Category Archives: State News
Republicans And Democrat Governor Evers Agree On This One
Republicans in the Wisconsin Assembly and Democratic Governor Tony Evers agree -- it is necessary to slow down the process of closing the Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake juvenile prisons. Republican sta...
Jun 24, 2019
Madison City Leaders Say They Won't Cooperate With ICE
Madison leaders say they are trying to send a clear message to immigrants living in Wisconsin's Capitol city -- any enforcement efforts by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement will receive no local co...
Jun 24, 2019
West Allis Man Charged With Felony Murder
An 18-year-old West Allis man is charged with felony murder in a fatal shooting June 14th. Officers say they responded to a report of a fight involving gunfire that morning at about 1:00 A-M and found...
Jun 24, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Fearing He Was About To Be Robbed, Man Accidentally Shoots Himself
A 20-year-old Milwaukee man accidentally shot himself last weekend when he thought he was about to be robbed. The man's name hasn't been released. He tells police he was walking in a northside neighbo...
Jun 24, 2019
Progress for Wisconsin's Children Stalls, Worse for Kids of Color
The well-being of children in Wisconsin has gotten worse since 2010, according to the new 2019 Kids Count Data Book by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The report shows the state ranks 13th nationwide, ...
Jun 23, 2019
Pfaff Encourages Farmers to Use USDA Resources To Help Deal with Crop Losses, Low Dairy Prices
Secretary-designee Brad Pfaff is encouraging Wisconsin producers to take advantage of USDA-provided resources to assist both dairy and crop farmers facing the challenges of low prices and late plantin...
Jun 23, 2019 RichardBH / CC
Watch out for online scammers!
Examples of "real-life" situations to watch for online Parental Advisory: Dating Apps Parents be warned: some dating apps - like FastMeet, Meet24 and Meet4U (all made in the Ukraine) - allow adults to...
Jun 23, 2019 Widjaya Ivan / CC
Assembly Speaker Doesn't Support Criminalizing 1st-Offense Drunken Driving
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he doesn't want to fill up Wisconsin jails with people who make a simple mistake. The Republican legislative leader says he doesn't support criminalizing a first offens...
Jun 21, 2019 Patrick Feller / CC
Reward in Deadly Shooting of Racine Officer Hetland Continues to Grow
The reward for information in the deadly shooting of Racine Police Officer John Hetland continues to grow. The Racine P-D says Culver's donated five-thousand dollars and the Hiawatha Bar gave another ...
Jun 21, 2019
DHS Sends New Groundwater Recommendations to DNR
Working together to make sure the water you drink is safe, the Department of Health Services (DHS), Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protect...
Jun 21, 2019 Elizabeth Kluesner, DNR deputy secretary, responds to a media question at a briefing held today to announce new groundwater quality standards. - Photo credit: DNR
