Category Archives: State News
Environment Hurt by Renewable-Fuel Standards
A new report says the Renewable Fuel Standard, designed in part to reduce air pollution through the use of biofuels, has created a host of negative environmental impacts, including plowing up land to ...
Mar 23, 2019
Judge Blocks Laws Limiting Power of New WI Governor
A judge has given Democratic Gov. Tony Evers back his powers after striking down lame-duck laws passed by Republicans in what many viewed as an effort to restrict his control. Soon after Evers won the...
Mar 23, 2019
Who Produces The Most Peace Corps Volunteers? UW-Madison
The University of Wisconsin-Madison currently has 75 students doing volunteer work in dozens of countries all around the world. The Peace Corps says the home of the Badgers produces more volunteers th...
Mar 23, 2019 Daniel Thornton / CC
Autopsy Done On Man's Body Discovered In Lake Michigan Wednesday
The Door County Sheriff's Office says it will wait to release the name of a man whose body was found in Lake Michigan earlier this week. An autopsy was done Thursday to identify the remains, then fami...
Mar 22, 2019
Accused Killer In Cold Case Makes Court Appearance
An 82-year-old man accused of a 1976 double murder, is scheduled to make an appearance in a Marinette County Circuit Courtroom this afternoon. Investigators say advances in D-N-A technology led them t...
Mar 22, 2019
MillerCoors Suing Anheuser-Busch over Corn Syrup Ads
During the Super Bowl this year, a Bud Light ad aired criticizing other beer companies for using corn syrup in their products. Shortly after the corn industry voiced their displeasure, as it made the ...
Mar 22, 2019 Alan Levine / CC
Evers Needs More Time To Decide How To Use Judge's Ruling
Shortly after a Dane County Circuit judge found the legislature's lame-duck session illegal, Governor Tony Evers pulled Wisconsin out of a suit challenging the Affordable Care Act. Evers tells reporte...
Mar 22, 2019
Flood Damage In 16 Counties Estimated At $1.7M
The Wisconsin Emergency Operations Center estimates the total flood damage in 16 counties at almost one-point-seven-million dollars. State officials say several rivers, including the Crawfish and Rock...
Mar 22, 2019
Court Enters Not Guilty Plea On Behalf Of Suspect In Casino Parking Lot Killing
A Sauk County District judge has bound a man over for trial in a January killing in a casino parking lot. Robert M Pulvermacher faces charges of first-degree intentional homicide. The body of 88-year-...
Mar 22, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Bomb Threat Brings Extra Security To Edgerton High School
A bomb threat found on a restroom wall led to extra security at Edgerton High School Thursday. Students were searched as they entered the building. After the threat was reported, Edgerton police worke...
Mar 22, 2019
