Category Archives: State News

Efforts to limit human exposure to so-called forever chemicals continue to unfold in Wisconsin. Meanwhile, advocates are hopeful residents will be protected by a new national drinking water standard. ...

Wisconsin's Superintendent of Schools has characterized the state's current teacher shortage as a crisis. The Department of Public Instruction recently released a report highlighting concerning statis...

State Representative Katrina Shankland, a Democrat representing Stevens Point, has raised concerns about possible budget cuts affecting the University of Wisconsin (UW) system. Shankland pointed out l...

Sam Armstrong, the teenager involved in the 2022 bonfire explosion incident in Shawano County, has been handed a prison sentence. Armstrong, aged 18, was sentenced to one year in prison and five years...

Nicolae Miu has been found guilty in the case involving the stabbing incident at Apple River. The jury's decision holds Miu accountable for the stabbing of five individuals, resulting in the death of ...

The Wisconsin Elections Commission announces the failure of the recall attempt against Robin Vos, the state's assembly speaker. Originating in Racine County, the group seeking Vos's removal did not ga...

A man is accused of possessing illegal firearms, silencers, and methamphetamines after shooting a deer out of season in Galesville. Upon investigation, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources di...

A Mississippi man has been sentenced to receives a one-year in jail in a Dunn County sexual assault case. Jesse Fortenberry pleaded guilty to a weapons charge, resulting in the reduction of the sexual...

The Chetek Chamber of Commerce is being sued following a 2022 ATV accident. Dennis Anderson alleges that while riding his ATV along the Lake Chetek ice trail, constructed for the Winter Fest snowmobil...

The jury will resume deliberations today in the trial concerning the Apple River stabbing incident. Closing arguments were presented yesterday in the trial of Nicolae Miu. Prosecutors asserted Miu's r...