Category Archives: State News
Adult Travelers will need a REAL ID or Passport for Domestic Flights by October 1, 2020
As consumers make travel plans for 2020, AAA is reminding them about another consideration: as of Oct. 1, 2020, they will likely need to present a different form of identification to board a domestic ...
Oct 13, 2019 sigmama / CC
2019 Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin Announced
After more than 240,000 votes were cast, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) and Johnson Financial Group announced the Henry Repeating Arms Big Boy All-Weather Rifle as the Coolest Thing Made...
Oct 13, 2019 Henry Big Boy All-Weather Rifle
Wisconsin Bills Target Care for Family Caregivers
Gov. Tony Evers's Caregiver task force explores ways to provide better wages and benefits to the state's caregivers. And two bills also would help caregivers get updated medical information about the ...
Oct 12, 2019 Seniors woman with her caregiver at home
Doctors Confirm Mom’s Wisdom: ‘Get to Bed, It's a School Night’
Now that schools have been back in session for a while, doctors are saying, "Well, your mom is right - time to turn the phone off and get to bed," because you really do need a good night's sleep. Dr. ...
Oct 12, 2019 worak / CC
Assembly Passes Accommodations For Disabled Lawmaker
The Wisconsin Assembly decided two votes on rules changes Thursday along party lines. State Representative Jimmy Anderson, who is paralyzed, will be able to phone-in to meetings when he can't attend, ...
Oct 11, 2019
Vice President Pence To Visit SE Wisconsin Next Week
An organization that supports policies by President Donald Trump says Mike Pence will visit Wisconsin next week. The vice president will make a stop at Uline Shipping Supplies corporate headquarters T...
Oct 11, 2019 Michael Vadon / CC
Richland Center Woman Admits Killing Man Whose Body Was Found In Rural Area
Investigators with the Sauk County Sheriff's Office say a 35-year-old Richland Center woman has admitted killing the man whose body was found last month. Amber M. Lundgren was taken into custody Wedne...
Oct 11, 2019
Child Porn Suspect Accused Of Using App To Send Videos
A Fort Atkinson man could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison on each of two counts of child porn distribution - if he is convicted. State prosecutors say 33-year-old Kyle A. Riggs used the Kik m...
Oct 11, 2019 Marco Verch Professional Photographer and Speaker / CC
Milwaukee Man Sentenced For Killing His Former Girlfriend
A Milwaukee man will spend five years in prison and five more years on extended supervision for killing his former girlfriend. A Milwaukee County District judge sentenced Marvin Patterson Thursday. He...
Oct 11, 2019 michael scott / CC
Appleton Woman Arrested for Repeated Sexual Assault of Child
Police say an Appleton woman is under arrest for the repeated sexual assault of a child. Twenty-year-old Dessiree Allen was jailed in Outagamie County after investigators received an anonymous tip. Of...
Oct 10, 2019
