Category Archives: State News
Former Nursing Home Workers Rally, Demanding Final Paychecks
About a dozen people who used to work at a closed Milwaukee nursing home say they are not only out of a job, they're still waiting for their final paychecks. The group rallied outside the former locat...
Mar 08, 2019 Medisave UK / CC
Explosion And Fire Leaves Madeline Island Without Fire Protection
Authorities are investigating the cause of an explosion and fire at the building housing the only fire station and ambulance service on Madeline Island. No one was injured in Wednesday's early morning...
Mar 08, 2019 Chovee / CC
Wisconsin Senator Says States Should Decide Their Own Wolf Policy
U-S Senator Ron Johnson says it should be up to state lawmakers to decide the policy on wolf populations. The Wisconsin Republican says the decision by the U-S Fish and Wildlife Service to remove prot...
Mar 08, 2019 Orest Ukrainsky / CC
Jayme Closs' Alleged Kidnapper Says He Will Plead Guilty
The Wisconsin man charged with kidnapping teenager Jayme Closs and killing her parents says he will enter a guilty plea to all charges later this month. Jake Patterson is scheduled for arraignment in ...
Mar 08, 2019
Former Milwaukee County Correctional Officer Sentenced To 30 Days
A former correctional officer at the Milwaukee County Jail will serve 30 days after pleading guilty to one count of obstructing an officer. James Ramsey-Guy told the court he doesn't dispute the conte...
Mar 08, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Janesville Police Arrest Fugitive After He'd Been On The Run For 2 Years
Acting on a tip, Janesville police caught a fugitive who had been on the run for two years Wednesday. Officers found him at a Walmart and chased 27-year-old Quentin L. Cobb to his car. They say he res...
Mar 08, 2019
Study: Wisconsin Beer Drinkers Pay More For Their Drink Of Choice
It may come down to this -- people in Wisconsin are just willing to pay more. A study done by SimplyThrifty.com finds people in this state pay an average of three-dollars-a-case more for their beer th...
Mar 08, 2019 Jim Kelly / CC
Wisconsin Law Will Force Wolf Hunts To Resume If Federal Protections Are Lifted
A Wisconsin law passed in 2012 would force the Department of Natural Resources to resume wolf hunts if protections are lifted. The U-S Fish and Wildlife Service wants to remove the endangered species ...
Mar 07, 2019
Governor Evers Proposes $2.5 Billion in State Building Projects
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers is proposing two-and-a-half-billion dollars in state building projects in his 2019-2021 capital budget. State agencies submitted about three-point-four-billion in request...
Mar 07, 2019
Wisconsin's January Unemployment Rates Holds Steady at 3 Percent
Wisconsin's unemployment rate held steady at three percent for the month of January. The Department of Workforce Development says the state added 49-hundred non-farm jobs and six-thousand private sect...
Mar 07, 2019
