Category Archives: State News
Blocked Interstate Means Rush Of Business For Osseo-Area Motels
When a crash involving 40 vehicles stopped traffic on Interstate 94 for six hours, many people had to find a place to spend the night. The manager of a nearby motel in Osseo says her 53 rooms were ful...
Feb 12, 2019 Jerry Huddleston / CC
Task Force Set Up To Study New Teacher Recruitment
The University of Wisconsin System is conducting a study of teacher education enrollments and incentives. Students taking teacher education classes are off by about 35 percent nationwide. The drop is ...
Feb 11, 2019 US Department of Education / CC
Weather Hampers Search For Missing Neenah Man
Winter conditions are hampering the search for a Neenah man missing in Door County. Police have not released the man's name, but say his wife reported him missing around 9:15 Sunday night. About a hal...
Feb 11, 2019
Reedsburg Woman Cited For OWI ... Twice In One Night
A Reedsburg woman was cited two times in about four hours one night last week for operating while intoxicated. Twenty-seven-year-old Myranda Batzler's first arrest came shortly before 8:00 P-M Wednesd...
Feb 11, 2019
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce Opposes Closing Dark Store Loophole
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce is expressing opposition to Governor Tony Evers' proposal to close the state's so-called "dark store" loophole. W-M-C claims there is no loophole to close and the ...
Feb 11, 2019
Visitations, Funeral Scheduled for Slain Milwaukee Officer Rittner
The Milwaukee police officer killed in the line of duty February 6th will be remembered for two days this week. A public visitation for Officer Matthew Rittner is scheduled for Wednesday at the Oak Cr...
Feb 11, 2019
More Snow Headed For Wisconsin
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for all of southern Wisconsin starting Monday evening and lasting for at least 24 hours. A low-pressure area is promising to bring a lot of...
Feb 11, 2019 Mark Mitchell / CC
Waukesha County District Attorney's Office Investing Officer-Involved Shooting
Waukesha police say a suspected forger pulled out a knife and charged at an officer Sunday morning. That 55-year-old suspect was shot four times. His name hasn't been released. Police stabilized the m...
Feb 11, 2019
Interstate 94 Blocked For Hours By Chain Reaction Crash Involving 40 Vehicles
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation reports seven semi-trucks and 33 cars were involved in a chain reaction crash on Interstate 94 Sunday shortly after noon. One person was critically injured a...
Feb 11, 2019
Baldwin Sponsors Bill to Prevent Big Pharma From Blocking Generic Drugs
U-S Senator Tammy Baldwin is a co-sponsor of legislation to combat anti-competitive practices used in the pharmaceutical industry. The Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples Act (CR...
Feb 10, 2019
