Wisconsin Today: Morning News

A new TV ad in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race focuses on cases that one of the candidates handled dating back to 2013. The state's agriculture industry could soon feel the impacts of new policies set by the Trump administration. And, some communities and developers are transforming shuttered schools into apartments.

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said local communities should be required to cooperate with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement. School resource officers must return to the Milwaukee Public Schools district after a legal ruling. And, Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes leaves his post.

Gov. Tony Evers says he'll propose a 48-hour waiting period for gun purchases. Republicans say that's a nonstarter. The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s vice chancellor for diversity, equity and inclusion has been removed from his position over concerns about financial mismanagement. And, a city in southeast Wisconsin is a step closer to bringing a huge data center to its area.

The Hop streetcar in Milwaukee is facing an uncertain financial future. Wisconsin has joined a lawsuit challenging President Trump over his order to ban birthright citizenship. And, LGBTQ+ advocates in the state are are pushing back against another executive order.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected an attempt by a conservative group to obtain guardianship records for people who judges deemed incompetent to vote. Congressman Glenn Grothman's office was set on fire over the federal ban on TikTok. And, across the street from Lambeau Field, a new multi-use development could be coming to the neighborhood.

Almost 60 years ago, civil rights marchers attempting to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama were violently attacked by police and a citizen “posse”. We know that event now as “Bloody Sunday”. One Madison mother-daughter duo traveled to Alabama to reenact the moment in a special episode of Wisconsin Life.Stay with us, we’ll be right back.//HOST INTRO: In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day today, we're revisiting one of our favorite Wisconsin Life stories. Back in 2015, a mother and daughter from Madison traveled down to Alabama to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge, walking in the footsteps of historic Civil Rights leaders.

Wisconsin Democrats proposed three bills aimed at lowering the prices of prescription drugs, expanding a housing tax credit, and making school meals free. The Wisconsin Supreme Court will decide whether legislators had the power to block a ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ youth. And, we're remembering the legendary Milwaukee Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker, who passed away yesterday at 90 years old.

The Lac du Flambeau Tribal Council voted to keep roads open that are at the heart of a longstanding dispute with the town. The Wisconsin-based Penzeys spice company has been mailing out tens of thousands of free spices to residents of Washington, D.C. And, a 157-year-old brewery is set to close this week, that's despite efforts from Leinenkugel family to save it.

Voters will decide in April whether to enshrine Wisconsin's voter ID law in the state constitution. Gov. Tony Evers is starting a statewide office aimed a preventing violence. And, a UW-Eau Claire fundraising foundation is considering whether to buy a former hospital.

Enbridge reported only four gallons of crude oil reached groundwater at the site of its oil spill in Jefferson County. The craft beer craze may be coming to an end with more breweries closed than opened across the nation last year. And, frigid temperatures and sub zero wind chills are blanketing the state, but that could change by the end of the week.