Wisconsin reacts to the Supreme Court leak and the very different stories of two missing girls
Wisconsin and the nation reacts to a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that shows the court on verge of overturning Roe
Biden says a 'Whole range of rights could now be at risk' if Roe v. Wade is overturned.
Almost all abortions would be illegal in Wisconsin if the leaked Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe stands
Suddenly, abortion is on the ballot. The leaked opinion transforms Wisconsin's political races ahead of the fall elections.
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul says he would not assist with enforcing an abortion ban.
Opinion: Ending access to legal abortion has potentially deadly health consequences for Wisconsin women
Opinion: The problem that supporters of Roe v. Wade could never solve: There is no right to abortion in the Constitution.
Alexis Patterson disappeared in 2002. Milwaukee never forgot her, but why has everyone else?
On the morning of May 3, 2002, Alexis Patterson’s stepfather walked her to the corner and a crossing guard guided the 7-year-old across the street toward Hi-Mount Community School in Milwaukee. At the end of the day, she didn’t come home. A month later and more than a thousand miles away, Elizabeth Smart, 14, went to sleep in her bedroom in Salt Lake City. By the next morning, she was gone. Within hours, Elizabeth’s disappearance was featured on CNN’s “Larry King Live” and Fox News’ “On the Record with Greta Van Susteren.” It took eight days for Alexis’ story to attract attention outside Milwaukee, with a segment on “America’s Most Wanted.” The next national story on her case aired weeks later.
The law enforcement response also differed. The day after Elizabeth disappeared, police called in the FBI and offered a $250,000 reward. In Milwaukee, the FBI didn’t join Alexis’ case until three days after she vanished. Nineteen days after she was last seen, the sheriff’s office offered a $10,000 reward. Elizabeth is white. She was found nine months after her abduction. Alexis is Black – and still missing.
The fact that missing Black people command less media attention than whites has been well documented by academic researchers. Their studies have repeatedly found that cases of missing Black people, children and adults alike, are covered less often than whites and their stories don’t travel as widely through the nation’s newsrooms. There is little empirical evidence that explains why.
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The Money
PARK EAST: Plans for around 200 apartments near downtown Milwaukee's Park East Strip are proceeding with the sale of the development site for $5 million — over five times its sales price from six years ago.
HOME SALES: Milwaukee-area home prices rise 6.1% in March, with houses for sale in high demand.
The Fun Stuff
WISCONSIN: 20 surprising facts about our state from 'The Geography of Wisconsin.'
BEYOND MONET: Starting Oct. 20, "Beyond Monet: The Immersive Experience" will take over the Wisconsin Center with a walk-through multimedia spectacle of the French Impressionist painter's poppies, water lilies and other familiar images.
The Games
BUCKS: So Charles Barkley says in the pre-game that the Celtics won't win a game and then the Celtics proceed to blow the Bucks out. That's how it goes. Back to Milwaukee for Game 3 on Saturday.
BREWERS: Your first-place, 16-8 Brewers win a pretty easy one over the 3-20 Reds. The Crew is now 2.5 games up on the second-place Cards.
Around Wisconsin
CURDS: How and why did cheese curds become such a big deal in Wisconsin?
Today's Weather
Mostly cloudy with a high of 51. Not great, but not as bad as it's been. It looks like we turn the corner soon. The early forecast for highs next week are 70 on Monday and 78 on Tuesday.
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