Wisconsin
Wisconsin anti-abortion office fire investigation ongoing
Police are asking for the general public’s assist in monitoring down those that vandalized and threw two Molotov cocktails into the workplace of a outstanding Wisconsin anti-abortion lobbying group’s workplace
MADISON, Wis. — Police requested for the general public’s assist in monitoring down those that vandalized and threw two Molotov cocktails into the workplace of a outstanding Wisconsin anti-abortion lobbying group’s workplace that was broken by hearth.
Nobody has been arrested and there are not any suspects in custody within the hearth that was found early Sunday morning when somebody driving to Madison’s close by airport seen flames coming from the workplace constructing, Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes at a information convention Monday.
The fireplace on the Wisconsin Household Motion workplace got here after two Catholic church buildings in Colorado, together with one recognized for its annual anti-abortion show, had been vandalized final week. And police stated two Molotov cocktails had been thrown at an anti-abortion group Sunday evening in a suburb of Salem, Oregon, after an unsuccessful try to interrupt in.
The leak final week of a draft opinion suggesting that the U.S. Supreme Court docket was heading in the right direction to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade determination that legalized abortion nationwide sparked protests throughout the nation, together with in Madison. Demonstrations included weekend protests by abortion rights supporters exterior the houses of conservative U.S. Supreme Court docket justices, with extra deliberate this week.
One Molotov cocktail thrown into the Wisconsin Household Motion workplace did not ignite and the investigation is ongoing as as to if the second did, the police chief stated. The message “If abortions aren’t protected you then aren’t both” was spray-painted on the outside of the constructing.
Nobody was harm, however Barnes stated had somebody been within the workplace “it may have gone in another way.”
Barnes stated he was not conscious of any threats to others, however he cautioned that the investigation may very well be prolonged.
“I do anticipate we can remedy this however we need to take our time to make certain we do it accurately,” he stated.
Investigators from the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are aiding with the investigation. Barnes inspired anybody who might have seen something to contact police. Space companies had been additionally being contacted to see if they’ve any proof or captured something on surveillance cameras, he stated.
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who’s up for reelection in November, decried the assault Monday when requested about it at a groundbreaking occasion in a Madison suburb.
“It was a horrible, horrible incident,” Evers stated, including that whoever is accountable “ought to be arrested and placed on trial. That is unacceptable.”
“Violence doesn’t remedy the problems we’re dealing with as a rustic,” Evers stated.
The president of the lobbying group, Julaine Appling, stated she believed the vandalism was a direct response to the leak of the court docket’s draft opinion. She stated “this assault fails to frighten us, and as an alternative steels the resolve of law-abiding, commonsense, every-day of us to face up and push again.”
Wisconsin Household Motion has been a outstanding drive within the state for years, advocating for legal guidelines to restrict entry to abortions, preventing to overturn Roe v. Wade and dealing on quite a few different hot-button social points.
Politicians from each events swiftly condemned the vandalism.
Clinics that carry out abortions have typically been focused by vandals, too, together with as not too long ago as January when a Deliberate Parenthood clinic in Tennessee was hit by arson.
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Related Press author Todd Richmond contributed to this report.
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The story has been up to date to right that the fireplace at anti-abortion group in Oregon was Sunday evening.
The crash happened about 7:10 p.m. Friday at the intersection of State 54 and Washington Street.
WISCONSIN RAPIDS – One person is dead following a motorcycle versus vehicle crash Friday evening in Wisconsin Rapids.
The crash happened about 7:10 p.m. Friday at the intersection of State 54 and Washington Street. According to the initial investigation, a vehicle was traveling north on State 54 at Washington Street and was attempting to turn left onto Baker Drive, according to a news release from the Wisconsin Rapids Police Department. The motorcycle was traveling south on State 54 and hit the passenger side of the vehicle, which turned in front of the motorcycle, the release said.
The driver of the motorcycle suffered serious injuries and was transported by ambulance to Marshfield Medical Center where he later died from his injuries, the release said.
The occupants of the vehicle were treated by Wisconsin Rapids Fire Department EMS and released at the scene.
The police department said it is not releasing the names of those involved at this time.
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Our political blowhard, Adam Murphy, joins to answer the toughest question: What should we hand to people landing in Wisconsin, like getting a lei off the jet in Hawaii? We also discussed the less-than-half effort from Republicans in the state Legislature to overturn vetoes, plus WIZM on Reddit.
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Got some great answers from Murphy and callers to that question and spent a good part of the show discussing it.
We also hit on Republicans in the state Legislature (17:30) calling themselves back into session — the Legislature has been off since mid-March and wasn’t coming back into session until next year, after the elections — to try and override 36 of Gov. Tony Evers’ vetoes. You’ll be surprised at how big a failure that was.
Ended the show (33:00) talking about a post on Reddit about WIZM comments and whether or not they should be “moderated” or deleted. We did not have time to get to the part where someone said I was middle-left in political leaning.
Murphy has degrees in economics and political science from UW-Milwaukee. He’s also owns a small business, called Big Bang LLC in Milwaukee.
SUPERIOR — The University of Wisconsin-Superior class of 2024 was recognized Saturday, May 18 at Siinto S. Wessman Arena.
According to UWS, more than 650 students from 33 different countries were eligible to receive diplomas for Saturday’s commencement ceremony — including 437 bachelor’s degrees and 198 master’s degrees. There also were 46 undergraduate students with double majors.
Holden Law / courtesy of the University of Wisconsin-Superior
Graduating students included 218 first-generation students. The oldest graduate is 72 years old and the youngest is 20.
Holden Law / courtesy of the University of Wisconsin-Superior
Chancellor Renée Wachter presided over the ceremony and presented diplomas to students who earned associate, bachelor’s and master’s degrees.
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