Category Archives: State News
Wisconsin DHS To Lead Lead Abatement Program
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services will coordinate a new lead abatement program in the state. Federal dollars from the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services will be used to remove lead-ba...
Sep 13, 2019
Number Of UW Administrators Growing, Faculty Members Declining
A spokesperson for the University of Wisconsin System says increased regulations are driving the growth of administrative positions. The number of administrators in the system grew by 53 over a recent...
Sep 12, 2019
First Human Case of West Nile Virus Reported in Wisconsin This Year
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is advising residents to continue to protect themselves against mosquito bites as it announces this year's first confirmed human case of West Nile vir...
Sep 12, 2019 Katja Schulz / CC
Plan Introduced To Spend $4M On Chronic Wasting Disease Fight
One Wisconsin lawmaker says that chronic wasting disease is a threat to the state's deer population and she hopes to get a handle on the problem before it's too late. Democrat Katrina Shankland of Ste...
Sep 12, 2019 Don DeBold / CC
Wisconsin Standardized Test Scores For Reading, Math Fall By 60%
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is releasing a series of disappointing results on standardized tests. Sixty percent of public school students in the state failed to read and do math at ...
Sep 12, 2019
Judge Rules In Case Against Man Accused Of Killing 3 Girl Scouts And A Mother
A Chippewa County Circuit judge has ruled that evidence from a Rusk County case can be used against the 22-year-old man accused of killing three Girl Scouts and a mother last year. Prosecutors say Col...
Sep 12, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Wisconsin Not Signing Off On $12B Settlement With Purdue Pharma
Wisconsin is one of 16 states refusing to sign off on a 12-billion dollar settlement with Purdue Pharma. Lawyers for 27 other states and more than two-thousand cities and counties have reached agreeme...
Sep 12, 2019 Charles Williams / CC
Kenosha Police Arrest Man Accused Of Making Counterfeit Vaping Cartridges
Kenosha police have arrested 20-year-old Tyler Huffhines, accusing him of making counterfeit vaping cartridges containing T-H-C oil. Huffhines is scheduled to make a court appearance Friday. His 23-ye...
Sep 12, 2019 Vaping Post / CC
14-Year-Old Suspects Charged With Marathon County Shooting Incident
Two 14-year-old suspects have been arrested and charged for their roles in a Wausau shooting incident earlier this week. Due to their ages, no names have been released, but both are from Wausau. Polic...
Sep 12, 2019
Good Samaritan Stops Strong-Armed Robbery, Holds Suspect
When a 22-year-old college student yelled for help, Madison police say a man from Kentucky responded. Investigators say the Good Samaritan stopped the strong-armed robbery and held the suspect long en...
Sep 12, 2019 cdogstar / CC
