More than a year before the GOP primary, a rural Wisconsin sheriff’s race is heating up, with the former and current DAs ...

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A sheriff’s investigation recommended that the Waterford Police Department terminate Nathaniel Schweitzer in 2024. He was recently promoted to sergeant in Big Bend in Waukesha County. 'They don’t know ...

A sheriff’s investigation recommended that the Waterford Police Department terminate Nathaniel Schweitzer in 2024. He was recently promoted to sergeant in Big Bend in Waukesha County. 'They don’t know ...

A sheriff’s investigation recommended that the Waterford Police Department terminate Nathaniel Schweitzer in 2024. He was ...

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Local governments and nonprofits in Wisconsin could suffer if federal revenue shrinks. By Annie Pulley, THE BADGER PROJECT The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, headed by the now-departed ...

The demonstration in Madison was one of many across the country against President Donald Trump and his administration. It took about 45 minutes for the huge assembly of protestors to march from ...

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