Category Archives: State News

Governor Evers is blaming the murder of a Milwaukee police officer on guns, while Republicans at the Wisconsin Capitol are blaming Milwaukee's approach to crime. The governor and lawmakers both weighe...

President Joe Biden touted the uptick in the economy, a reduction in inflation, and a 50-year low in unemployment during his State of the Union Address last night. Sixth District Congressman Glen Grot...

The White House last night released the details for President Joe Biden's visit to the Madison area today. He will speak to a crowd at the IUNA Training Center in DeForest at about 1:00 p.m. The presi...

A Memorial grad can now add a Grammy to his resume. Jazz pianist, Geoffrey Keezer won the 2023 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Sunday night. Keezer graduated from Memorial High School, ...

Former western Wisconsin Congressman Ron Kind's new job will keep him in Washington, D.C. Kind yesterday said he's been hired as a senior policy advisor at the firm Arnold & Porter. Kind just ende...

Milwaukee's former public health boss is Governor Evers' new pick to head the state's Department of Health Services. Governor Tony Evers yesterday named Kirsten Johnson as his new Health Secretary. Jo...

Two northern Wisconsin lawmakers are asking the governor to work out a deal between the Lac du Flambeau tribe and some of their neighbors. The tribe has closed the roads leading to the neighbor's hous...

The Wisconsin National Guard is having trouble recruiting. The guard yesterday said it is 17 percent short of its goals for the year. Lt. Colonel Shannon Hellenbrand says it makes it harder on all sol...

It's 15 years behind bars for the Eau Claire man who set a house on fire with seven people inside. A judge handed Thomas Hicks his sentence yesterday. He pleaded guilty to lighting his house on fire b...

A Waupaca County mom is heading to prison for her role in her son's murder back in 2019. A judge yesterday sentenced 37-year-old Tiffany Powell to 15 years in prison. Prosecutors say she helped her bo...