Category Archives: State News
Health Officials Encouraging Citizens to Get a Flu Shot
Health officials encourage you to add a flu vaccine to your holiday checklist to help protect your guests this Thanksgiving. "Many of those close to us need extra protection from the flu, especially o...
Nov 16, 2019 Nuclear Regulatory Commission / CC
WI Small Businesses Want to Help Workers Save for Future
As state leaders examine ways to improve retirement security, some small businesses are expressing interest in a Wisconsin retirement savings program. State data show 400,000 Wisconsinites are at risk...
Nov 16, 2019 Asian men are stressed about financial problems, with invoices and calculators placed on the table while having stress on problems with home expenses.
More Than 55 Million Travelers Taking to the Roads and Skies this Thanksgiving
More than 55 million travelers are making plans to kick off the holiday season with a trip of 50 miles or more away from home this Thanksgiving. This will be the second-highest Thanksgiving travel vol...
Nov 16, 2019 GotCredit / CC
WI Farmers Struggling Through Political Battle
Wisconsin farmers are struggling to stay afloat as political battles take center stage. Republican Senate leaders said they were upset with state agriculture secretary-designee Brad Pfaff for criticiz...
Nov 16, 2019
Kroger’s Pleasant Prairie Project Promises 400 Jobs For SE Wisconsin
Construction of what Kroger calls a fulfillment warehouse in Pleasant Prairie means up to 400 permanent jobs for southeastern Wisconsin. The 350-thousand-square-foot automated warehouse will serve Wis...
Nov 15, 2019 Steven Saus / CC
Competency Evaluation for Milwaukee Man Accused of Throwing Battery Acid on Victim
The court is ordering the Milwaukee man charged with a hate crime for an acid attack to undergo a competency evaluation. Sixty-one-year-old Clifton Blackwell appeared in court today (Friday) for a pre...
Nov 15, 2019 Patrick Feller / CC
Evers Asking Republican Senate Leaders To Release Funding For Homeless Programs
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers is asking Republican leaders of the Senate to release three-point-seven-million dollars in state money to pay for programs helping the homeless. The funding has been pend...
Nov 15, 2019 flightlog / CC
2 Men Convicted Of Shining, Killing Up To 20 Deer In Vernon County
The Department of Natural Resources says two northern Wisconsin men found guilty of using spotlights to kill as many as 20 deer in Vernon County aren't real hunters. 57 year old Monte Mabb and 29 year...
Nov 15, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Wisconsin Taxpayers May Not Believe It, But Their Tax Burden Is Falling
A Wisconsin Policy Forum report shows state taxpayers are giving up significantly less of their personal income than they did 20 years ago in this state. The improvement in the Badger State tax pictur...
Nov 15, 2019 Pictures of Money / CC
2 Days In A Row: Milwaukee-Area HS Student Arrested For Making “Hit List”
On the day that two students were shot to death at a California high school - and the day after a student's "hit list" was found in Shorewood - South Milwaukee police have taken a 15-year-old student ...
Nov 15, 2019
