Biden: Paul Ryan ‘Walked Away’ From Deficit Commission
ABC News(GREEN BAY, Wis.) — Vice President Joe Biden launched a new attack on Rep. Paul Ryan in his home state of Wisconsin Sunday, criticizing the Republican vice presidential candidate for not admitting in his convention speech that he was a me…
Wisconsin Holds Off Northern Iowa, 26-21
BananaStock(MADISON, Wis.) — Wisconsin’s streak of 14 consecutive season opening victories almost came to an end Saturday. The 12th ranked Badgers needed a defensive stop on the Northern Iowa’s last offensive play of the game, to preserve a 26-21 vict…
Day After GOP Convention, Biden Slams Romney, Ryan
ABC News(LORDSTOWN, Ohio) – Vice President Joe Biden slammed the Republican ticket on Friday, just one day after Mitt Romney officially accepted his party’s nomination, saying that much of what they spoke about at the convention “wasn…
Day After GOP Convention, Biden Slams Romney, Ryan
ABC News(LORDSTOWN, Ohio) – Vice President Joe Biden slammed the Republican ticket on Friday, just one day after Mitt Romney officially accepted his party’s nomination, saying that much of what they spoke about at the convention “wasn…
Michelle Obama Rallies Husband’s Supporters
SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images(MILWAUKEE) — With the race in Wisconsin becoming tighter since Congressman Paul Ryan was tapped as Mitt Romney’s running mate, the White House sent out one of its big guns to help President Obama keep the state he won in 200…
Annoyed Wife Turns In Husband to Police for ‘Getting on My Nerves’
Courtesy La Crosse County Sheriff’s Department(LA CROSSE, Wis.) — A woman who turned in her husband to Wisconsin police on an outstanding warrant said she did it because he was getting on her nerves.Adrienne Bolds, 55, told ABC News Wednesday night th…
Calif. Detective Questions Possible Link in Unsolved Murders and Sikh Temple Massacre
Scott Olson/Getty Images(ELK GROVE, Calif.) — In the wake of the tragic shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin earlier this month, a detective in California is raising the possibility that the murders of two Sikh men there last year may be connected …
Romney-Ryan Ticket Elicits Mixed Emotions from Wis. Swing Voters
Win McNamee/Getty Images(MILWAUKEE) — So how is the new Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan ticket playing in Ryan’s home state of Wisconsin? Among a group of swing voters — twelve white, suburban women from the Milwaukee area — the feelings are mixed.Most …
Tommy Thompson Wins Wisconsin’s GOP Senate Primary
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call(MADISON, Wis.) — In election-weary Wisconsin, a familiar face has emerged victorious.Former governor, Health and Human Services secretary, and momentary 2008 presidential candidate Tommy Thompson won Wisconsin’s Republica…
In Wisconsin Primary, Paul Ryan’s Budget Is on Display
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(MADISON, Wis.) — As Paul Ryan love fests go, Wisconsin’s Republican Senate primary might put his national roll-out to shame.Since well before Mitt Romney introduced the Wisconsin congressman as his running mate on F…
Paul Ryan Chokes Up at Wisconsin Homecoming Rally
Darren Hauck/Getty Images(WAUKESHA, Wis.) — With thousands cheering him during his first stop in his native Wisconsin as a vice presidential candidate, Paul Ryan on Sunday seemed to be choking back tears as he relayed his affection for his home state….
Paul Ryan Chokes Up at Wisconsin Homecoming Rally
Darren Hauck/Getty Images(WAUKESHA, Wis.) — With thousands cheering him during his first stop in his native Wisconsin as a vice presidential candidate, Paul Ryan on Sunday seemed to be choking back tears as he relayed his affection for his home state….
Wisconsin Sikh Temple Shooting Victims to Be Buried
Scott Olson/Getty Images(OAK CREEK, Wis.) — Five days after a gunman opened fire inside their temple, the Sikh community in Oak Creek, Wis., will hold the first of six funerals Friday for the victims of a white supremacist’s murderous shooting spree.S…
Wisconsin Temple Shooter’s Ex-Girlfriend Arrested
Misty Cook seen here on far right. (Anti-Defamation League)(MILWAUKEE) — Police say they have arrested the former girlfriend of the gunman who allegedly shot and killed six people in a Wisconsin Sikh temple over the weekend after authorities found a g…
Candlelight Vigil Held for Victims of Wisconsin Temple Shooting
Darren Hauck/Getty Images(OAK CREEK, Wis.) — As the sun set Tuesday in Oak Creek, Wis., thousands gathered in an outpouring of support for victims of the Sikh temple shooting last Sunday.In a downtown park, attendees lit candles, flew orange Sikh flag…
Temple Gunman’s Ex-Stepmom: ‘I Wish I Had Some Answers’
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The ex-stepmother of the man who killed six people in a Sikh temple shooting in Wisconsin Sunday said she doesn’t know what happened to Wade Michael Page that made him turn a semi-automatic handgun on unarmed worshippers. Still, L…
Wisconsin Temple Gunman Joined Volksfront Hate Group
Scott Olson/Getty Images(OAK CREEK, Wis.) — The Army veteran who opened fire on a Sikh temple in Wisconsin was a member of a white-supremacist organization called Volksfront, described by a watchdog group as “virulently racist,” law enforcement offici…
Wisconsin Temple Shooting: Alleged Gunman Identified as Army Vet
Oak Creek Police Handout(OAK CREEK, Wis.) — Former soldier Wade Michael Page was identified today as the lone gunman who killed six people at a Sikh religious center in Oak Creek, Wis. Page was described by authorities Monday as an Army veteran who le…
Wisconsin Shootings: Sikhs Faced Discrimination Since 9/11
Darren Hauck/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Amardeep Singh, the son of a physicist, was raised in New Jersey where he played Little League and his mother coached softball. Now, he is raising two sons in Hoboken, the third-generation of Sikhs to live in this…
Officials Believe ‘Skinhead’ Behind Sikh Temple Shooting in Wisconsin
Scott Olson/Getty Images(OAK CREEK, Wis.) — Seven people were shot and killed Sunday morning at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., in what officials are treating as a case of domestic terrorism.ABC News confirmed on Monday that the alleged gunman is Wa…