Wisconsin won’t have its leading rusher when it attempts to bounce back from a two-game skid. The Badgers issued a statement Thursday saying that Chez Mellusi is stepping away from the team on at least a temporary basis as he works to get healthy.

In a major change, Wisconsin Badgers running back Chez Mellusi is stepping away from the program, according to the Wisconsin State Journal’s Colten Bartholemew. Mellusi, a sixth-year senior, is stepping away to continue rehabbing his injuries as a statement from the team revealed that the top back’s body has not been able to perform at his level of expectations this year.

Wisconsin senior running back Chez Mellusi is stepping away from the football team. The Wisconsin football program released the following statement.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice has confirmed that its criminal investigators are looking into the removal of Wausau’s absentee ballot drop box by the mayor last month

The Wisconsin Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation will be serving as lead investigator on the removal of the absentee ballot drop box.

Wisconsin DOJ agents investigate Wausau Mayor Doug Diny for moving the city's ballot drop box into his office, escalating local election dispute.