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News Articles: Wisconsin

District Court Judge Shelley Joseph leaves Boston federal court in April 2019 for allegedly helping a man in the country illegally evade immigration officials as he left her Newton, Mass., courthouse.

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  • USPS

Wisconsin judge's case is rare but not unprecedented. There's another near Boston

Massachusetts Judge Shelley Joseph was accused of helping an undocumented immigrant evade authorities more than seven years ago. Her case is still unresolved.

May 17, 2025
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By:
  • Tovia Smith
Audrey Backeberg was 20 years old when she disappeared from Reedsburg in July 1962, according to this bulletin from the Wisconsin Department of Justice.

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  • National

Police found a missing woman 60 years after she disappeared. She wants to stay hidden

Sauk County Sheriff's Office says Audrey Backeberg, now in her 80s, is living outside of Wisconsin. The detective who managed to track her down says she "had her reasons for leaving" in July 1962.

May 06, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
From left: Paige Bueckers, Cory Booker, Val Kilmer.

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  • National

The price of what hit record highs this week? Find out in the quiz

This week inspired questions of self-reflection, like "could I talk for 25 hours straight?" and "do I feel liberated?" and "can you tell me again why the Wisconsin Supreme Court is important?"

April 04, 2025
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By:
  • Holly J. Morris
The Supreme court appeared ready to allow religious charities to opt out of mandatory unemployment compensations laws.<br>

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  • Law

Supreme Court seems ready to let religious groups opt out of unemployment compensation laws

The case was brought by a chapter of Catholic Charities in Wisconsin, which says that it should be able to opt out of the mandatory state unemployment compensation system.

April 01, 2025
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
The Supreme Court hears a challenge to Wisconsin's unemployment compensation system from a chapter of Catholic Charities that contends it should be exempted from the program because it's a charitable organization with a religious mission.

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  • Law

Catholic Charities tests Wisconsin's unemployment payment system at Supreme Court

A chapter of Catholic Charities in Wisconsin contends it should be exempted from the state's unemployment compensation system because it's a charitable organization with a religious mission.

March 31, 2025
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
Attendees applaud as Brad Schimel announces his run for Wisconsin State Supreme Court on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, in Waukesha, Wis.

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  • National

State Supreme Court races can be costly, competitive and combative. Why?

Wisconsin is on track to break spending records once again in a high court contest that's at times turned heated. But these races weren't always like this.

March 06, 2025
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By:
  • Anya van Wagtendonk
A police officer stands guard in front of Abundant Life Christian School on Monday in Madison, Wis.

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  • National

Here's what we know about the deadly school shooting in Wisconsin

The suspect is likely to have died from a gunshot wound, but the cause of death has yet to be confirmed by a medical examiner.

December 17, 2024
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By:
  • Jason Breslow and
  • Ayana Archie
The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington

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  • Law

Supreme Court to consider whether Catholic group is exempt from religious taxes

At issue is whether the charity Catholic Charities is qualified to be exempt from state unemployment taxes as a religious institution.

December 13, 2024
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
Abortion rights supporters are seen gathering for a "pink out" protest organized by Planned Parenthood in the rotunda of the Wisconsin Capitol, June 22, 2022, in Madison, Wis.

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  • Law

Wisconsin high court to hear arguments on whether an 1849 abortion ban remains valid

The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday on whether a law that legislators adopted more than a decade before the Civil War bans abortion and can still be enforced.

November 11, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Fiserv Forum, the same place that hosted last summer's Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Friday.

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  • Politics

Harris and Trump enter the home stretch with rallies in 2 key Midwest swing states

The campaigns crisscrossed Michigan and Wisconsin. Trump tried to woo Arab Americans and zeroed in on Friday's jobs data as Harris criticized the GOP nominee for violent comments about Liz Cheney.

November 01, 2024
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo,
  • Stephen Fowler,
  • and 2 more
The Milwaukee Running Group — OMG meets up on a rainy morning in Milwaukee recently.

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  • Elections

What matters to key swing state voters in Wisconsin? A single road offers a glimpse

A team from NPR speaks with voters along a 15-mile road that cuts through the Milwaukee area's segregated neighborhoods as election season continues in this crucial swing state.

October 10, 2024
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By:
  • Ari Shapiro,
  • Karen Zamora,
  • and 2 more
Vice President Harris walks with former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., at a campaign rally in Ripon, Wis. on Oct. 3.

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  • Politics

Kamala Harris made an unusual pilgrimage today — to the birthplace of the GOP

Ripon, Wis. — where the Republican Party began — was the backdrop for a Harris campaign speech from former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney. She said former President Donald Trump is not fit to serve.

October 03, 2024
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By:
  • Franco Ordoñez and
  • Deepa Shivaram
GPB News NPR

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  • Elections

These states will decide the election. We went to all of them to talk to voters

Your guide to the six swing states that will decide this year’s presidential election: Georgia, Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona and Pennsylvania.

September 17, 2024
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By:
  • NPR Staff
Sachin Shivaram, CEO of Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry in Manitowoc, Wis., realized during the pandemic how much his employees were struggling with child care. Figuring out how to help them has been challenging.

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  • Business

This boss vowed to help his workers with child care. It hasn't been easy

Child care continues to vex working parents. In Wisconsin, the CEO of the Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry has been trying — and struggling — to make a difference.

September 04, 2024
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
In this handout photo provided by ABC, President Biden speaks with George Stephanopoulos on July 5 in Madison, Wis.

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  • Elections

Defiant Biden says 'only the Lord Almighty' could convince him to leave the 2024 race

Democrats and donors wanted to see how President Biden handled unscripted questions after a disastrous debate fueled party anxiety about whether he should stay on the ticket.

July 05, 2024
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  • Tamara Keith and
  • Elena Moore
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