Wisconsin protests after fatal shooting in Minneapolis by ICE, Van Orden flips on healthcare subsidies

A group of people stand outdoors at night holding lit candles, with one person in the foreground wearing a blue jacket and teal knit hat.
A protester named Hannah joins in song with fellow attendees at a vigil to remember Renee Macklin Good and to protest in response to a fatal shooting in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis. Angela Major/WPR

Protests popped up in communities around Wisconsin over the weekend in response to the fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by a federal immigration agent. The largest were in Madison and Milwaukee. A former principal is facing a criminal charge for failing to report sexual misconduct by a school staff member in Sun Prairie. And, with flu activity high in the state, some counties are stocking vending machines with free flu tests.

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