Category Archives: State News
Downtown Milwaukee Parking Meter Changes Not Going Away
Parking at Milwaukee's downtown meters on Saturdays and at night will cost you money. An attempt to overturn the city's new parking fees was unsuccessful Thursday. Bob Bauman, an alderman who had init...
Mar 10, 2023
Milwaukee Public Schools To Study Four Day Learning Week
A member of the Milwaukee Public Schools board wants to switch to teaching four days a week. A committee headed by Aisha Carr is looking into how to give teachers and students a day to work on somethi...
Mar 10, 2023
Op-Ed: Rep. Tittl Says Domestic Terrorism in Georgia Magnifies Importance of Public Safety in Wisconsin
Representative Paul Tittl is pointing to a situation in Atlanta Georiga as proof that public safety is still very important in Wisconsin. The following is his op-ed. This week, authorities arrested ov...
Mar 10, 2023
Wisconsin Unemployment Rate Under Three Percent
The unemployment rate in Wisconsin is below 3%, but the state has not yet returned to pre-pandemic employment levels. The state's unemployment rate is 2.9%, according to the most recent Department of ...
Mar 10, 2023 Photo Credit - Tina Prigge Vagabond Creative Studio
Wisconsin Public Health Officials Report Strep Throat Cases
Strep throat is spreading throughout Wisconsin. This week, the Department of Health Services in the state said that more cases were showing up in hospitals and doctor's offices. The majority of cases,...
Mar 10, 2023 William Brawley / CC
Dunn County Prosecutors Clear Officers In Deadly Shooting
Three police officers in Dunn County have been cleared by prosecutors after a fatal shooting in January. The D.A. recently said a Dunn Region delegate and two Menomonie cops were legitimate when they ...
Mar 10, 2023 CC / depositphotos
Wisconsin Democrats To Push Again For Progressive Economic Justice Bill Of Rights
With their Economic Justice Bill of Rights, some of the most progressive legislators in Wisconsin are prepared to try again. Today, a group of Democratic lawmakers and progressive organizations will b...
Mar 09, 2023 James / CC
More Layoffs At 3M in Menomonie
At 3M in Menomonie, there were more layoffs than initially reported. In January, the company announced that 22 workers at the plant would be laid off. A spokesperson said that the plant had laid off 5...
Mar 09, 2023
Local Lawmaker Says Plenty is At Stake in The State Supreme Court Race
Sixth District Congressman Glenn Grothman says the legal landscape of Wisconsin could be changing when voters cast their ballot in the State Supreme Court race between conservative Dan Kelly and liber...
Mar 09, 2023
Arrest Made In Racine Cold Case From 2000
Through a DNA match, Racine police identified their 23-year-old murder suspect. Racine Police made an arrest Wednesday in the case of Linda Fields's murder in 2000. She was found dead from strangulati...
Mar 09, 2023
