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Wisconsin clerk who failed to count almost 200 ballots is suspended

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The mayor of Wisconsin’s capital city said Wednesday she has placed the municipal clerk on leave as investigators work to determine how she failed to count almost 200 absentee ballots in the November election. Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway said in a statement that the city has launched an investigation and that […]

Politics

Nearly 200 ballots went uncounted in Wisconsin and officials want to know why

MADISON, Wis. — Nearly 200 absentee ballots somehow went uncounted in Wisconsin’s liberal capital after the Nov. 5 electionprompting state election officials to launch an investigation Thursday into whether the city clerk broke the law. The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted unanimously to investigate whether Madison City Clerk Maribeth Wetzel-Biehl failed to comply with state law […]

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Madison school shooter pictured with shotgun at firing range just months before her deadly rampage

The father of school shooter Natalie “Samantha” Rupnow, who killed two people and wounded six others at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, encouraged the 15-year-old to practice her weapons-handling skills in the months leading up to Monday’s bloodshedaccording to a review of his online activity. In August, Jeff Rupnow – who was […]

Sports

Carter Smith, No. 3 dual-threat 2025 QB, commits to Wisconsin

Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterNov 24, 2024, 01:42 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Wisconsin secured a commitment from the nation’s top uncommitted quarterback prospect Sunday afternoon with a pledge from […]

Politics

Why AP called the Wisconsin Senate race for Tammy Baldwin

WASHINGTON — The Associated Press declared that Democratic incumbent Tammy Baldwin won reelection to the U.S. Senate from Wisconsin after it determined that Republican Eric Hovde wouldn’t be able to take the lead once the remaining untabulated ballots were counted. With nearly all of the vote counted, the AP called the race for Baldwin. At […]