Category Archives: State News
State Health Officials Expect Long Flu Season in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is warning this will be one of the longest flu seasons in a while. A new influenza A H-3 strain is currently affecting young and old people in the state. D-...
Mar 15, 2019
Former First Lady Surprises Kids At Milwaukee School
Students at Milwaukee Collegiate Academy say they had no idea they would get a visit from former First Lady Michelle Obama. Obama and television host Conan O'Brien were visiting Thursday as a stop on ...
Mar 15, 2019 U.S. Department of Agriculture / CC
Beaver Dam Man Pleads Not Guilty To Charges He Threatened An Officer With A Gun
A man who was shot in the leg by a Beaver Dam police officer last fall has entered a not guilty plea to charges he threatened that officer with a gun. Thirty-five-year-old Richard Henke was shot in th...
Mar 15, 2019
Downtown Lodi Buildings Evacuated Thursday Due To Strong Gas Smell
Lodi police say flooding caused building furnaces in the downtown area to quit working properly and release a cloud of natural gas. Several buildings were evacuated Thursday due to the strong smell of...
Mar 15, 2019 Muhammad Ali / CC
Nope -- Polar Vortex Won't Wipe Out Emerald Ash Borer
There were hopes that the bitter cold temperatures this winter would wipe out the invasive Emerald Ash Borer and save thousands of Wisconsin trees. Scientists with the Department of Natural Resources ...
Mar 15, 2019 K-State Research and Extension / CC
Milwaukee Woman Facing Felony Charges For Attacking Police
Brown Deer police say a 26-year-old Milwaukee woman was driving drunk last weekend while she was going the wrong way on a one-way street. Police have charged Denisha Davis with at least two felonies f...
Mar 14, 2019
Evacuations Ordered in Fond du Lac Due to River Flooding
Flooding caused by the rapid snow melt and recent rains is closing roads and forcing evacuations in southern Wisconsin. Chunks of ice bottle-necked at bridges in Fond du Lac is causing the river to ov...
Mar 14, 2019 internets_dairy / CC
Johnson, Baldwin Split Votes on Resolution Blocking Trump Emergency Declaration
Wisconsin's U-S senators split the vote on a resolution today blocking President Trump's national emergency declaration to fund a border wall. Democrat Tammy Baldwin voted in the favor of the measure ...
Mar 14, 2019
Snow Melt, Rainfall Demand Caution in Spreading Manure
With snow melting and rain falling on frozen soil, Wisconsin's Runoff Risk Advisory Forecast is completely pink today, meaning the risk of manure runoff is severe statewide. DATCP encourages farmers t...
Mar 14, 2019 decar66 / CC
Milwaukee House Fire Kills 4-Year-Old Boy, 60-Year-Old Man
Milwaukee firefighters say a house fire on the city's north side Wednesday killed a four-year-old boy and a 60-year-old man. Fire crews say the front of the structure was completely involved as they d...
Mar 14, 2019 liz west / CC
