Category Archives: State News
Fond du Lac Woman Crowned New Miss Wisconsin
A young woman from Fond du Lac is the new Miss Wisconsin. The Miss Wisconsin Organization yesterday said 23-year-old Kylene Spanbauer will now wear the crown. She's assuming the title of Miss Wisconsi...
Dec 27, 2022
Eau Claire County Eyes Solar, Water Testing Projects For Stimulus Money
Eau Claire County is looking to spend some of the last of its coronavirus stimulus money on power and water. The county board last week voted to spend more than a half-million dollars on solar panels ...
Dec 27, 2022
Madison Senator Hopes For Cooperation With Governor Evers
One of Madison's Democratic lawmakers hopes there will be more cooperation with Governor Evers in his second term. Senator Melissa Agard said Fred Prehn's decision to step down from the DNR Board will...
Dec 27, 2022
No One Hurt In Beloit House Fire
Firefighters in Beloit say no one was hurt in a house fire yesterday. The fire broke out at a home on Sharon Drive about 11:15 Sunday morning. Fire crews from Beloit, Janesville, and other nearby town...
Dec 27, 2022 D4E / CC
Scam-Avoidance Warning Fatigue Mounts During Holidays
Holiday shoppers in Wisconsin and elsewhere are starting to face a time crunch in wrapping up their gift lists. As they rush to the stores or sift through online platforms, fraud experts warn about ig...
Dec 25, 2022
DATCP Reflects on 2022, Looks Ahead to the New Year
The following is a commentary by Secretary Romanski of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP). Happy holidays to you and your families. For many, it is a season...
Dec 25, 2022 Randy Romanski
WI Sees Hope After 3M Decision on Forever Chemicals
Wisconsin and all other states have seen the effects of so-called "forever chemicals." Those pushing for their removal say 3M's announcement to phase them out is another step in the right direction. T...
Dec 24, 2022 Bensalem, Pennsylvania, USA - February 7, 2019; Firefighting foam remains on the ground surface following a tanker truck accident. Aqueous film forming foam AFFF used to fight flammable liquid fires can contain sodium alkyl sulfate, fluorotelomers, perfluorooctanoic acid PFOA or perflourooctanesulfonic acid PFOS.
Some of the Omnibus Money is Coming to Eastern Wisconsin
Senator Tammy Baldwin recently announced that over $255 million of the Omnibus Appropriations Act is coming to Wisconsin, and a portion of that is slated for our area. The Sturgeon Bay Historical Soci...
Dec 24, 2022 CC Dmitry Demidko
Wisconsin Governor Not Considering A TikTok Ban
Don't look for Wisconsin to join the list of states banning TikTok. Governor Tony Evers this week said he is monitoring the worries about TikTok but isn't looking to ban it from state phones and compu...
Dec 23, 2022
Senator Tammy Baldwin: Omnibus Spending Package Means $250 Million For Wisconsin
Wisconsin's Democratic U.S. Senator is bragging about the $250 million in earmarks she got in the latest federal spending plan. Senator Tammy Baldwin yesterday said she secured more than a quarter-bil...
Dec 23, 2022
