8/28/2024

MINONG - A pedestrian has died after being hit by a vehicle Sunday evening in Washburn County.  The Wisconsin State Patrol has identified the pedestrian as 28-year-old Gregorio Pastuna from Minneapolis.  According to the Wisconsin State Patrol, the crash happened around 9:20 p.m. on Sunday when a vehicle, driven by a Texas man, struck Pastuna who was standing in the roadway.  The driver of the vehicle was uninjured, and alcohol was not suspected.

8/28/2024

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted yesterday to keep Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the presidential ballot in Wisconsin despite his request to be removed and rejected a Democratic attempt to oust independent candidate Cornel West. A move by Democratic elections commissioners to keep Green Party candidate Jill Stein off the ballot also failed. Ultimately, the commission approved eight presidential candidates for the ballot in Wisconsin.  Other candidates include Randall Terry of the Constitution Party; Chase Oliver of the Libertarian Party; Claudia De la Cruz of the Socialism and Liberation Party.

8/28/2024

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A judge has ruled that independent presidential candidate Cornel West must appear on the Michigan ballot. The decision Saturday came about a week after West was disqualified.  The state disqualified West because the affidavit of identity he submitted was not properly notarized. But Michigan Court of Claims Judge James Robert Redford says West’s campaign submitted the proper number of signatures to qualify.  A spokesperson for Michigan's secretary of state said the office will appeal.