Less than two days after local Milwaukee TV weather forecaster Sam Kuffel was out of her job, her story was featured on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” Kuffel was dropped from WDJT-TV (Channel 58) on Wednesday after she criticized Elon Musk on her personal Instagram account for his straight-arm gesture at a post-inauguration rally…
While many Wisconsin schools — including Madison College and the Madison Metropolitan School District — have already announced Tuesday closures due to the extreme cold, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is planning to “operate normally.” That’s according to a weather update UW-Madison posted Monday afternoon to X and its Instagram Story. Wind chills in the Madison…
Three Wisconsin cities are some of the best places to live in the U.S., according to a recent ranking from U.S. News & World Report. For its 2025-2026 Best Places to Live rankings, the publication analyzed 150 cities in the U.S. based on quality of life, job market, value of living and desire to live…
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are tied in two battleground states, with Trump ahead in one three new polls released by Echelon Insights Thursday. The polls show the candidates tied in Michigan and Wisconsin with Trump ahead in Pennsylvania. The three states are a part of the “blue wall,” a collection…
WASHINGTON − The Justice Department has warned tech billionaire Elon Musk and his pro-Trump political action committee that its $1 million daily handouts to registered voters in swing states may violate federal election law, media outlets reported Wednesday. The department’s public integrity section, which investigates potential election-related law violations, sent the letter to Musk’s America…
Expect highway closures along Interstate 794 Tuesday as President Joe Biden arrives in Milwaukee to tout additional funding for drinking water upgrades and lead pipe replacements. Drivers should expect increased traffic, delays and closures around Milwaukee in the early afternoon. Biden is scheduled to speak around 12:30 p.m. The Secret Service did not provide a…
JUNEAU – Former President Donald Trump rallied supporters in Dodge County for nearly two hours Sunday in his fourth Wisconsin event in nine days as he and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris crisscross this critical swing state ahead of next month’s election. The rally at the Dodge County Airport followed events Trump held Tuesday in the…