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Daily Updates — published: 9/24/2018
Immigration rights group says 12 detained by ICE

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Madison Mayor Paul Soglin plans to meet with law enforcement officials and community organizers to get a better idea of the number of people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials. An immigration rights group, Voces de la Frontera, says at least 12 people have been arrested by ICE in Wisconsin, including at least nine people in the Madison area. Madison officials say ICE had detained six immigrants without prior communication with the police
Daily Updates — published: 9/24/2018
Wisconsin Sen. Baldwin: Reopen Kavanaugh's background check

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wisconsin U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says the FBI should reopen its background check of Brett Kavanaugh in light of new allegations of sexual misconduct. Baldwin says it was “apparent and obvious” that the FBI should further investigate Kavanaugh after Christine Blasey Ford first accused the Supreme Court nominee of misconduct. Baldwin said Monday that calls to reopen Kavanaugh’s background check “should be stronger than ever” after a second
Daily Updates — published: 9/23/2018
Communication difficulties during Superior oil refinery fire: report

SUPERIOR — Emergency officials struggled to relay accurate evacuation orders to the public and experienced intermittent issues communicating between agencies during the April 26 explosion and fire at the Husky Energy refinery in Superior, according to an 18-page report prepared by Douglas County Emergency Management and UW-Extension. The report was released Friday. “Incident Command had a lot being thrown at them and dealing with many things; difficult to get information out,
Daily Updates — published: 9/23/2018
Dems eye big prize: Control of Wisconsin Senate

REEDSBURG — Tattooed in blue ink around Kriss Marion’s right wrist is the Bible phrase “Be quick to listen.” The organic farmer turned state Senate candidate and her fellow Democrats have been doing just that over the past year, and they like what they’re hearing: disgust with President Donald Trump and politics in general that they hope will translate to their first Senate majority since 2011. Party leaders are pinning their hopes for capturing the chamber on
Daily Updates — published: 9/23/2018
Wisconsin files another lawsuit against ACA fee

MADISON — Wisconsin has filed another lawsuit against the federal government over an Affordable Care Act fee. The suit, filed Thursday, was joined by Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska and Texas. It seeks to prevent President Donald Trump’s administration from collecting more than $30 million through a health insurance providers fee, an Obama-era regulation. States don’t have to pay the fee, but Wisconsin argues it has to pay a portion of it through contracts with insurers
Daily Updates — published: 9/22/2018
2 wounded in Middleton shooting discharged from hospital

MADISON — Two people shot by a colleague this week at a Wisconsin software company have been discharged from a Madison hospital. UW Health spokesman Gian Galassi said Saturday that a third patient remains hospitalized in fair condition. The two discharged patients were released Friday. Authorities say WTS Paradigm employee Anthony Tong wounded four people at the company’s Middleton headquarters on Wednesday before police killed him in a shootout. One victim was only grazed. A
Daily Updates — published: 9/22/2018
Janesville man faces federal charge in Aug. 17 shooting

MADISON — A Janesville man arrested Thursday for his role in a gas-station shooting on Janesville’s south side faces a federal weapons charge, prosecutors said. According to a release Friday from the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Western District in Madison, Royal L. Powell, 35, faces a charge of possession of ammunition by a felon. Powell was arrested Thursday afternoon at 1421 Canyon Drive, Janesville, and was turned over to federal authorities. He appeared in U.S.
Daily Updates — published: 9/22/2018
Madison area shooting suspect had revoked gun permit

MIDDLETON — The gunman in a Madison area workplace shooting was taken to a mental health hospital and barred from buying firearms 14 years ago after telling South Dakota police that his co-workers were “talking bad about him” and his neighbors were spying on him, according to court records. WTS Paradigm employee Anthony Tong opened fire with a 9 mm semi-automatic pistol inside the company’s Middleton headquarters Wednesday, seriously wounding three co-workers and
Daily Updates — published: 9/22/2018
Wis. Democrat Barnes' 'superior race' comment about Trump draws GOP ire

MADISON — The Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor in Wisconsin suggested in a podcast interview that President Donald Trump’s administration wants to create a “superior race.” The Wisconsin Republican Party said the candidate, Mandela Barnes, was comparing Trump to Nazis, an accusation Barnes strongly rejected Friday. Barnes, running mate to Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tony Evers, made the comment on the Millennial Politics podcast posted online
Daily Updates — published: 9/22/2018
Madison officials say ICE immigrant arrests violated policy

MADISION — Madison officials say Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents violated city policy by detaining at least six immigrants without letting police know ahead of time. Madison Police Chief Mike Koval says the department has a working relationship with ICE, but the federal agency did not follow protocol. Koval says ICE has agreed to call the assistant police chief before making arrests in Madison. This time the agency called the Dane County Communications Center. Koval

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Chippewa Valley Free Clinic to settle into permanent home

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Closing arguments scheduled today for man accused of killing deputy

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Inside soccer: Menomonie captain Wilson can turn on the afterburners like no other

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Gimme 5: International Fall Festival marks 30 years with Saturday festivities

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