Category Archives: State News
More Than 300 People Show Up To Comment On Governor's Budget Plan
More than 300 people submitted their names to spend two minutes speaking to members of the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee Wednesday. The participants in a public hearing on Governor Tony Evers'...
Apr 11, 2019
Waukesha Baby Dies Waiting For Liver Transplant
Hospital officials say a Waukesha baby with a rare immunity disorder has died while waiting for a partial liver transplant. The disease had destroyed Marcus McLean's liver and his two-year-old brother...
Apr 11, 2019 Matt Madd / CC
5-Year-Old Beloit Boy Released From Hospital After Accidental Shooting
Doctors at Javon Bea Hospital in Rockford have released a five-year-old boy after treating him for an accidental gunshot wound. The boy suffered a wounded hand when the small-caliber handgun went off....
Apr 11, 2019 MIKI Yoshihito / CC
Menasha Police: Man Who Drove His Motorcycle Through Factory Was Drunk
Witnesses say a former employee drove his motorcycle through the production area at the Alliance Industries factory at speeds of 35-to-40 miles an hour Tuesday night. There were about 14 workers prese...
Apr 11, 2019 Paul Sableman / CC
Janesville Medical Company Starts Construction Of New Facility Next Month
Wisconsin-based SHINE starts construction on a new, main production facility in Janesville next month. A 91-acre acre section of land on the city's south side has been transferred to the medical compa...
Apr 11, 2019 Presidencia de la República Mexicana / CC
Witnesses Say Teenager Was Kicked And Punched By 6 Attackers In McDonald's
Witnesses say a 16-year-old boy was "balled up" to protect himself on the floor of a Madison McDonald's restaurant Monday night while he was being kicked and punched by a group. Six boys appearing to ...
Apr 10, 2019 Mike Mozart / CC
Construction Begins This Fall On Great Lakes Bulk Carrier -- 1st Time In Decades
For the first time since 1983 a Great Lakes bulk carrier will be built in Sturgeon Bay. Work on the 639-foot ship is expected to begin this fall. The Interlake Steamship Company is working with Fincan...
Apr 10, 2019
Wood County Authorities Investigating Death of Baby Boy in Marshfield
The Wood County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a baby boy discovered in a vehicle at a central Wisconsin hospital. Staff at Marshfield Medical Center reported a missing newborn Saturda...
Apr 10, 2019 Scott Davidson / CC
Development Agreement for Cranes Property
For an update on this story click here Manitowoc's Committee of the Whole met Tuesday night to discuss a proposed Tax Incremental Financing Agreement with a prospective buyer of the Manitowoc Cranes B...
Apr 10, 2019
Legislative Fiscal Bureau: Evers Budget Would Force Property Taxes Higher
Estimates from the Legislative Fiscal Bureau confirm that property taxes would increase under the state budget proposal offered by Governor Tony Evers. The bureau released its estimates Tuesday. It sa...
Apr 10, 2019
