year-old woman. While family members, officers, and fire personnel were gathered outside the home, the dog escaped and attacked multiple individuals, including members of the Kenosha Fire Department. A police officer, who has four years of law enforcement experience, discharged his firearm, fatally wounding the animal. The dog was actively and aggressively attacking and...

Embattled Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan, who was convicted of obstruction last month for helping an immigrant evade federal officers, has sent her resignation letter to the governor. The letter was sent Saturday. Republicans had been making plans to impeach her ever since her Dec. 19 conviction. Dugan wrote that over the past decade she handled thousands of cases with “a commitment to treat all persons with dignity and respect, to act justly, deliberately and consistently, and to maintain a courtroom with the decorum and safety the public deserves.” But she said the case against her is too big of a...

A Wisconsin judge who helped an illegal alien escape from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials announced she would be resigning from her position in response to “unprecedented federal legal proceedings” brought against her. Matt Smith, the political director with WISN 12 News, shared a letter addressed to Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) from Milwaukee Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan on X. In her letter, Dugan expressed that the citizens of Wisconsin “deserve to start the year with a judge on the bench in Milwaukee County Branch 31.” “As you know, I am the subject of unprecedented federal legal proceedings,...

As previously reported, Wisconsin Cinnabon employee Crystal Wilsey was fired from Cinnabon after a clip of her using profanity and the “N-word” to Somali customers who were allegedly harassing her went viral. The Somalis allegedly instigated the altercation by harassing and threatening Crystal Wilsey before they pulled out their phone to record. In the clip, a man can be heard accusing Crystal of “sexualizing” her body before she asks, “Are you recording me?” The Somali woman taunts her: “I’m going to record you. Yes.” The clip then cuts to her saying, “I am racist, and you are a n*gger.” “Don’t...

The vice president of the Madison school board was arrested Friday night on charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, officials said. The Madison Police Department confirmed to Channel3000.com that officers arrested Maia Pearson, 38, on Friday. Pearson serves as vice president of the Madison Metropolitan School District's Board of Education and was appointed by Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway to the City of Madison's Police Civilian Oversight Board. Madison police provided further details on what led to her arrest on Monday. Officers were called to a business on East Doty Street right before 11 p.m. after employees reported a vehicle had...

A newly engaged elementary school teacher who confessed to “making out” with an 11-year-old boy in her classroom broke down in tears as she was sentenced to six years in prison, just half of what prosecutors had wanted. Madison Bergmann, now 26, was a fifth-grade teacher at River Crest Elementary School in Hudson, Wis., until a student’s father discovered 35,000 text messages she’d shared with his son over just three months last year — in which she gushed about how much she loved them touching and “making out.” Cops searched her classroom and found a folder with the victim’s name...

A Milwaukee jury has convicted the pro-migration judge who smuggled an illegal migrant out of her courtroom and away from waiting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers. Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan now faces up to five years in jail for obstructing an official proceeding when she escorted illegal migrant Eduardo Flores Ruiz out of her courtroom. Flores Ruiz had already been deported and so faced jail for sneaking back into the United States. It took just six hours for the jury to agree on the verdict after Assistant U.S. Attorney Kelly Brown Watzka summed up the evidence by saying,...