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Members of the Washington National Guard stand at a sundial near the Legislative Building, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Governors in some states have called out the National Guard, declared states of emergency and closed their capitols over concerns about potentially violent protests. Though details remain murky, demonstrations are expected at state capitols beginning Sunday and leading up to President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

States declare emergencies, close capitols ahead of rallies

By DAVID A. LIEB - Associated Press

Council member charged with child pornography, solicitation

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Wisconsin dairy farmers returning to their roots

By CHRIS HUBBUCH - Associated Press

Election officials from around Dane County bring ballots in, Thursday, Nov., 19, 2020 to the Monona Terrace in Madison, Wis. for the recount that begins Friday. (Steve Apps/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)

In Wisconsin, long shot recount may just be prelude to court

By MICHAEL TARM and SCOTT BAUER - Associated Press

FILE- In a Nov. 7, 2020 file photo, a supporter of President Donald Trump is seen during a rally in Milwaukee after it was announced that the president was defeated by Democrat Joe Biden. President Trump will have to pay $7.9 million if he wants a statewide recount of unofficial results showing him losing to Biden by about 20,500 votes. The Wisconsin Elections Commission released the estimate on Monday, which was based on costs submitted by the 72 counties. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Trump pursues recount of 2 liberal Wisconsin counties

By SCOTT BAUER - Associated Press

$Paul Robinson places the photograph of his late daughter Jenna Robinson at the lectern prior to speaking in favor of Initiative 65 during a rally of patients and parents in Ridgeland, Miss., Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. Robinson's 17-year-old daughter suffered from refractory epilepsy, and he believes a treatment plan including medical marijuana would have been therapeutic for her. Initiative 65 would amend the Mississippi Constitution to allow the prescription by a doctor of up to 5 ounces (142 grams) of marijuana per month for people who suffer from more than 20 medical conditions. The state lawmakers are offering a more restrictive measure as an alternative. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)$

Attorneys defend Mississippi marijuana initiative process

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Long-term care facilities in Idaho launch pen pal programs

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Protesters block traffic at an intersection an intersection near Capitol Square in Madison, Wis. Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Crowds outside the Wisconsin State Capitol tore down two statues and attacked a state senator amid protests following the arrest of a Black man who shouted at restaurant customers through a megaphone while carrying a baseball bat. (Emily Hamer/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)

Devonere Johnson, Black man whose arrest triggered violent Madison protest, to plead guilty

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In this undated photo provided by the family of Althea Bernstein shows the burns on Bernstein's face an neck after four white men sprayed her with lighter fluid and threw a lighter at her, setting her on fire as she was driving in downtown Madison, Wis., during protests that she was not a part of early Wednesday, June 24, 2020. Bernstein, who is studying to become an paramedic, drove away and patted out the flames. She visited an emergency room later that night, where she said health care workers had to scrub her skin off. She said she will eventually need plastic surgery. Authorities as investigating the incident as a hate crime. (Photo courtesy of family of Althea Bernstein via AP)

Althea Bernstein case: Not enough evidence to prove Madison, Wisconsin, attack, prosecutors say

By Todd Richmond - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 13, 2019, file photo, fans watch the racing sausages during a baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the San Francisco Giants in Milwaukee. The chairman of the Wisconsin Republican Party, Andrew Hitt, is warning Milwaukee's chief elections official that it would be illegal for any Milwaukee Bucks or Brewers players or mascots to participate in early voting events planned at their stadiums in the days leading up to the election. Milwaukee plans to allow for in-person absentee voting at Miller Park and Fiserv Forum between Oct. 20 and Nov. 1. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Republicans don’t want Bucks, Brewers at early voting sites

By SCOTT BAUER - Associated Press

Wisconsin court sets up possible delay in absentee mailing

By SCOTT BAUER - Associated Press

Dane County exec tells UW-Madison to close dorms

By TODD RICHMOND - Associated Press

Helbachs Coffee Roasters and Kitchen in Middleton, Wis., pictured Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. Casey Helbach, the owner of the business, is suing local officials over an ordinance requiring the wearing of face coverings inside businesses to slow the spread of the coronavirus. elbachs Coffee Roasters and Kitchen filed the lawsuit Monday, Aug. 11, in Dane County Circuit Court against the city, county and local officials who attempted to enforce the mask ban. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)

Madison-area coffee shop sues over local mask order

By SCOTT BAUER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2013, file photo, a school resource officer in Anderson, Calif., walks a middle school student back to class. Portland Public Schools, Oregon's largest school district, will discontinue its use of Portland Police Bureau school resource officers. Superintendent Guadalupe Guerrero said Thursday, June 4, 2020, the district needed to &quot;re-examine our relationship&quot; with the police in light of the nationwide upheaval over the death of George Floyd. (Andreas Fuhrmann/The Record Searchlight via AP, File)

Fight for police-free schools has been years in the making

By ASTRID GALVAN - Associated Press

In this undated photo provided by the family of Althea Bernstein shows the burns on Bernstein's face an neck after four white men sprayed her with lighter fluid and threw a lighter at her, setting her on fire as she was driving in downtown Madison, Wis., during protests that she was not a part of early Wednesday, June 24, 2020. Bernstein, who is studying to become an paramedic, drove away and patted out the flames. She visited an emergency room later that night, where she said health care workers had to scrub her skin off. She said she will eventually need plastic surgery. Authorities as investigating the incident as a hate crime. (Photo courtesy of family of Althea Bernstein via AP)

Wisconsin woman wants burn attackers to know they hurt her

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Wisconsin's &quot;Forward&quot; statue lies in the street on Capitol Square in Madison, Wis. Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Crowds outside the Wisconsin State Capitol tore down two statues and attacked a state senator amid protests following the arrest of a Black man who shouted at restaurant customers through a megaphone while carrying a baseball bat. (Emily Hamer/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)

Targeted sculptures linked to Wisconsin, Civil War history

By KATHLEEN FOODY - Associated Press

Protesters block an intersection Monday, June 1, 2020, in Madison, Wis. Several hundred protesters marched through and blocked all six lanes of John Nolan Drive as part of what they say will be a week of action against police brutality and &quot;white supremacy.&quot; (Steve Apps/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)

Fourth day of protest in Madison shuts down state highway

By SCOTT BAUER - Associated Press

Protesters hold up the peace and justice signs through the car's sunroof in Milwaukee on Sunday, May 31, 2020, during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd, who died May 25 after he was pinned at the neck by a Minneapolis police officer. (Mike De Sisti/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)

More unrest, marches across Wisconsin in reaction to Floyd

By SCOTT BAUER - Associated Press

In this Feb. 6, 2020 file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers holds a news conference in Madison, Wis. Wisconsin's tenuous bipartisan detente in fighting the coronavirus pandemic broke down this week with Gov. Evers' decision to extend a stay-at-home order through Memorial Day, a divide likely to result in lawsuits that may determine who has the power to say when the state can start to reopen. (Steve Apps/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File)

Tony Evers, Wisconsin governor, sued by Republicans over coronavirus stay-at-home order

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An election official cleans a voting booth before a person votes at Riverside High School, in Milwaukee on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. The Wisconsin primary is moving forward in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic after Gov. Tony Evers sought to shut down Tuesday's election in a historic move Monday that was swiftly rejected by the conservative majority of the Wisconsin Supreme Court by the end of the day. (Mike De Sisti/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)

Wisconsin voters forced to choose between health, democracy

By Steve Peoples and Scott Bauer - Associated Press