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Victims in Wisconsin School Shooting Identified

Girl, 14, and teacher killed at Christian school

(Newser) - The student and teacher killed in a school shooting in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday have been identified. Rubi Vergara, 14, and Erin West, 42, were fatally shot at Abundant Life Christian School, CBS News reports. Vergara was a freshman in high school who had attended the private school since kindergarten,...

Wisconsin School Shooter Had 'Unsettled' Childhood

According to a Washington Post review of court records

(Newser) - Police are still working to piece together the motive of the 15-year-old girl who killed two and injured six more at a Christian school in Wisconsin Monday and haven't said much about their suspicions, but details are starting to trickle out about her background. Court records paint a picture...

Wisconsin School Shooter Identified as 15-Year-Old Girl

Natalie 'Samantha' Rupnow was a student at the Christian school

(Newser) - Police have identified the shooter who killed a student and a teacher at a private school in Wisconsin as Natalie Rupnow, who went by "Samantha" and was a student at the school herself. The 15-year-old ( previously reported to be 17 ) wounded six others, two of them critically,...

She Was 15, He Was 17. Theirs Isn't a Love Story
She Was 15, He Was 17.
Theirs Isn't a Love Story
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Dec 15, 2024 6:00 AM CST

She Was 15, He Was 17. Theirs Isn't a Love Story

Maylia Sotelo sold fentanyl pills to Jack McDonough that killed him, and ProPublica digs in

(Newser) - When the fentanyl crisis began, most of its victims were adults. But as ProPublica reports, the rate of overdose deaths among teens has been surging since the pandemic. The outlet's in-depth story by Lizzie Presser brings home that truth by looking at how the lives of two Wisconsin teens...

Wife of Kayaker Who Faked His Death Wants a Separation

Ryan Borgwardt is back in the US after fleeing the country

(Newser) - Already hit with a criminal charge upon his return to the US after faking his death, Ryan Borgwardt now is looking at a petition from his wife for a legal separation. Wisconsin court records show Emily Borgwardt filed Thursday in Dodge County Circuit Court, the AP reports. The document calls...

Kayaker Who Faked Drowning, Abandoned Family Is in Jail

Update on Wisconsin man Ryan Borgwardt will be provided Wednesday, police say

(Newser) - A Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning and left his wife and three children to go to Eastern Europe is in police custody, online records show. Ryan Borgwardt, 45, was booked into the Green Lake County Jail on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Victim Information and Notification Everyday system,...

Wisconsin Results Go Unchallenged This Time

Trump fought 2020 loss on multiple fronts without success

(Newser) - Wisconsin's election commission leader quietly certified Donald Trump's victory on Friday, moving past the chaos that surrounded the 2020 election results in the battleground state. Commission Chair Ann Jacobs certified results that show Trump won the state with 1,697,626 votes compared to Democrat Kamala Harris' 1,...

10-Year-Old Calls 911 With Math Emergency

First responders help with homework assignment

(Newser) - "Hey, it's not really an emergency," a 10-year-old Wisconsin caller said after dialing 911. But he needed help on what he said was an eighth grade-level math problem. "I'm sorry to waste your time." The boy apparently didn't know where to turn. "...

Republican Senate Candidate Concedes

Eric Hovde had questioned his loss to Tammy Baldwin, drawing criticism from party members

(Newser) - The Wisconsin Republican Senate candidate, who had been skeptical of his election loss and said he was considering seeking a recount, conceded to Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin on Monday. In a video posted on X , Eric Hovde said supporters had urged him to challenge the result, per the Hill . But...

Cops: Wisconsin Kayaker Faked Death, Fled to Europe

Ryan Borgwardt left wife, 3 children behind

(Newser) - A Wisconsin man apparently faked his own drowning this summer so he could abandon his family and flee to eastern Europe, investigators say. Green Lake County Sheriff Mark Podell said in a news release Friday that the Dodge County Sheriff's Office informed his agency on Aug. 12 that Ryan...

Staff Intercepts Possible Teen Shooter at Elementary School

Cops says 13-year-old Wisconsin boy had a rifle on him when he tried to enter Kenosha school

(Newser) - A 13-year-old boy has been arrested in Kenosha, Wisconsin, after police say he went to his old elementary school armed with a rifle. Authorities say the teen, who attends a nearby middle school, showed up at Roosevelt Elementary School on Thursday morning carrying a "suspicious" bag before he was...

Your Guide to the Race's 7 Key States
Your Guide to
the 7 Swing States
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Nov 5, 2024 6:44 AM CST

Your Guide to the 7 Swing States

Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin

(Newser) - All 50 states vote on Tuesday, but most eyes will be on just seven of them: the swing states that will most likely determine the outcome of the race. Here's the lay of the land, per NBC News , Axios , and USA Today , along with the time the last polls...

A Pizzeria Ran Out of Oil. Then Things Got Crazy

Worker accidentally grabbed another business' cannabis oil, which was added to 60 pizzas

(Newser) - Despite the many jokes on its Facebook page, a Wisconsin pizzeria says it's treating the accidental serving of cannabis-infused pizzas as "incredibly serious" given that some patrons were hospitalized. The owners of Famous Yeti's Pizza in Stoughton say a worker ran out of oil while making pizzas...

Bad News for Democrats in Pennsylvania Senate Race

Polling shows GOP challenger has pulled to within margin of error of Bob Casey

(Newser) - With two weeks to go to Election Day, Democrats will be flustered by what they're seeing in the Pennsylvania Senate race. The contest between longtime Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger Dave McCormick, formerly viewed as leaning toward the Democrat, is now a "toss-up," according to...

Woman, Teens Suspected in Attacks on More Than 100 Deer

The group drove around trying to hit deer on roads, sheriff says

(Newser) - A 36-year-old woman and three 16-year-old boys are suspected in the shooting or killing of more than 100 deer within a 200-square-mile area in eastern Wisconsin. The poaching occurred between spring 2023 and last July across Fond du Lac, Dodge, and Washington counties, the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's...

GOP Bets on Wisconsin Race
GOP Bets on Wisconsin Race
Oct 14, 2024 4:08 PM CDT

GOP Bets on Wisconsin Race

A loss by Tammy Baldwin would make it difficult for Democrats to hold onto Senate

(Newser) - Sensing an opportunity in swing-state Wisconsin, Republicans are pouring money into the bid to unseat Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin. Democrats also have dialed up their efforts in the contest, which remains crucial to their hopes of maintaining their Senate majority. They maintain an overall spending advantage and insist that the...

Trump Flips Harris' Lead in Two Blue Wall States

He's up in Michigan and Wisconsin in Quinnipiac poll, and he's trimmed her lead in Pennsylvania

(Newser) - A new poll suggests Kamala Harris' fortunes in the all-important "Blue Wall" of Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin are slipping a bit. The races, however, remain within razor-thin margins. In the Quinnipiac University poll conducted October 3-7:
  • Pennsylvania: Harris leads 49-46, down from her 51-45 lead in September.
  • Michigan: Trump
...

At Bottom of Lake Michigan: Dozens of Massive Craters

Researchers say they'll be exploring the possible sinkholes 'for years to come'

(Newser) - NOAA researchers were conducting a sonar survey of the lakebed in the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary (WSCNMS) in 2022 when they noticed strange, circular blobs. Around the same time, shipwreck hunter Brendon Baillod spotted dozens of "irregular shapes" at the bottom of Lake Michigan some 14 miles...

Brothers Who Spent Decades in Jail Cleared of 1987 Murder

DNA evidence exonerates David and Robert Bintz

(Newser) - Sandra Lison was murdered at the bar in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where she worked; her body was found near a trail in Oconto County's Machickanee Forest on August 4, 1987. The night before, David and Robert Bintz, now 69 and 68, had gone to the bar where Lison worked...

Mayor Carts Away Ballot Drop Box
Mayor Carts Away
Ballot Drop Box
Sep 26, 2024 4:58 AM CDT

Mayor Carts Away Ballot Drop Box

Wisconsin mayor says he did nothing wrong

(Newser) - The mayor of a central Wisconsin city who ran for office on his opposition to absentee ballot drop boxes said Wednesday he did nothing wrong when he put on work gloves, donned a hard, hat and used a dolly, to cart away a drop box outside City Hall. Wausau Mayor...

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