Tony Evers

According to a news release from the governor's office, local authorities requested Wisconsin National Guard assistance in advance of an anticipated charging decision in the Alvin Cole/Joseph Mensah case.

Gov. Tony Evers' administration issued a new order Tuesday limiting the size of public indoor gatherings.

President Donald Trump on Friday canceled his two weekend campaign rallies in Wisconsin after testing positive for COVID-19.

The governors said if President Trump loses, “he must leave office — period.”

Wisconsin now has the fourth-highest number of new coronavirus cases in the country, according to the CDC.

Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday extended a statewide mask mandate until Nov. 21.

Wisconsin state agencies are cutting $300 million, including $45 million at the University of Wisconsin System.

Evers called out the Wisconsin National Guard but initially declined federal support offered by President Donald Trump.

Gov. Tony Evers shared a video message welcoming students back to school and thanking educators and staff for their good work to ensure a safe, quality education for every student.

Republicans started the session and recessed in both the Senate and Assembly in less than 30 seconds. That satisfied requirements of the law that they meet, even though almost no lawmakers were present. It's a tactic Republicans used in November when Gov. Tony Evers tried to force them to take action on gun control bills.

Sheriff David Mahoney said in a statement Deputy Treadwell was believed to be Wisconsin’s first law enforcement officer to die from the virus after contracting it while on duty.

The release from the mayor noted "the damage caused by violent demonstrators and rioters, led largely by people from outside the city, destroyed dozens of businesses, homes and city buildings."

The group collected signatures in Oak Creek Sunday. Paperwork has been filed with the state, and the group needs more than 668,000 signatures in 60 days.

The letter accuses the governor and Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes of making previous remarks that were "premature, judgmental, inflammatory and only add to the anger and divisiveness of an already dangerous situation."

Any National Guard troops from other states mobilized to support Wisconsin would do so in a "State Active Duty status – not in a federal status," Evers said. 

Gov. Tony Evers agreed to accept federal assistance after a deadly night of protests in Kenosha, President Trump said Wednesday, after declining Tuesday.

The lawsuit is the first legal challenge to the mask order Evers issued as a way to slow the spread of the coronavirus after cases began to spike again in mid-June. Evers issued the order on July 30 and it took effect Aug. 1.