Category Archives: State News
Street To Be Renamed After Milwaukee Civil Rights Leader
A legendary Milwaukee civil rights leader is getting a street named after her. A unanimous decision was made to change downtown's 4th Street to Vel R. Phillips Avenue. She was the first African Americ...
Apr 28, 2018
Safety First for Resale Shoppers and Sellers
Tulips and yard sales...both pop up throughout Wisconsin at this time of year. Spring cleaning offers a promise of great deals for shoppers and "cash for trash" for sellers. But whether a transaction ...
Apr 28, 2018
Alice in Dairyland Finals Tickets On Sale
MADISON - Each year in late spring, a talented group of individuals works through a very long and public job interview process. Together they tour agribusinesses, work with media professionals, give p...
Apr 28, 2018 From left, front: Kaitlyn Riley, 70th Alice in Dairyland Crystal Siemers-Peterman, Jacqueline Hilliard; back, left: Sydney Endres, Megan Schulte, Kristen Broege, and Alexus Grossbier.
DNR Approves Straddling Community Diversion Application
The Department of Natural Resources issued an approval today allowing the city of Racine to divert an annual average of 7 million gallons a day of water from Lake Michigan for its customers within the...
Apr 28, 2018
Wisconsin Doctor Named Childhood Immunization Champion by the CDC
50 other providers named "BigShots" by the state Department of Health Services for making childhood vaccinations a priority The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has named Doctor Jeffre...
Apr 28, 2018
Man Who Dumped Dead Rodents At Playground Reaches Plea Deal
A 37-year-old man who dumped 18 dead rats and mice at a charter school playground has his choice of 15 days in jail or 15 days of community service. Damien Wagner says he left the rodents on the playg...
Apr 28, 2018
Try your hand at hunting through the Sandhill Learn to Hunt Deer program
Anyone with an interest in trying out a new hobby in the outdoors is encouraged to apply for a Learn to Hunt Deer course at Sandhill Wildlife Area. Sandhill's Learn to Hunt Deer course emphasizes impo...
Apr 28, 2018
Family Sues Assisted Living Center In 84-Year-Old Woman's Death
The family of an 84-year-old woman who froze to death last winter is suing the assisted living center where it happened for wrongful death. Investigators say Alice McGaw likely died of hypothermia. A ...
Apr 27, 2018
Disturbance Results In 2 People Shot, 1 Stabbed
The Portage County Sheriff's Department has arrested an 18-year-old man for a Thursday morning incident which left three people injured. Alex Varney was arrested about a mile away from the scene nine ...
Apr 27, 2018
Carthage College Student Hit By Car Near Campus Is Identified
A freshman student at Carthage College is the person hit and killed by a vehicle Thursday afternoon. The accident happened near the Kenosha campus at about 3:20 P-M. The college has identified the vic...
Apr 27, 2018
