Category Archives: State News
14 Rescued From Ice On Bay Of Green Bay
Brown County authorities say 14 people were rescued this (Tuesday) from the ice on the Bay of Green Bay. Officials say rescue crews responded to Volk's Landing off Edgewater Beach Road in the Town of ...
Dec 18, 2018
3 Patients Dead, 14 Diagnosed In Legionnaires' Outbreak At UW Health
Health officials say three patients who contracted Legionnaires' disease after an outbreak of the disease at U-W Health have died, and the hospital has confirmed a total of 14 cases during the outbrea...
Dec 18, 2018 Matt Madd / CC
Marshfield Man: Didn't Think The Gun Was Loaded
A 37-year-old Marshfield man tells investigators he didn't think the gun he was handling was loaded. When a second man told him to fire a round into the couch, William Crowley did it, hitting the couc...
Dec 18, 2018 Tony Webster / CC
Wisconsin Singer 1 Of 4 Finalists For NBC's "The Voice"
He wowed the crowd and the judges with his rendition of the rock-and-roll classic, "Sweet Home Alabama." Wisconsin's Chris Kroeze is one of four finalists for the N-B-C hit program, "The Voice." A win...
Dec 18, 2018
Technological Challenges Could Close NE Wisconsin Jail
The administrator at the Shawano County Jail has been quoted as saying there is more technology in your cell phone than there is in his facility. The jail was built 24 years ago and has a real need fo...
Dec 18, 2018 Patrick Feller / CC
National Group Joins One Wisconsin Now In Suit Over Lame-Duck Law
A national organization is joining the liberal group One Wisconsin Now in its lawsuit over a limitation on early voting in the state. Governor Scott Walker signed that bill into law after it was passe...
Dec 18, 2018 Rumble Press / CC
Congressman Pocan To ICE: Time Up, Produce The Info
Wisconsin Congressman Mark Pocan says the U-S Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has delayed the Freedom of Information Act process without explanation. The Madison Democrat is demanding a res...
Dec 18, 2018 cdogstar / CC
Staff Member At Milwaukee High School Placed On Leave During Investigation
Milwaukee Public Schools are sharing a few details about a staff member at a district high school who has been placed on leave. Parents of students at Ronald Reagan High School say they have been told...
Dec 18, 2018 SOCIALisBETTER / CC
Organic Almond Butter Recall Due To Potential Health Risk
Inspired Organics, LLC has issued a voluntary recall of Organic Almond Butter due to potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism, which can cause serious a...
Dec 17, 2018
Walker Could Be Next Secretary Of Interior
When President Donald Trump names a new Secretary of the Interior this week, he could pick Wisconsin's outgoing governor. Bloomberg is reporting Governor Scott Walker is on the shortlist for the cabin...
Dec 17, 2018 Michael Vadon / CC
