Category Archives: State News
Bank Burglars Given Probation, Community Service -- And Must Make Restitution
Two people suspected of a bank burglary in Eau Claire last March have been given probation and community service. Both Jessica Ness and Daniel Reeves are required to make restitution. Investigators we...
Dec 23, 2018
Wisconsin Ends 8th Straight Fiscal Year With Money In The Bank
Outgoing Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker says his administration is leaving the state in its best financial condition in a generation. The 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report shows Wisconsin en...
Dec 23, 2018
Free Spirit Riders To Transfer Assets To Rawhide Inc.
Free Spirit Riders, Inc. (FSR) announced that its therapeutic riding programs serving individuals with disabilities was discontinued in November due to financial challenges. FSR announced an agreement...
Dec 23, 2018 RichardBH / CC
Holiday Return Season Is Just Around The Corner, Do you Know Your Stores Policy?
Even the most heartfelt presents sometimes end up back on the store shelves. Maybe the color was wrong. Perhaps the fit was not quite right. There can be any number of reasons why an item needs to be ...
Dec 23, 2018 Annie Mole / CC
5 state businesses named finalists in Wisconsin’s Main Street Makeover Contest
Five Main Street businesses from around the state have been named as finalists in the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation's (WEDC's) annual Main Street Makeover Contest and have a chance to win...
Dec 23, 2018
Wisconsin FFA Foundation Awards Annual SAE Grants
The Wisconsin FFA Foundation has awarded $23,920 in Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) grants to a total of 29 Wisconsin FFA members. These award winners are members of 18 FFA chapters statewide...
Dec 22, 2018
Watch Your Heart Over the Holidays, During Snow Season
Research from the American Heart Association says cardiac mortality is highest during December and January. Doctors point to holiday stress - and shoveling snow. Although we haven't seen much snow her...
Dec 22, 2018
Father, Stepmother Of Tortured Teen Charged In Milwaukee Case
Charges of false imprisonment, chronic neglect of a child and physical abuse of a child have been filed against the father and stepmother of a 15-year-old girl. When she was found during a police chec...
Dec 21, 2018
3 Civil Lawsuits Filed In Downtown Sun Prairie Explosion
Three civil lawsuits were filed Thursday in connection with the fatal explosion in downtown Sun Prairie last summer. The suits were filed on the same day local officials said no criminal charges would...
Dec 21, 2018
Kenosha Schools Apologize Over Sexual Assault Assignment
School leaders in Kenosha are apologizing after an assignment on sexual assault upset some parents. The assignment asked students in a health class at Bradford High School to point out ways that a fic...
Dec 21, 2018 jda / CC
