2025 in Wisconsin

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The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in Wisconsin .

Incumbents

State government

• Governor: Tony Evers (D)
• Lieutenant governor: Sara Rodriguez (D)
• Attorney general: Josh Kaul (D)
• Secretary of State: Sarah Godlewski (D)
• Treasurer: John Leiber (R)

Events

• March 23 – Wisconsin beats Ohio State 4–3 in overtime to win the 2025 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament. ^[1]
• April 1 –
  • 2025 Wisconsin elections ^[2]
  • 2025 Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction election ^[3]
  • 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election ^[4]
• April 25 – Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan is arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for allegedly helping an illegal immigrant evade arrest the previous day. ^[5]
• May 11 – Four people are killed and four injured after an apartment fire in Milwaukee. ^[6]
• July 2 – The Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down an 1849 law banning abortions in the state. ^[7]
• August 9-10 – Flash floods strike parts of Wisconsin, resulting in the cancellation of the final day of the Wisconsin State Fair in West Allis. ^[8]
• November 23 – Morgan Geyser, who at age 12 stabbed and attempted to kill a 12-year-old girl alongside another 12-year-old, is reported missing from a group home in Madison. It is determined Geyser cut off a monitoring bracelet and fled with an acquaintance; they are located in Posen, Illinois the following day. ^[9]

See also

• 2025 in the United States

References

1. "Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Wisconsin Badgers". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Ohio State University. March 23, 2025. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
2. "Spring Election dates and deadlines: Dec. 1 first date to circulate paperwork". civicmedia.us. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
3. Karnopp, Hope. "Wisconsin's next elections are in February and April. Here's what's on the 2025 ballot". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
4. "Candidates set for another high-profile Wisconsin Supreme Court race …". archive.ph. January 12, 2025. Archived from the original on January 12, 2025. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
5. Gregorian, Dareh; Gamboa, Suzanne (April 25, 2025). "Who is Hannah Dugan, the Milwaukee judge arrested by the FBI?". NBC News . Retrieved May 1, 2025.
6. "Mother's Day apartment building fire kills 4 and critically injures 4 others in Milwaukee". The Associated Press. May 11, 2025. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
7. Zernike, Kate (July 2, 2025). "Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down 1849 Abortion Ban". The New York Times. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
8. "Flooding cancels last day of Wisconsin State Fair as severe storms knock out power and close roads". The Associated Press. August 10, 2025. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
9. Alsharif, Mirna; Madani, Doha (November 29, 2025). "The 'Slender Man' stabber made a close new friend — then ran away so they could be together". NBC News. Retrieved December 1, 2025.