Category Archives: State News
Land Purchased, Construction Of New Sparta School Starts Next Spring
The Sparta School District has moved forward on its 28-million dollar elementary school construction project by purchasing the land. The 26-acre location on Highway 27 gives room for expansion. School...
Jul 29, 2018 Eden, Janine and Jim / CC
Town Of Holland Agrees To Pay Its Share For New Fire Truck
Officials with the Town of Holland don't like the way their failure to meet a payment deadline has been characterized. They say they are going to pay their share of the cost of a new fire truck for th...
Jul 29, 2018 Arvell Dorsey Jr. / CC
Harley-Davidson Sales Fall 6.4% In U.S.
Harley-Davidson's U-S sales are down in the second quarter. The Milwaukee-based motorcycle giant is reporting sales of its bikes domestically fell by six-point-four percent, dragging net income and re...
Jul 29, 2018
Oshkosh Corrections Officer Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Inmate
Police say a correctional officer is accused of having sexual contact with an inmate at the Oshkosh Correctional Institution. Thirty-eight-year-old April Paulsen is charged with second-degree sexual a...
Jul 29, 2018 meesh / CC
U-W System Head Against Gov. Walker's Suggested 4-Year Extension Of Tuition Freeze
The head of the U-W System say extending a six-year tuition freeze could begin to threaten the quality of the education provided to students. President Ray Cross supports raising tuition at the rate o...
Jul 29, 2018 SupportPDX / CC
Hospital Expanding To Meet Community's Medical Service Needs
Officials with Black River Memorial Hospital say a 13-million dollar expansion project will provide extra space for surgical services, rehabilitation, and behavioral health care. Ground was broken Tue...
Jul 28, 2018 Austin Kirk / CC
U.S. Senator Johnson Exasperated With "Soviet-Type Of Economy"
U-S Senator Ron Johnson says he is "very exasperated" with the nation's current trade policies. The Wisconsin Republican reacted to Trump administration plans to spend 12-billion dollars helping farme...
Jul 28, 2018
Construction Season: Don't Put Yourself Or Others In Danger
Construction season is in full swing. Construction work zones play a key role in maintaining and upgrading our roadways to make your future drive better. Work zone incidents impact everyone. Drivers, ...
Jul 28, 2018 Hitchster / CC
7th U.S. Circuit Court Of Appeals Exonerates Madison Schools In Assault
A federal appeals court rules the Madison Metropolitan School District shouldn't be held be liable for the alleged sexual assault of a student by a security guard. The 7th U-S Circuit Court of Appeals...
Jul 27, 2018 Joe Shlabotnik / CC
Republicans Vukmir, Nicholson Stand Firmly Behind President
Two Republican candidates for U-S Senate took time to compliment each other, then moved forward in a televised debate from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Leah Vukmir and Kevin Nicholson pushed...
Jul 27, 2018 ufcw770 / CC
