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Supreme Court rules against Wisconsin Democrats in redistricting caseSubmitted: 06/18/2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Supreme Court rules against Wisconsin Democrats in the fight over the drawing of legislative boundaries.

Democrats believe current maps give Republicans an unfair advantage in elections.

The Court decided cases from both Wisconsin and Maryland without ruling on the broader issue of whether electoral maps can give an unfair advantage to a political party.

The justices ruled against Wisconsin Democrats who challenged legislative districts they claimed gave Republicans a huge edge in the state legislature.

The court also did not side with Maryland Republicans who objected to a single congressional district.

The court sidestepped a definitive ruling in both cases.

It could decide soon to take up a new case from North Carolina.

Story By: Associated Press

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Inmates missing from Correctional CenterSubmitted: 06/18/2018

WINNEBAGO, WI - People should be on the lookout of two men that escaped from the Winnebago Correctional Center.

James Heather and Alexander Weinmann escaped from the minimum security prison recently.

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3 Democrats look to make history in Wisconsin governor raceSubmitted: 06/18/2018

MADISON - Only white men have served as governor in Wisconsin. It's a track record that three Democrats are looking to shatter this year.

Two women, Kelda Roys and Kathleen Vinehout, and one black man, Mahlon Mitchell, could make history if they win the primary and defeat Republican Gov. Scott Walker.

The other seven Democratic candidates are white men, just like every other governor in Wisconsin history.

Wisconsin is one of 28 states where at least one woman is expected to run for governor. Mitchell is one of at least eight black candidates running for governor nationwide.

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Multiple injured in Wood County boat crashSubmitted: 06/17/2018

GRAND RAPIDS - Saturday afternoon a boat crash in Wood County caused multiple injuries according to DNR Conservation Warden Korey Trowbridge.

The single boat crash happened around 12:30 p.m. on Lake Wazeecha in Grand Rapids. Five people were on board when the boat collided with the shore line.

Multiple people were transported to a hospital for their injuries. The extent of those injuries is unknown.

The Wood County Sheriff's Department, the Grand Rapids Police Department and the DNR are all investigating the crash. 

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Madison ending compost collection Submitted: 06/17/2018

MADISON (AP) - Madison is ending its compost collection program because residents were putting too many non-compostable items in their carts and the city can't afford its own biodigester.

Bryan Johnson is the city's recycling coordinator. He tells The Wisconsin State Journal that ending the program will give officials time to study other options for collecting food scraps and other compostable materials.

The program currently has about 1,100 households and 40 businesses involved.

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Foxconn, Wisconsin university, announce internship programSubmitted: 06/15/2018

MILWAUKEE - Foxconn Technology Group and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee are launching an internship program that will send engineering students to the company's headquarters in Taiwan for a semester.

The program announced Thursday is designed to develop local talent for the company's planned manufacturing facility in southeast Wisconsin. Foxconn plans to make advanced liquid crystal display panels at the complex being built in Mount Pleasant.

The university says five students from its College of Engineering and Applied Science will be selected this fall. They will spend time in Mount Pleasant before going to Taiwan in February and will work on projects at one of the company's facilities there through June.

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Wisconsin unemployment holds at 2.8 percent in MaySubmitted: 06/15/2018

MADISON - Wisconsin's unemployment rate remained at a record-low for a second straight month in May.

The state Department of Workforce Development released data Thursday that shows the unemployment rate held at 2.8 percent last month.

The labor force participation rate increased to 68.9 percent in May, up from 68.8 percent in April. DWD estimated 3,090,200 people were employed in May while 89,200 were unemployed.

The state added 600 government jobs between May and April but lost 5,300 private sector jobs overall.

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Bart Starr's Corvette back in WisconsinSubmitted: 06/15/2018

GREEN BAY - The car that Green Bay Packers quarterback Bart Starr won for his "Super Bowl One" MVP performance made its way back to Wisconsin.

The 1967 green Corvette was revealed at the automobile gallery Thursday.

A Connecticut Packers fan bought the car last May and offered it to the Packers.

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