Category Archives: State News
2 Wisconsin Schools Make Healthiest List
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation has named two Wisconsin schools to its list of the healthiest schools in the country. Bay Middle School in Green Bay earned a gold-standard rating and Honor Mid...
Sep 18, 2019 mjmonty / CC
Lawmakers Consider Tougher Rules For Kids In Wisconsin Car Seats
Two Wisconsin lawmakers are backing a plan to keep children riding in rear-facing car seats a little longer. State representatives Chris Taylor and Ron Tusler are behind a bill which would require the...
Sep 18, 2019 Ray Dehler / CC
Kenosha School Leaders Nix Memorial For Murdered Student
Officials in the Kenosha School District have decided they won't allow students to hold a memorial for a murdered classmate. Kaylie Juga was killed in May. A lawyer for the district says a memorial fo...
Sep 18, 2019
2 People Hurt When School Bus And Pickup Collide In Columbia County
An accident between a school bus and a pickup has sent two people in the truck to a nearby hospital for treatment of minor injuries. The accident happened Tuesday afternoon in Lowville. Columbia Count...
Sep 18, 2019
Dodge County Sheriff's Office Investigates Fatal Hunting Accident
The Dodge County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal hunting accident in Reeseville Tuesday morning. Investigators say two brothers were hunting squirrels when the 65-year-old victim was fatally...
Sep 18, 2019
Waupaca High School Student Charged With Felony For Making Threats
A 17-year-old student at Waupaca High School faces a felony charge of terrorist threats. Police got a tip that Dominick E. Silva was planning to bring a gun to school and start shooting. One student s...
Sep 18, 2019 MIKI Yoshihito / CC
Wisconsin, Minnesota Lawmakers Call for $100 M in Mississippi River Funding
Members of Congress from Minnesota and Wisconsin are calling on the federal government to release 100-million dollars for flood repairs along the Mississippi River. Representatives Angie Craig, Betty ...
Sep 18, 2019 Vigil Photography / CC
Man Stuck In Barron County Grain Bin Rescued Monday Afternoon
Rescuers in Barron County say a man who was stuck in a grain bin full of soybeans Monday afternoon is reported to be in stable condition. The man's name hasn't been released. He was trapped in the soy...
Sep 17, 2019 Edgar Pierce / CC
Milwaukee Police Investigate Shooting Which Injured 2, Including Baby
A one-month-old baby boy and a 20-year-old woman are recovering from injuries suffered in a Milwaukee shooting Monday afternoon. Police say they are looking for known suspects, but they haven't releas...
Sep 17, 2019 Daniel / CC
Baldwin Co-Sponsors Bill to Stop Taxpayer Spending on Property Owned by Trump
Senator Tammy Baldwin is co-sponsoring a bill that would stop the government from spending taxpayer dollars at properties owned by the president, vice president and cabinet officials. The Heightened O...
Sep 17, 2019 Jérôme Decq / CC
