Category Archives: State News

The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin has approved a two-and-a-half percent rate hike for We Energies, following last year's eleven-percent increase. Going forward, the Commission will be focused...

A 17-year-old boy Milwaukee boy is dead after a shooting that happened on Thanksgiving morning around 11 a.m. It occurred at an apartment complex near 24th and Wells. Investigators are not saying why ...

As the holiday season approaches, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers is encouraging people to support small businesses. The governor has initiated Shop Small Wisconsin, which is aimed at promoting the dive...

There isn't a lot of information about a Thanksgiving Day stabbing that sent a Sparta man to the hospital. Police say they were called to a home on Main Street yesterday afternoon and found 44-year-ol...

Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, has donated $1.25 million to a Wisconsin nonprofit dedicated to addressing homelessness. The Wisconsin Balance of State Continuum of Care confirmed that the Bezos Da...

The follwing is a commentary by by Secretary Randy Romanski of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP). The holiday season is almost upon us, and with it comes m...

A new bill that would allow prosecutors more time to file sexual assault charges has been introduced by 1st District Republican Senator Andre Jacque of De Pere. The proposed legislation would extend t...

Wisconsin is considering a legislative package called Healthy Herd Healthy Hunt, which aims to keep the deer population healthy. The main focus is on preventing chronic waste disease, which targets th...

Wisconsin has reported another case of bird flu. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection confirmed that highly pathogenic avian influenza was discovered in Trempealeau C...

Several cases of salmonella infections have been reported in Wisconsin, and fresh cantaloupes sold in the state are believed to be the source of the outbreak. According to the Wisconsin Department of ...