Category Archives: State News
Phoenix Women Take Horizon League Tournament Title
The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay women's basketball team captured its fourth straight Horizon League tournament championship Tuesday, beating Wright State 62-44. The Phoenix have won 16 of the 21...
Mar 7, 2018
Onalaska Receives Grant For New International Performing Arts Center
The La Crosse County city of Onalaska has been awarded a grant for a new international performing arts center. The city announced Monday that it was receiving a 240-thousand dollar community developme...
Mar 6, 2018
Motel Workers Help Bust "Felony Lane Gang" Members
Authorities are giving employees at an Oak Creek hotel credit for helping them arrest two suspected members of an infamous Florida criminal group. Members of the "Felony Lane Gang" are known for using...
Mar 6, 2018
*Update* Bus Driver Accused Of Ignoring Order
Marshfield Police say a bus driver ordered to stop contacting children has ignored that restriction imposed by a Wood County judge. Fifty-three-year-old Herbert Andres is accused of touching a teenage...
Mar 6, 2018
Justice Dept. Suing Wisconsin Nursing Home Over Flu Vaccine Requirement
The U-S Justice department has filed suit against a Wisconsin nursing home for forcing a former employee to take a flu vaccine shot despite her religious beliefs. The lawsuit filed today (Tuesday) all...
Mar 6, 2018
Walker To Speak In Manitowoc
The Manitowoc County Republican Party's Annual Lincoln Day Dinner later this month will have Governor Scott Walker as their featured speaker. The dinner will be held this year on March 18th at ...
Mar 6, 2018
Preliminary Report Released On Plane Crash That Took The Life John Pagel and 2 Others
The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report this Afternoon on the plane crash that killed Kewaunee business owner John Pagel, his son-in-law Steven Witcpalek, and p...
Mar 6, 2018
Foremost Farms USA Selling Rothschild Plant
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development reports 110 workers at the Foremost Farms plant in Rothschild will be impacted by the sale of that facility. Foremost Farms U-S-A has notified the sta...
Mar 6, 2018
UW-Stevens Point Cutting Some Programs -- Adding Others
The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point says declining enrollment and less revenue from tuition is forcing it to make some changes. The university plans to cut 13 programs, including English, Histor...
Mar 6, 2018
Homicide Defendant Found Competent To Stand Trial
Prosecution and defense attorneys agreed that a Stoughton man accused in a fatal stabbing case is competent to stand trial during a status hearing Monday. Forty-nine-year-old Ted J. Bruno's attorneys ...
Mar 6, 2018
