Your weekend is here, Wisconsin, and it's time to take a look back at some of the stories that were in our headlines this week.
Your Weekend Weather
For the start of your weekend, we'll see lots of sunshine Saturday with highs reaching into the 70s for most of the state. Heading into Saturday night, expect a partly cloudy sky with overnight lows in the 40s and low 50s. Wrapping up the weekend Sunday staying sunny with highs once again in the 70s.
Enjoy a beautiful weekend in the Badger State!
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The Week in Review
1. Opening statements, witness testimony begin in Anderson trial
The trial for Maxwell Anderson, the man accused of killing and dismembering Sade Robinson, began this week. Anderson faces three felony charges — first degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse and arson of property other than a building — related to the death of Robinson.
- Updates: First week of Maxwell Anderson trial wraps up, to continue Monday
- Jury seated in Maxwell Anderson trial
- Charges made in connection to found body parts, missing 19-year-old Sade Robinson
- Milwaukee man charged in dismemberment death pleads not guilty
Gov. Tony Evers continued his annual “Pothole Patrol” tour for the fifth year in a row with a stop in Waukesha on Tuesday, May 27. According to his administration, more than 8,600 miles of roads and 2,000 bridges statewide have been repaired since 2019.
3. UnityPoint Health-Meriter nurses strike for more support, safety MAY NEED UPDATE
Nurses at UnityPoint Health-Meriter in Madison went on strike Tuesday, ringing cowbells and carrying picket signs to demand better support and safer conditions for their patients and themselves.
4. U.S. Women's Open at Erin Hills kicks off with excitement
The 80th U.S. Women's Open Championship at Erin Hills in Washington County kicked off this week with tons of excitement from local fans. It’s the first time in 13 years that the major event is being played in Wisconsin.
5. Police identify body of missing Lake Monona boater, ending weeks-long search
The search for the missing boater in Lake Monona came to an end this week after the Dane County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) confirmed a body recovered from Lake Monona on Friday, May 23 was the boater who had gone missing on May 16 after a sailboat capsized.
Around the Nation
Things To Do This Weekend
Here's what's happening in Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay and beyond this weekend.
Weekend Playlist
Here's what we're listening to as we relax and unwind this weekend.
