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States Look To Ramp Up Wolf Kills Following Previous Administration’s Move To Ease Protections

By NWPB News March 8, 2021

The timing of the Wisconsin hunt was bumped up following a lawsuit that raised concerns President Joe Biden’s administration would intervene to restore gray wolf protections. The group behind the suit has close links to Republican political circles including influential donors the Koch brothers and notable Trump loyalists — Kris Kobach, a former U.S. Senate candidate from Read More

No Charges Will Be Filed Against Officer Who Shot Jacob Blake, Sparking Kenosha Protests, Killings

By NPR News January 5, 2021

In a September 2019 selfie taken in Evanston, Ill., Adria-Joi Watkins poses with her second cousin Jacob Blake. Blake was shot multiple times by a Kenosha, Wis., police officer on Aug. 23. CREDIT: Adria-Joi Watkins/Via AP

"It is my decision now, that I announce today before you that no Kenosha law enforcement officer in this case will be charged with any criminal offense," Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley said during a Tuesday afternoon press conference. Read More

Arizona And Wisconsin Certify Election Results, Affirming Biden Victories

By NPR News November 30, 2020

Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs and Gov. Doug Ducey exchange election documents as they certify election results Monday at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix. CREDIT: Ross D. Franklin/AP

"We do elections well here in Arizona. The system is strong and that's why I have bragged on it so much," said GOP Gov. Doug Ducey. Meanwhile, the state GOP tweeted, "DO NOT CERTIFY A FALSE ELECTION!" Continue Reading Arizona And Read More

Wisconsin Man Charged With Providing Rifle Used In Kenosha Protest Shootings

By NPR News November 10, 2020

Kyle Rittenhouse - accused Kenosha Wisconsin shooter

Dominick David Black was charged with illegally providing the gun that prosecutors say Kyle Rittenhouse used to shoot three men, killing two, during a protest this summer in Kenosha, Wis. Continue Reading Wisconsin Man Charged With Read More

When Will We Know The Winner? Time Frames For Key States; AP Calls Michigan For Joe Biden

By NPR News November 4, 2020

Voters cast ballots at the Park Tavern polling station on Tuesday in Atlanta. Nearly 95% of Georgia's estimated ballots have been reported, but metro Atlanta is currently the holdout area. CREDIT: Jessica McGowan/Getty Images

Here's how much longer it will take to count the votes in the remaining key states of Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina and Wisconsin. Continue Reading When Will We Know The Winner? Time Frames For Key States; AP Calls Michigan Read More

Rule Changes In Swing States Mean More Votes Will Count, Results May Take Longer

By NPR News September 24, 2020

A worker prepares absentee ballots for mailing at the Wake County Board of Elections in Raleigh, N.C., earlier this month. Gerry Broome/AP

Changes in Wisconsin and North Carolina mean absentee ballots that are postmarked by Election Day will count, if received within six and nine days of the election, respectively. Continue Reading Rule Changes In Swing States Mean Read More

Man Killed During Portland Protest Identified, President Trump Threatens Unspecified Intervention

By NPR News August 31, 2020

President Trump has threatened to intervene in what he calls a "mess" in Portland, Ore., after clashes between Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter demonstrators left one man dead over the weekend. CREDIT: John Rudoff/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

"Portland is a mess, and it has been for many years," the president tweeted Monday. The city's mayor blames Trump for the violence and for creating "the hate and the division." Continue Reading Man Killed During Read More

Illinois Teen Arrested After Fatal Shootings Of 2 Protesters In 2 Kenosha, Wisconsin

By NPR News August 26, 2020

Protesters attempt to topple a fence outside the Kenosha County Courthouse late Tuesday in Kenosha, Wis. Protests continued following the police shooting of Jacob Blake on Sunday. CREDIT: David Goldman/AP

Kenosha Police Department said the shooting took place just before midnight local time. It took place during another night of protest following the police shooting of Jacob Blake over the weekend. Continue Read More

Police Shooting of Black Man In Kenosha, Wis., Sparks Protests

By NPR News August 24, 2020

A person on a bike rides past a city truck on fire outside the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis., during protests following the police shooting of Black man Jacob Blake on Sunday. Mike De Sisti/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via USA Today/Via Reuters

Authorities say officers were responding to a domestic incident on Sunday. A video that appears to show police shooting a man several times at close range has been met with outrage. Continue Reading Police Shooting of Black Man In Kenosha, Wis., Read More

New Research Suggests In-Person Voting May Be Less Risky Than Previously Thought

By NPR News August 22, 2020

A man checks to cast his ballot in Kenosha, Wis., on April 7. A new study suggests that in-person voting in that Wisconsin primary did not produce a surge of new coronavirus cases. CREDIT: Kamil Krzaczynski /AFP via Getty Images

The report concludes Wisconsin voters who braved the pandemic and went to the polls in April did not see a surge in COVID-19 infections, although another study reaches the opposite conclusion. Continue Reading New Research Read More

What’s Behind A Cluster Of Vaping-Related Hospitalizations?

By NPR News August 19, 2019

Vaping has been linked to a cluster of hospitalizations in Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota. sestovic/Getty Images When Dylan Nelson

The cluster was first detected by Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee where eight previously healthy teenagers were hospitalized with severe lung damage. The rapid onset of symptoms included coughing, weight loss and significant breathing difficulties. Read More

11-Year-Old Wisconsin Boy Is Hooked On Crocheting And Giving Back

By NPR News February 5, 2019

Eleven-year-old Jonah Larson's favorite hobby is crocheting, which he turned into a business. He made this blanket in January 2019 during a snow day from school. Courtesy of Jennifer Larson

Jonah Larson is a globally renowned crocheter — at the age of 11. He sells his goods on Instagram and donates a portion of his earnings to the Ethiopian orphanage where he was adopted. Continue Reading 11-Year-Old Wisconsin Boy Is Hooked On Read More