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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers appointed Marine Corps veteran James Bond, who has been serving as the deputy secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs, to lead the agency.

Marine vet appointed to lead Wisconsin veterans agency

Marine Corps veteran James Bond is the first openly LGBTQ person in Wisconsin history to head a Cabinet agency, according to the Legislative Audit Bureau.

4 weeks ago

Kimberly Zapata, deputy director of the Milwaukee Election Commission, instructs workers processing ballots, Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at the central counting facility in Milwaukee, Wis.

Wisconsin judge won’t order sequestering of absentee military ballots

A Wisconsin judge has refused to order that military absentee ballots be pulled aside and sequestered until it can be verified that they were cast legally.

3 months ago

Afghan refugees at Fort McCoy cheer ‘Nutcracker’ ballet

Evacuees from Afghanistan began arriving at Fort McCoy in late August.

By Lucas Robinson, Wisconsin State Journal

14 months ago

Navy christens, launches littoral combat ship Nantucket in Wisconsin

When it is commissioned, the Freedom-variant LCS will be homeported in Mayport, Florida.

By Diana Stancy Correll

18 months ago

Guardsman killed in F-16C crash became disoriented, distracted, safety report says

Capt. Durwood “Hawk” Jones, a fighter pilot with the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 176th Fighter Squadron, went down in Michigan's Hiawatha National Forest around 7:15 p.m. on Dec. 8, 2020.

By Rachel S. Cohen

20 months ago

Pilot of Wisconsin Air Guard fighter jet that crashed in Michigan has been declared dead

“Today is a day for mourning, the 115th Fighter Wing and the entire Wisconsin National Guard stands with the pilot’s family as we grieve the loss of a great Airman, and patriot," said the wing's commander.

By Kent Miller

2 years ago