Category Archives: State News
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
Arkansas Kimberly-Clark Plant To Close -- Couldn't Compete With Wisconsin Deal
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission says it couldn't match the deal offered to Kimberly-Clark by Wisconsin, so the company is going to close its plant in Conway. About 350 people will lose th...
Dec 17, 2018 Alan Levine / CC
Inmate Death At Milwaukee Facility Investigated
The Wisconsin Department of Corrections is conducting an internal investigation into the death of an inmate at a Milwaukee facility. Thirty-five-year-old Jeremy L. Kass died at Felmers O. Chaney Corre...
Dec 17, 2018 miss_millions / CC
Armed Robberies Have Madison Taxi Company Thinking About Closing
Madison-based Green Cab wasn't picking up any fares starting Saturday night after two armed robberies in two days. Service resumes this (Monday) morning, but the company says it is still considering a...
Dec 17, 2018 Leonid Mamchenkov / CC
WEDC Awards $750,000 To Four Minority Business Organizations
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) today announced it has awarded $750,000 to four statewide minority chambers of commerce to support their efforts to assist minority-owned business...
Dec 16, 2018
Wisconsin People: We're "Healthy," But We Drink Too Much
A report from the United Health Foundation names Wisconsin the worst state in the U-S for excessive drinking. Nearly one-fourth of all adults in the state drink excessively, according to the annual Am...
Dec 16, 2018 Wade Treichler / CC
Horse Rescue Operation Founder Given Until April To Rehome Horses
The founder of Spirit Horse Equine Rescue says she has a hard time saying "no" when her help is requested. Deedee Golberg has until April to find new homes for more than 20 horses on her property in t...
Dec 16, 2018 Pavel / CC
Tis The Season For Returns!
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 16, 2018 Annie Mole / CC
Wisconsin Dells Strip Club Reaches $400K Settlement With Dancers
A Wisconsin strip club has agreed to pay 400-thousand dollars to settle dancers' claims that they were paid essentially nothing for their performances. Teriana Jones, who worked as a stripper at Cruis...
Dec 16, 2018 Alison / CC
