Category Archives: State News
Wisconsin Hospital Closures Add Urgency To Need For Volunteer Drivers
This week, a Midwest health care system announced the closure of two hospitals of two hospitals in western Wisconsin. Those who help transport older people to medical appointments said the situation u...
Jan 27, 2024 Granddaughter driving her elderly grandmother in the car, taking her to the doctor, shopping or to bank. Caregiver driving elderly lady to the church, pharmacy, searching for a route on a smartphone.
UW-Stout Seeks New Healthcare Provider Following Prevea Closures
Concerns arise over the impending closure of two hospitals in western Wisconsin as UW-Stout announces the need for a new student healthcare provider. With Prevea closing its clinics in April, includin...
Jan 26, 2024 Ashley / CC
President Biden Showcases Billion-Dollar Bridge Project During Superior Visit
President Biden visited Superior in far northwestern Wisconsin to highlight his administration's economic initiatives. The president announced a billion-dollar investment in the Blatnik Bridge project...
Jan 26, 2024
Wisconsin Lawmakers Unanimously Pass Ban on Child Sex Dolls
A unanimous decision by the State Assembly in Wisconsin has brought the state one step closer to prohibiting the sale and possession of child sex dolls. The approved plan also includes enhanced penalt...
Jan 26, 2024 David Berkowitz / CC
Authorities Release Images in Menomonie Check Fraud Case
The Wisconsin Crime Alert Network has released images related to an ongoing investigation into a check fraud scam in Menomonie. The suspect allegedly opened fake checking accounts at Dairy State Bank ...
Jan 26, 2024
Labor Day Weekend Vandalism Culprit Receives Three Years Probation
In Fitchburg, Alexander Munson, responsible for a Labor Day weekend vandalism spree, has been sentenced to three years of probation. Munson pleaded guilty to five counts related to causing significant...
Jan 26, 2024 CC / depositphotos
Governor and DHS Secretary Associate Medicaid Expansion with Hospital Closure in Western Wisconsin
Wisconsin Governor Evers and Health Services Secretary Kirsten Johnson attempted to link the closure of two hospitals in western Wisconsin to the absence of Medicaid expansion in the state. During the...
Jan 25, 2024 Governor Tony Evers Official Portrait
I-794 Shooting Results in Grazed Victim
Cudahy police report that the victim of last night's shooting on I-794 sustained a graze wound from a bullet. The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office temporarily closed the interstate near the Hoan Brid...
Jan 25, 2024
Menomonee Falls Man Receives Prison Sentence for Bar Shooting
A Menomonee Falls man involved in a 2022 bar shooting has been sentenced to four years in prison. Dylan Breidenbach, 23, pleaded guilty to firing a shot into Sal's Pub and Grill in Menomonee Falls in ...
Jan 25, 2024
House Fire in Chippewa County Injures Two
Two individuals are recovering from injuries sustained in a house fire in Delmar last night (January 24th) Both victims suffered from smoke inhalation after the fire originated in the garage, spreadin...
Jan 25, 2024 D4E / CC
