Category Archives: State News
Traffic Related Deaths Dropping
The number of traffic related deaths throughout the state has been showing a decline from last year. According to a release by the Department of Transportation, there have been 309 deaths on Wisconsin...
Jul 30, 2018 @felixtriller / CC
Workshops Scheduled to Focus on Farm, Food Entrepreneur Grants
Many Wisconsin farmers and food entrepreneurs have used grants to evaluate new crops or farming practices or to launch value-added businesses. Individuals interested in learning more about possible gr...
Jul 30, 2018 RichardBH / CC
LTC President in Washington for Innovation Forum and Showcase
Lakeshore Technical College President Paul Carlson was in Washington recently for the Innovation Forum and Showcase. Carlson join 22 other form across the nation, and they presented testimony on LTC's...
Jul 30, 2018 Photo YourSpace / CC
DNR Informing Residents of Manitowoc County of the Potential Incidental Taking of Two Rare Plants
The City of Two Rivers proposes to place a storm water device at Neshotah Beach which, according to the Department of Natural Recourses, could result in the "incidental taking" of two rare plants in t...
Jul 30, 2018
Ammonia Leak At Darien Plant Sends 15 Workers To Hospital
Walworth County officials say 15 workers at a food plant in the Town of Darien needed medical treatment after an ammonia leak early Sunday morning. Another 75 employees were medically evaluated and re...
Jul 30, 2018
Federal Government Grants Wisconsin Request For Reinsurance Program
A federal waiver has been granted allowing the state of Wisconsin to offer a 200-million dollar re-insurance program. Governor Scott Walker says the move will stabilize the market and should attract m...
Jul 30, 2018 Michael Vadon / CC
Dodge County Man Gets 2 Years In Fatal 2015 Pedestrian Crash
A Dodge County man accused of fatally striking a pedestrian after inhaling aerosol was sentenced Friday to two years behind bars. Prosecutors say 23-year-old Cody Buechel from the village of Reesevill...
Jul 29, 2018 Allen Allen / CC
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
