Category Archives: State News

The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs has named a new commandant for its veterans home at King. Richard Mapes will take over the facility which has been troubled by reports of inadequate care f...

Fond du Lac-based Mercury Marine says it has reached a collective bargaining agreement with its union. A company announcement emphasizes its "partnership" with I-A-M-A-W Lodge 1947 which will be in ef...

Wisconsin state officials say there is no timetable for the federal government to grant approval for its new approach to Medicaid benefits. The state would require recipients to be screened for drugs ...

The Wisconsin Department of Justice is working to develop a program to combat recidivism. Four counties will receive grants of $80,000 to help inmates transition back into their communities after they...

Door County land acquired by the Nature Conservancy will be opened to the public for hunting, trapping, cross-country skiing and hiking. Conservation ecologist Mike Grimm says the 362 acres already in...

Three men arrested by Madison police are accused of being involved in a shots-fired incident and a vehicle crash involving several cars and a house. No injuries were reported. Police say 28-year-old W...

The Wisconsin education program which allows students to attend a school outside their home district begins with open enrollment today for the 2018-2019 academic year. The Department of Public Instruc...

The family of a woman who was 18 when she was fatally strangled won't have to go through a second trial. Dennis Brantner reached a plea agreement with Fond du Lac prosecutors 10 days before his trial ...

The first month of the Manitowoc Police Department's 10 Most Wanted Food Drive is in the books. The MPD is reporting that they collected 1,706 items, which translates to 40 boxes, or 1,718 pounds. The...

A lawsuit filed by a northern Wisconsin Indian tribe against plans for a casino expansion in Wittenberg has been dismissed. A federal judge found the Stockbridge-Munsee Bank of Mohicans had waited unt...