Wisconsin
Will guns be allowed at the 2024 RNC in Milwaukee or in the security zone? Here’s what Wisconsin law says.
Watch the moment Trump is injured at Pennsylvania rally
Watch the moment that former President Donald Trump was rushed off stage after gunshots rang out as he was speaking to supporters at Butler, Pa., near Pittsburgh.
Just days before his expected confirmation as the Republican Party’s presidential nominee in Milwaukee, former President Donald Trump was rushed off stage — his ear and face streaked with blood — after an assassination attempt at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement that the suspected shooter, now dead, fired multiple shots toward from an elevated position outside of the rally venue.
The shooting comes two days before the Republican National Convention is set to convene in Milwaukee.
Here are the rules on guns for the event.
Will guns be allowed at the RNC?
Guns will not be allowed inside Fiserv Forum or other buildings where RNC events are set to take place, or in the “hard perimeter” around the convention, where credentials are required for entry, aside from those those possessed by working law enforcement officers, according to Secret Service spokesperson.
Most guns, however, will not be banned in the area immediately outside the RNC perimeter, known as the security “footprint,” because the city is prevented by state law from enacting such a ban.
Wisconsin law prohibits Milwaukee, local governments from regulating legal firearms
Wisconsin law prevents the city of Milwaukee, and all local governments “from prohibiting the possession or carrying of legal firearms,” City Attorney Evan Goyke told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in May.
“Municipalities cannot regulate firearm possession beyond regulations in state statute,” Goyke wrote in May.
A Milwaukee alderman in the lead-up to the convention sought to ban guns within the security “footprint” following revelations that a city ordinance would allow most firearms but prohibit typically innocuous items in the area.
The ordinance enacted ahead of the RNC prohibits bringing into the footprint “any dangerous ordnance, weapon, or firearm that is prohibited by the laws of the state of Wisconsin under” specific statutes that reference machine guns and other weapons; short-barreled shotguns and short-barreled rifles; and silencers.
Ald. Robert Bauman argued the state law was not written with an event like the RNC in mind, but his effort failed to gain traction on the council.
Earlier this week, another Milwaukee alderman’s proposals to prohibit bump stocks in the city and increase city penalties for disorderly conduct while armed with a dangerous weapon failed to move forward. The bump stock proposal was determined to be illegal under state law by the City Attorney’s Office, and the disorderly conduct proposal was held in council after a lengthy and heated discussion.
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What are Wisconsin’s laws on guns?
In Wisconsin, like under federal law, convicted felons may not own guns. People under certain types of court orders related to mental health and addiction are also banned from possessing guns here, as well as people under certain types of restraining orders related to abuse or harassment.
Background checks are required to purchase a firearm from a federal firearms licensed dealer and to apply for a concealed carry license in Wisconsin.
Carrying a concealed weapon in Wisconsin is legal for individuals over age 21 who have met the state’s requirements, which include training and a background check.
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Wisconsin guard Andrew Rohde reflects on early March Madness exit
Wisconsin guard Andrew Rohde said the Badgers ‘thought we could do so many things’ in the NCAA Tournament before it ended abrupty with an upset loss.
Wisconsin men’s basketball has added a sharpshooting wing via the transfer portal.
Miami (Ohio) transfer Eian Elmer has signed with the Badgers, the team announced April 18. The 6-foot-7 wing will join UW with one year of eligibility remaining.
Elmer averaged a career-high 12.7 points and 5.9 rebounds while shooting 49.8% from the field and 42.9% from 3-point range in 2025-26. His production helped the RedHawks go 32-2 and earn an at-large NCAA Tournament bid.
“We are really excited to add another excellent addition to our spring signees,” UW coach Greg Gard said in a release. “Eian brings a wealth of experience and scoring punch as a 6-7 wing. … A terrific shooter, his skillset and production fit excellently into our plan as we build out next year’s team. Throughout our evaluation process, our staff loved his size, power and skill and truly believe he will thrive in our system.”
Elmer is Wisconsin’s third transfer portal addition since the end of the 2025-26 season, joining former George Washington guard Trey Autry and former Hofstra forward Victory Onuetu. UW also added Australian guard Owen Foxwell.
The additions of Autry, Onuetu and now Elmer leave Gard’s staff with three more roster spots to fill ahead of the 2026-27 season.
The Badgers are looking to replace much of their production from a 2025-26 team that went 24-11. Nolan Winter is expected to be the team’s only returning starter after John Blackwell and Aleksas Bieliauskas entered the transfer portal and Nick Boyd and Andrew Rohde exhausted their eligibility.
MILWAUKEE – Friday’s severe storms have passed. And with that, the threat of any severe weather has also passed for the immediate future as no storms or rain are expected for several days.
However, plenty of damage remains across southeastern Wisconsin as of Saturday morning, in addition to the ongoing flooding threat.
Several area rivers are at flood stage, and there are multiple river flood warnings in effect.
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Farmstead damage in Franklin
FOX6’s Hayley Spitler is in Franklin on Saturday morning, April 18, getting a daylight look at the damage from last night’s storms.
Storm damage in Caledonia
Friday’s storms left quite the mark across southern and southeastern Wisconsin, including at L and L Farms and Greenhouse in Caledonia.
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When the weather gets a little dicey, schools and businesses may shut down. Monitor the latest list of closings, cancellations, and delays reported in southeast Wisconsin.
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How Aleksas Bieliauskas has grown in first season with Wisconsin Badgers
Wisconsin coach Greg Gard has high praise for Aleksas Bieliauskas about a month into the Lithuania native’s freshman season.
MADISON – One of Wisconsin men’s basketball’s departing transfers is headed to an SEC program with some connections to the Badgers.
Ex-UW forward Aleksas Bieliauskas has committed to South Carolina, he announced on April 17.
Bieliauskas left the Badgers after appearing in all 35 games as a freshman and making 28 starts. He averaged 4.9 points and 4.4 points in 20.2 minutes, and highlights of his freshman year included his five 3-pointers in UW’s upset over eventual national champion Michigan.
He’ll join a program with plenty of Wisconsin ties. South Carolina head coach Lamont Paris was an assistant coach at Wisconsin from 2010-17 on Bo Ryan and Greg Gard’s staffs. South Carolina assistant coach Tanner Bronson and director of video services Roman DiPasquale also are UW alumni.
Bieliauskas is the second of UW’s four departing transfers to commit to a new school. Reserve forward Jack Robison committed to North Dakota State on April 15. Starting guard John Blackwell and reserve forward Riccardo Greppi have not announced their next schools yet.
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