Category Archives: State News
Public Calls for More Clarity in Charity Disaster Appeals Says New Survey from BBB’s Give.org
Only 24% of individuals say charity disaster relief appeals are "very clear," according to new research from BBB's Give.org. The standards-based, charity-evaluation group today released a special Give...
Jul 19, 2019
Brown County Offers Cooling Sites During Heat Wave
High temperatures are expected over much of Wisconsin during the next week, and the Brown County Health & Human Services - Public Health Division is reminding residents to take steps to stay cool ...
Jul 19, 2019 Brian Snelson / CC
UW Grad Convicted Of Murder Dodges The Death Penalty In Illinois
It only took an Illinois jury 90 minutes to convict a former student at the University of Wisconsin of murder, but they couldn't agree on the death penalty for 30-year-old Brendt Christensen. He will ...
Jul 19, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Senate Majority Leader Calls For Veto Override Of $75M Grant Program
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald is calling for Wisconsin lawmakers to override one of the governor's line-item vetoes. The Republican made the call after Transportation Secretary Craig Thompso...
Jul 19, 2019 Pictures of Money / CC
Professor Accused Of Felony Sexual Assault Flees The Country
A court date for a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has been canceled because he has apparently fled the country. Professor Anthony Azenabor was accused of sexual assault by two grad...
Jul 19, 2019
Former Wausau Doctor Could Go To Prison For 4 Years
When he is sentenced in October, a former doctor in the Wausau area could get a prison term of up to four years. Thomas Strick pleaded guilty to five counts of prescription fraud in federal court Thur...
Jul 19, 2019 michael scott / CC
100 Tons Of Freight Left Behind When Trucking Company Abruptly Closes
(Appleton, WI) The abrupt closing of a trucking company in Appleton has left 100 tons of undelivered freight sitting at an abandoned loading dock. Dozens of workers at L-M-E, Incorporated are now look...
Jul 18, 2019 Sally Butcher / CC
Emergency Sirens Could Be Silenced In Some Outagamie County Locations
Outagamie County officials are in a wrestling match with local communities over emergency sirens. Leaders in Grand Chute, Dale and Center have refused to take over responsibility for the sirens and th...
Jul 18, 2019 Arvell Dorsey Jr. / CC
Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs Investigating Drone Crash at Volk Field
The Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs is investigating a drone crash Wednesday afternoon near Volk Field. National Guard officials say an R-Q 7 Shadow unmanned aircraft lost its operator link a...
Jul 18, 2019 Lian Pin Koh / CC
Wisconsin Unemployment Rate Inches Up to 2.9 Percent in June
Wisconsin's unemployment rate inched up a tenth of a point in June to two-point-nine percent. The Department of Workforce Development says the state added 19-hundred total non-farm jobs in June while ...
Jul 18, 2019
