/ Local News Wisconsin From CBSNews.com Sat, 14 Jun 2025 15:37:00 -0400 5 /news/elon-musk-wisconsin-supreme-court-election/ Billionaire Elon Musk on Friday clarified his reasons for visiting Wisconsin two days ahead of its hotly contested Supreme Court election after deleting a social media post saying he planned to "personally hand over" $2 million. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 22:03:58 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/03/28/7ab55f47-cf83-4686-ba04-31f30f4666fb/thumbnail/60x60/42f38385189b7945bdafdc17e69d2315/wisconsin-supreme-court-25086523365631.jpg?v=d2f497bd9339ad99d2e0559414346698 242cffac-8e2e-418e-a0ec-fb72fe1af629 /news/elon-musk-wisconsin-supreme-court-race-controversy/ A high-stakes election for the Wisconsin Supreme Court has become the most expensive judicial election in American history, but not without controversy. Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:24:11 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/03/25/f7ab9b6d-0767-4d72-9587-5745e339c9e9/thumbnail/60x60/0d5d47e0c7ceb0a05f0b2687a337421d/wisconsin-supreme-court-race-candidates.jpg?v=d2f497bd9339ad99d2e0559414346698 34f4e19f-740c-4469-8098-147b78bffab8 /news/ryan-borgwardt-wisconsin-man-faked-death/ Authorities are urging a Wisconsin man accused of faking his death and fleeing to Europe to come home and spend the holidays with his wife and three children. Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:24:34 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/11/22/93f8eaf8-db8f-40af-81d4-ea9e8c843824/thumbnail/60x60/54b768abdd3b5f38c991bff2574a21ed/10p-sot-kayaker-fake-wcco6jkj.jpg?v=d2f497bd9339ad99d2e0559414346698 b7fc2b78-1c73-4608-a9e6-087d5a925b8d /news/son-saves-dad-black-bear-attack-burnett-county-wisconsin/ A 12-year-old boy saved his father's life during a bear attack earlier this month in western Wisconsin, shooting and killing the bear. Thu, 19 Sep 2024 08:36:38 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2022/06/22/e93b2601-e0c5-4d7c-8644-dd5f59af7288/thumbnail/60x60/34f4a1710ff43e336da47ab277a00214/GettyImages-1044617678.jpg?v=d2f497bd9339ad99d2e0559414346698 5e9dbe4c-4283-40ae-b16b-4ee4ae2e59ad /news/chippewa-county-wisconsin-apple-orchard-tractor-accident/ A tractor accident at a Chippewa County apple orchard sent 25 people to the hospital on Wednesday morning. Thu, 19 Sep 2024 08:23:30 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/18/07a06bc0-20cb-4866-b3c3-ecf0a70a58ab/thumbnail/60x60/e77072849ef3ca92bd0755d571990650/inx-chippewa-county-apple-orchard-accident-vo-091824.jpg?v=d2f497bd9339ad99d2e0559414346698 78950fe2-5957-46e8-bfa4-9f23bd616c06 /news/miniature-pony-richard/ Richard was taken in by Coco's Heart Dog Rescue due to a hoarding situation. Wed, 04 Sep 2024 18:23:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/04/d1110dd5-b8a2-49c4-9c90-67a537aa427e/thumbnail/60x60/5e9e013bd490b79bca5deb17af9d38fa/4p-pkg-richard-the-pony-wcco62du.jpg?v=d2f497bd9339ad99d2e0559414346698 2207b6fe-d65b-43da-86ab-2a848aee5a9f /minnesota/news/national-granny-basketball-tournament-la-crosse-wisconsin/ Seven women from La Crosse, Wisconsin are headed to the National Granny Basketball Tournament this weekend in Kansas City. Mon, 05 Aug 2024 16:06:12 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/08/02/b15cd648-3458-4ba1-8efe-181643f4a92d/thumbnail/60x60/962990fe119ac1829307571c01fb0dee/bhdp-mw-012th-wi-granny-basketball-a405fef3-326a-489f-8411-25ffec7fc260.jpg?v=d2f497bd9339ad99d2e0559414346698 94009c43-aa8f-4420-a286-bb858f79accc /minnesota/news/wisconsin-writer-pens-novels-featuring-characters-with-disabilities/ "I was like, okay we got to do something about this. We have to write a story that actually talks about what it's like to have a disability and that you are just a normal person," said writer Katie Mettner. Thu, 11 Jul 2024 13:24:09 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/07/10/9691cf65-233b-4947-8f45-189cd7c01ef5/thumbnail/60x60/7061e484e3a88cb47e66b20873a22c78/raw-wed-inclusive-author-broll-sots-sel-berglove.jpg?v=d2f497bd9339ad99d2e0559414346698 c23c1d12-0d7e-41b3-b790-909a7006eaf2 /news/explorers-find-what-they-believe-is-richard-bongs-downed-plane-in-jungle-ravine/ "This has been a long, long saga shall we say for many of us growing up," said Terry Lundberg, president of the Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center. Fri, 24 May 2024 14:01:08 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/05/23/ccf5005c-f173-42a1-b5d0-fab91f3c270c/thumbnail/60x60/0bf68a77914a92e059406e94861e65db/ap24144586915232.jpg?v=d2f497bd9339ad99d2e0559414346698 2f739bf3-9557-45c4-9dc5-290557239958 /news/madison-wisconsin-music-store-chimney-skeleton-identified-dna-doe-project/ After more than three decades, DNA researchers and authorities have identified a skeleton found in the chimney of a Madison, Wisconsin music store. Fri, 17 May 2024 11:01:32 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/05/15/414b5a7d-a779-4d9c-bc0a-b41ba1a66c1c/thumbnail/60x60/e6c43a82d13c54d56f4c3ec57cd3f594/438927669-819952980162792-4094831043502807935-n.jpg?v=d2f497bd9339ad99d2e0559414346698 f7992958-bfb1-4bc7-995f-d3e4272ab081 /news/mount-horeb-wisconsin-officers-shoot-school-student-pellet-gun-doj/ Police in Wisconsin fatally shot a student who had pointed a pellet rifle in their direction outside a middle school, according to the state's Department of Justice. Sat, 04 May 2024 14:43:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/05/04/a534192d-a44a-4e3f-b384-e4ddcd492abe/thumbnail/60x60/b28ea0bd7354e9fd6067a1448afe8499/ap24122670128025.jpg?v=d2f497bd9339ad99d2e0559414346698 e0db34aa-cfc5-40ca-985e-15f0267fabc9 /news/wisconsin-mount-horeb-middle-school-active-shooter/ Officials say that a school shooting threat was "neutralized" at a middle school west of Madison, Wisconsin, Wednesday morning, with no reported injuries to those inside the school. Wed, 01 May 2024 20:07:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/05/01/74424129-f501-403f-bf7b-0a34575d6b86/thumbnail/60x60/ded9a6239c4485794130b010d04dfb7a/shooter-wisconsin-school-24122670128025.jpg?v=d2f497bd9339ad99d2e0559414346698 c0af8138-86ef-444c-90d7-fb3c38d4ba88 /news/nicolae-miu-apple-river-stabbing-trial-verdict/ Jurors have found Nicolae Miu guilty of multiple criminal charges, including homicide, in the 2022 Apple River stabbings in Wisconsin. Thu, 11 Apr 2024 18:37:33 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/04/11/97899ea1-417b-4cf8-817c-36fe5046dc25/thumbnail/60x60/4c618d4a2c6ae34b573c39efd810d32a/0803miu041224.jpg?v=d2f497bd9339ad99d2e0559414346698 224c6554-c764-4200-9ea3-a6087dfdba61 /news/wisconsin-governor-veto-transgender-high-school-athletics-ban-lgbtq-rights/ Evers vetoed a bill passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature that would have banned high school transgender athletes from competing on teams that align with their gender identity. Republicans don't have the votes needed to override the veto. Wed, 03 Apr 2024 03:18:36 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2023/06/01/5095572b-ecde-4834-b3cb-da60811f8241/thumbnail/60x60/4a63731772ea015d29ffe96866741a59/ap23152639591023.jpg?v=d2f497bd9339ad99d2e0559414346698 94bedad5-2939-4cdb-9375-5ce5d441a2ac /news/9-dead-1-injured-after-a-semi-collided-with-a-van-in-west-central-wisconsin/ Nine people are dead after a crash between a semi and van shut down a stretch of Highway 95 Friday in west-central Wisconsin. Mon, 11 Mar 2024 19:58:16 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/03/08/f4bf7f1d-03d5-44be-947f-63abf1c8d885/thumbnail/60x60/42fd56ecc6e42f9dace728a3099b6850/fri0148-crashvowiclarkcoi95shutdown-1.jpg?v=d2f497bd9339ad99d2e0559414346698 9f60ded5-2e71-40d9-aa7a-26b5750aba13 /news/the-first-tornado-to-hit-wisconsin-in-february-was-spotted/ The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado was spotted just south of Madison, reportedly the first in the state of Wisconsin during the month of February. Fri, 09 Feb 2024 12:18:00 -0500 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/02/09/af49c453-84de-4ed0-816f-83fcfd4a9294/thumbnail/60x60/88c84846b71419b75be5dcab247ecccb/10p-vo-wi-tornado-wcco4tgw.jpg?v=d2f497bd9339ad99d2e0559414346698 b401aa1d-4b1e-44b7-83a9-c1dccb729c82 /minnesota/news/wisconsin-sexual-abuse-case-against-defrocked-cardinal-mccarrick-suspended/ A Wisconsin judge has suspended charges against defrocked Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who is accused of sexually assaulting a boy in the 1970s. Wed, 10 Jan 2024 23:05:00 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/01/11/9e5fc7bc-46ce-43d9-ae99-502057ee9fb3/thumbnail/60x60/3074ece6c7f0d5560744d20f615407ea/ap24011053183118.jpg?v=d2f497bd9339ad99d2e0559414346698 bafb37b7-ba1c-4f64-b42d-8800efab270b