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Kimberly Zapata, deputy director of the Milwaukee Election Commission, instructs workers processing ballots, Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at the central counting facility in Milwaukee, Wis.

Wisconsin judge won’t order sequestering of absentee military ballots

A Wisconsin judge has refused to order that military absentee ballots be pulled aside and sequestered until it can be verified that they were cast legally.

7 months ago

Afghan refugees at Fort McCoy cheer ‘Nutcracker’ ballet

Evacuees from Afghanistan began arriving at Fort McCoy in late August.

By Lucas Robinson, Wisconsin State Journal

18 months ago

Guardsman killed in F-16C crash became disoriented, distracted, safety report says

Capt. Durwood “Hawk” Jones, a fighter pilot with the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 176th Fighter Squadron, went down in Michigan's Hiawatha National Forest around 7:15 p.m. on Dec. 8, 2020.

By Rachel S. Cohen

24 months ago

Pilot of Wisconsin Air Guard fighter jet that crashed in Michigan has been declared dead

“Today is a day for mourning, the 115th Fighter Wing and the entire Wisconsin National Guard stands with the pilot’s family as we grieve the loss of a great Airman, and patriot," said the wing's commander.

By Kent Miller

2 years ago

Wisconsin Air National Guard fighter jet crashes in Michigan, fate of pilot unknown

Emergency crews are at the scene of a Wisconsin Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon crash.

By Howard Altman

2 years ago

Forget sharing GI Bill benefits — this state could give you and everyone in your family their own GI Bill

For certain vets, it may provide the veteran, spouse and children each with their own set of 128 hours of GI Bill benefits, which they can use at the same time as the veteran and each other. And one person in the family using their benefits doesn’t reduce anyone else’s GI Bill.

By Joshua Axelrod

4 years ago