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Tony Romo Gone From CBS 'Until Further Notice'

Network says lead NFL analyst is on leave after his Milwaukee arrest for driving while intoxicated

(Newser) - Tony Romo won't be calling games for CBS "until further notice" as fallout continues from his recent arrest in Wisconsin. The network confirmed on Friday that the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and lead NFL analyst is on leave, though it didn't clarify whether the move was his...

Anti-Trump Brewery Owner Has Permit Yanked

Wisconsin officials cite beer transport issues; owner of Minocqua Brewing Co. calls the move political

(Newser) - A Wisconsin brewery that once dangled a "free beer day" if President Trump died is now fighting to stay alive itself. Liberal activist and Minocqua Brewing Co. owner Kirk Bangstad says he'll battle "tooth and nail" after state officials moved to revoke his company's brewing and...

Damaging Wisconsin Tornado Takes Out Power to Thousands

Crews are still looking for people who may be injured

(Newser) - A tornado struck northeastern Wisconsin on Monday, blackening the midday sky and sending workers sheltering in office basements as ferocious winds splintered homes, scattered twisted metal across a highway, and knocked out power to more than 30,000 people. The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado in Winnebago County, about...

A 'Most Significant Smoke Event' Is Set to Consume NYC

More than 115M affected as smoke from Canada/ Minnesota wildfires hits Midwest, NE, mid-Atlantic

(Newser) - If the Midwest, Northeast, and mid-Atlantic states look a little hazy, it's not your eyes: A vast plume of Canadian and Minnesota wildfire smoke trapped lower to the ground by a heat dome is set to envelop more than 115 million people through Friday, with some of the worst...

Musk's $1M Wisconsin Checks Likely Broke Law: Board

Billionaire handed out checks to voters ahead of impactful 2025 election

(Newser) - Billionaire Elon Musk likely broke Wisconsin law when he handed out $1 million checks to voters in the 2025 state Supreme Court election, a bipartisan panel has found. The Wisconsin Elections Commission last week referred two complaints to the Brown County district attorney's office, which can choose to bring...

Wisconsin Judge Who Helped Immigrant Escape Sentenced

Hannah Dugan won't go to prison for 'deviation from an otherwise law-abiding life'

(Newser) - Former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan was spared from prison Wednesday for ushering a Mexican defendant out of her courtroom to evade US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. A federal judge fined her $5,000 and cited her otherwise law-abiding life in issuing the sentence, the AP reports. Dugan, 67, was...

Town Residents Sue Microsoft Over Data Center Noise

They say Fairwater facility sounds like 'a freight train'

(Newser) - Microsoft's massive data center in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, is facing a federal class-action lawsuit from nearby residents who say the facility sounds like a never-ending freight train. Filed Wednesday, the suit claims the Fairwater data center—Microsoft calls it " the world's most powerful "—produces constant noise...

Police: 3 Children Dead After Boat Capsizes on Wis. Lake

Emergency responders rescued 7 other people after storm passed over Geneva Lake

(Newser) - Three people died and seven others were rescued on Friday after a boat capsized in Geneva Lake as a strong storm passed through southern Wisconsin, an official said. Many injuries were reported in Wisconsin's Walworth County after the storm toppled trees, knocked down power lines, and damaged buildings, said...

Two Cautionary Tales Show Risk of Rabid Bats

Young girl in Wisconsin is recovering after a bite, but a boy in Canada died

(Newser) - Two incidents, one in the US and the other in Canada, illustrate the risks of rabid bats:
  • Wisconsin: A 6-year-old girl is recovering after being bitten by a rabid bat in her backyard in Tigerton. Cecilia Kale was climbing a tree outside her home in Tigerton last week when a
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Beagle Farm Stormed by Activists Is Closing Down

Rescue group says the 475 remaining beagles will be transferred out of Ridglan Farms this week

(Newser) - A Wisconsin beagle breeding farm that's been the site of recent violent protests is closing, and its remaining dogs are being taken in by a Florida rescue group. Big Dog Ranch Rescue announced Monday that it has reached an agreement for the permanent closure of Ridglan Farms and the...

Dog Walker's Trespassing Case Has Big Implications

Wisconsin challenge could redefine public access to Great Lakes shores: WSJ

(Newser) - A $313 trespassing ticket on a Lake Michigan beach in Wisconsin might end up rewriting where the public can put its feet. The Wall Street Journal 's Mariah Timms follows the clash between retired professor and dog walker Paul Florsheim and dentist Daniel Domagala, whose Shorewood property sits just steps...

United Is Latest to Fall Victim to 'Unruly Passenger'

Plane to Minneapolis diverts to Wisconsin after man allegedly tried to breach cockpit multiple times

(Newser) - A flight from Chicago to Minneapolis made an unplanned stop in Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday night after a passenger allegedly tried repeatedly to get into the cockpit, according to air traffic control audio. Per NBC News , United Airlines Flight 2005 diverted to Dane County Regional Airport "to address a...

Driver Ignores Road Closure, Gets Stuck in Wet Concrete

If you see a 'road closed' sign, know it's there for a reason

(Newser) - A Wisconsin motorist decided the rules of the road didn't apply—and ended up in quite a sticky situation. State transportation officials say the pickup truck driver in Milwaukee County pushed aside a "road closed" barricade at an interchange connecting I-41/894/US 45 and National Avenue on May 12,...

Kyle Rittenhouse Hospitalized After Spider Bite

Gun rights figure says brown recluse bite sent him to hospital

(Newser) - Kyle Rittenhouse is back in the headlines, this time over a spider, People reports. The 23-year-old, acquitted in 2021 of all charges after fatally shooting two men and injuring a third during a protest in Kenosha, Wis., said he was hospitalized this week after what he described as a brown...

Rescue Group Says It Saved 1.5K Beagles

They were bought from Wisconsin research facility targeted by protesters

(Newser) - Animal refuge groups said Wednesday that they have agreed to buy nearly 1,500 beagles at a Wisconsin dog breeding and research business that was the site of a violent clash earlier this month between activists trying to break in and police who repelled them with tear gas and pepper...

Wisconsin Recycling Center Has Very Precise Speed Limit

County officials say the point is to make people pay attention to it

(Newser) - Drivers arriving at one Wisconsin recycling center are being told to curb their speed in an unusually specific manner. The Outagamie County Recycling and Solid Waste facility in Appleton has posted a new limit of 17.3 miles per hour, reports WFRV . In a social media post , county officials say...

Police Tear Gas Protesters at Dog Breeding Farm

Protesters in Wisconsin try to free dogs they say are abused in medical research

(Newser) - About 1,000 animal welfare activists who tried to gain entry Saturday to a beagle breeding and research facility in Wisconsin were turned back by police who fired rubber bullets and pepper spray into the crowd and arrested the group's leader, per the AP . It was the second attempt...

'A Lot of People Are Going to Need a Lot of Help' After Storms

Winds, tornadoes leave damage in Upper Midwest

(Newser) - A trail of damaged homes and buildings dotted a wide swath of the US on Saturday after a burst of destructive winds and reported tornadoes tore off roofs, uprooted trees, and rendered rural roads impassable with debris. No deaths were reported following Friday's storms that barreled through the Upper...

UW Regents Tell Very Different Story About President's Ouster

They're pushing back on his claims that he was 'blindsided' by firing

(Newser) - Leaders on the board that oversees the Universities of Wisconsin rebuffed the fired system president's claim that he was "blindsided" by their decision to oust him , telling lawmakers Thursday that he was slow to address pressing issues like artificial intelligence and feared upsetting policymakers, faculty, and staff, the...

Voters Oppose Data Centers in Pioneering Referendum

Milwaukee-area voters were 2-to-1 in favor of strict limits on new construction

(Newser) - Voters in one Wisconsin lakeside city have sent a message to Big Tech's AI ambitions in a first-of-its-kind referendum. Residents of Port Washington, a Milwaukee suburb that's already slated to host a $15 billion OpenAI-Oracle data center campus backed by the Trump administration, approved a ballot measure Tuesday...

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