Category Archives: State News
Sen. Jacque Co-Sponsors Bill to Limit Interest Rates
State Senator Andre Jacque of De Pere is joining forces with Senators Lena Taylor, and Steve Nass on a bill which aims to limit interest rates on payday loans and loans by licensed lenders. According ...
Jan 4, 2020
Population Diversity Could Influence Regional Dialect in WI
As Wisconsin's population becomes more diverse, changes are expected in the coming years to better assist residents from other parts of the world. But it could have more personal impacts, including ho...
Jan 4, 2020
Plant Closing In Merrill Costs About 120 Workers Their Jobs
The closing of the Semco Windows and Doors plant in Merrill has left at least 120 workers without a job as the new year begins. All employees were terminated effective December 31st. A letter from the...
Jan 3, 2020 Tax Credits / CC
NEWERA announces the hiring of Jerry Murphy as Executive Director
Northeast Wisconsin Educational Resource Alliance (NEWERA) is a regional working collaboration among the senior leadership of six public colleges and universities and the College of the Menominee Nati...
Jan 3, 2020
Former Principal Accused Of Having Sex With Student Released On Bond
A former principal at Kenosha Bradford High School is scheduled to return to court in two weeks. Curtiss Tolefree is accused of having sex with an underage student more than 10 years ago. Tolefree was...
Jan 3, 2020
Manitowoc Woman Dies in Milwaukee Crash
A Manitowoc woman has died as a result of a crash in Milwaukee. Initial reports indicate that the 27-year-old woman and her 28-year-old male passenger were struck at around 3:00 AM on Wednesday. A sec...
Jan 3, 2020
Green Bay School Counselor Accused of Putting Recording Devices in Women’s Bathrooms
Details surrounding the case of school Counselor at Green Bay Southwest High School are starting to come out. Todd Naze is accused of placing video recording devices in the female bathrooms at the sch...
Jan 3, 2020
Pretrial Hearing Scheduled For Feb. 14 For Man Charged In Cold Case Murder
An Indiana man has entered a not guilty plea to charges connected to a cold-case murder from 1994. A final pre-trial hearing in Dane County Circuit Court for 52-year-old Willie Coleman will be held Fe...
Jan 3, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Milwaukee’s 1st Homicide Victim Of 2020 Is 1-Year-Old Child
Milwaukee police say the man wanted for killing a one-year-old boy on the city's north side turned himself in Thursday morning. That man's name hasn't been released. Authorities had immediately called...
Jan 3, 2020
Ambulance Finances Fall Into Disarray While Billing Coordinator Is Deployed
The 13-month absence of the billing coordinator for the Baraboo District Ambulance Service has left the books in disarray. Jessica Seefeld had to leave the job for a military deployment to the Middle ...
Jan 3, 2020 Steven Damron / CC
