Wisconsin

Over 150 beagles rescued from testing at Wisconsin facility, marking over 2,000 released this year

The dogs were transferred to Big Dog Ranch Rescue, marking the end of a months-long effort to relocate the animals as Ridglan faced scrutiny over its treatment of dogs.

|BySHIR PERETS
At an animal shelter, teenage volunteers from the youth club care for and walk beagles from pharmaceutical laboratories that are awaiting adoption, in Yvre L Eveque, France, September 6, 2025.
Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong speaks to supporters during an election-night party in Madison, Wisconsin. August 11, 2026.

Pro-Palestinian democratic socialist Francesca Hong loses Wisconsin governor primary race

Hong’s record on Israel and antisemitism has been of concern to Wisconsin Jews

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Wisconsin Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong speaks during a campaign rally on August 2, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Hong, a democratic socialist in the state legislature, has seen an uptick in recent poll numbers.

Pro-Palestinian democratic socialist Francesca Hong polling far ahead in Wisconsin governor’s race

Hong’s general-election success may hinge on the broader electorate’s views of the Democratic Socialists of America.

|ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
People gather at the scene of the shooting death of a man by a Madison police officer, who police reported to be carrying a knife, on the city's near east side in Madison, Wisconsin July 22, 2026.

Wisconsin police shoot man during arrest attempt, sparking controversy over use of lethal force

Madison Police Chief John Patterson said the incident unfolded when police responded to a call about a person who was suspected of "checking parked vehicles" in the Marquette neighborhood of Madison.

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Wisconsin man charged with hate crime for calling neighbor ‘dirty Jew’

The man also removed a Joe Biden campaign sign from the neighbor's yard.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Cudahy, Wisconsin

Anti-racism protesters to march in Kenosha after third night of calm

Since mid-week, as Governor Tony Evers deployed additional Wisconsin National Guard troops to help local law enforcement restore order, the unrest has subsided.

AUGUST 29, 2020ByREUTERS
A man holds a flag with the words Black Lives Matter during a protest following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, US, August 27, 2020.

Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook's failure to remove militia page a 'mistake'

Facebook said it would continue to evolve its policies for identifying potentially dangerous organizations.

AUGUST 29, 2020ByREUTERS
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg listens while testifying before a joint Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees hearing regarding the company’s use and protection of user data, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 10, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis

Wisconsin shooting: Attorney for gunman says teen acted in self-defense

Prosecutors accuse Rittenhouse of firing an assault-style rifle at three protesters who tried to subdue him.

AUGUST 29, 2020ByREUTERS
A bottle of alcohol and flowers are left in tribute to the victims of a shooting during Tuesday night's protests, at the site of the incident, during a protest following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S. August 26, 2020.

Kenosha synagogue still supportive despite vandalism during BLM riots

On Wednesday night, the 93-year-old synagogue’s driveway was graffitied with the words “Free Palestine.”

AUGUST 28, 2020ByBEN SALES/JTA
A man holds a flag with the words Black Lives Matter during a protest following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, US, August 27, 2020.

Tucker Carlson, Ann Coulter under fire for supporting Kenosha shooter

Carlson justified the 17-year-old's killing of two protesters and wounding of a third as an attempt to "maintain order."

AUGUST 27, 2020ByAARON REICH
People pass by a promo of Fox News host Tucker Carlson on the News Corporation building in New York, U.S., March 13, 2019

Teen arrested in shooting at Wisconsin protest against police brutality

AUGUST 26, 2020ByREUTERS
A man on a bike rides past a city truck on fire outside the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S., during protests following the police shooting of Black man Jacob Blake August 23, 2020.

Arsonists set fires as Wisconsin city rages anew over police shooting

29-year-old Jacob Blake was shot on Sunday as his three sons watched.

AUGUST 25, 2020ByREUTERS
A man on a bike rides past a city truck on fire outside the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S., during protests following the police shooting of Black man Jacob Blake August 23, 2020.

Wisconsin neo-Nazi pleads guilty to vandalizing Racine synagogue

Barasneh spray-painted a swastika and other Nazi imagery, as well as the word “Jude,” German for Jew, on the building of the Beth Israel Sinai Congregation in Racine in September.

JULY 21, 2020ByMARCY OSTER/JTA
Swastika on a wall (illustrative)

A Jewish judge in Wisconsin made Donald Trump very mad by getting elected

Trump twice had endorsed Karofsky’s opponent, the incumbent Dan Kelly.

APRIL 22, 2020ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Jill Karofsky celebrates her election to Wisconsin's Supreme Court at a social distance outside her Madison home, April 13, 2020