October 2020 | Wisconsin Right Now

Oconomowoc Kids Wave Trump Flag at Passing Cars [VIDEO]

wisconsin - October 31, 2020

We ran across these cute kids while on a walk on Oct. 31 in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. Check it out! They said they were trying...

I-43 Shooting Leaves Cedarburg Man Dead on the Side of the Road

wisconsin - October 31, 2020

An I-43 shooting is rattling people in Ozaukee County. A 41-year-old Cedarburg, Wisconsin, man was shot and killed on the side of I-43 and...

Value of dollar in Wisconsin amounts to $1.09 based on regional price parity

The Center Square - October 31, 2020

The purchasing power of a dollar in Wisconsin is $1.09 based on the regional cost of items such as housing, groceries and services in...

Biden joins former boss Obama for Flint drive-in campaign stop

The Center Square - October 31, 2020

(The Center Square) – Former President Barack Obama and Joe Biden, who served as his vice president from 2009 to January 2017, reunited for...

Is Walmart an opioid villain?

The Center Square - October 30, 2020

As the opioid crisis ravaged communities across the United States two years ago, Joe Brown, then U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas,...

SCOTUS to hear arguments in five cases in first week of November

The Center Square - October 30, 2020

On Nov. 2, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States will begin its November sitting. All arguments during its November and December sittings...

More than 250,000 miss deadline for mailing Wisconsin absentee ballots

The Center Square - October 30, 2020

(The Center Square) – Of the nearly 2 million people who’ve asked for an absentee ballot in Wisconsin, some 250,000 people have yet to...

Evers Let Neenah COVID-19 Testing Kits Sit Unused for 8 Days, Records Show

Jim Piwowarczyk & Jessica McBride - October 30, 2020

Gov. Tony Evers' administration let federal supplies (including testing kits) for a major COVID-19 surge testing center sit unused for more than a week...

Wisconsin DOC to Virtually Supervise Parolees & Probationers

Jim Piwowarczyk & Jessica McBride - October 30, 2020

The Wisconsin Department of Corrections will supervise parolees and probationers only virtually, using Zoom, Duo or FaceTime, according to an email obtained by Wisconsin...

Wisconsin Veteran Handcuffed in Johnson Creek Menard’s Mask Dispute [VIDEO]

Jessica McBride - October 29, 2020

Police handcuffed a Wisconsin veteran, saying he was resisting, after confronting him for not wearing a mask in a Johnson Creek Menards store. The...

Walter Wallace Jr. Criminal Record, History & Rap Sheet

Jim Piwowarczyk - October 29, 2020

Walter Wallace Jr., the Philadelphia man who was shot and killed by police, had a serious and recent criminal record. To be clear, a criminal...

Vaun Mayes: Prosecutors Allege He Involved Children in Firebombing Plot

Jim Piwowarczyk - October 29, 2020

Also, for the first time, court documents reveal why the District Attorney declined to issue charges against Vaun Mayes for the bizarre incident in...

The Anthem Still Matters to Some of Us

Wisconsin Right Now Staff - October 29, 2020

By: John Gard, Former Wisconsin Assembly Speaker “The present is not on speaking terms with the past,” author Michael Lewis in the book “Coach." Twenty years ago,...

U.S. records greatest GDP growth output gain in U.S. history

The Center Square - October 29, 2020

(The Center Square) – The U.S. gross domestic product grew at an annualized rate of 33.1 percent in the third quarter, the Commerce Department...

Wisconsin’s new unemployment claims dip slightly from previous week

The Center Square - October 29, 2020

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s new unemployment claims last week dropped less than 3% below claims reported for the previous week. ...

Election will determine border wall’s fate, Trump’s legacy

The Center Square - October 28, 2020

On a clear late-October day, U.S. Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott and several of his deputies are standing at a high point on the...

Final Marquette Law School Poll: Little change, Biden leads Trump by five points

The Center Square - October 28, 2020

(The Center Square) – The race for U.S. president looks like it has for months in Wisconsin: Close, with Joe Biden holding the lead. ...

Tennessee U.S. senator leads effort to clarify Chinese influence on College Board

The Center Square - October 28, 2020

(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, and six other U.S. senators are asking the developer of the SAT and AP tests...

Half of 10 U.S. cities in worst financial distress during state shutdowns are in Texas

The Center Square - October 28, 2020

(The Center Square) – Some taxpayers are faring better in certain states than others due to their respective governor-ordered shutdowns, but those living in...

Biden’s plan to ‘transition away’ from the oil industry would hurt New Mexico, Texas the most

The Center Square - October 28, 2020

(The Center Square) – Both Republicans and Democrats are pushing back on comments Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden made about “transitioning away” from the...

Gov. Evers: Stay home, stay away from others

The Center Square - October 28, 2020

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s governor is telling people to stay at home and stay away from others in an attempt to limit the...

Suspend the Hop? City Is Facing Millions in Streetcar Losses

Jessica McBride & Chris Johnson - October 27, 2020

Will the Hop be suspended? The Milwaukee downtown streetcar, The Hop, is projected to lose $3 million next year, but if it's suspended the city...