Category Archives: State News
Negotiators Reach Agreement To Head Off UW Nurses' Strike
Negotiators have reportedly reached an agreement to head off a nurses' strike at UW Health. The nurses want their union to be recognized for negotiations. The settlement will be reviewed by the union ...
Sep 12, 2022 Jason Dean / CC
Four People Arrested During HS Football Game In Wauwatosa
Police say four people were arrested during a high school football game in Wauwota Friday night. Wauwatosa East High School was playing Milwaukee Lutheran when officers were called to Hart Park to dea...
Sep 12, 2022 CC / depositphotos
Milwaukee Police Officer Accidentally Shot By Fellow Officer
A 41-year-old Milwaukee police officer suffered a leg wound Saturday night when a fellow officer's gun discharged, striking the victim in the leg. He is expected to recover. The officers were investig...
Sep 12, 2022
Wisconsin Farmers to Get New Support for Managed Grazing
Managed grazing is one of several ways farmers can implement climate-friendly practices, and after a lengthy absence, a key source of federal aid has been restored. Late this summer, the U.S. Departme...
Sep 11, 2022 Monika Kubala / Unsplash
EPA Makes 'Forever Chemicals' a Priority With Latest Action
The federal government is taking new steps to protect people in Wisconsin and other states from "forever chemicals." PFOA and PFOS are two types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals...
Sep 10, 2022 Jake Gard / Unsplash
Legislative Committee Approves Plan To Allocation $31M From Opioid Settlement
Members of the Wisconsin Legislature's Joint Finance Committee have approved a plan to allocate the initial $31 million payment from an opioid settlement. The approval came after a news conference whe...
Sep 09, 2022
Anti-Semitic Messages Written In Chalk On UW-Madison Campus
Troubling anti-Semitic messages have been found written in chalk at several locations on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Rabbi Mendel Matusof says the drawings carried messages like "Zioni...
Sep 09, 2022 Jason Dean / CC
Racine Man Accused Of Election Fraud Told Not To Talk To The Media
A Racine man accused of election fraud has been told not to talk to the media. The gag order was issued by the Racine County judge Thursday at the hearing where Harry Wait entered a not-guilty plea. W...
Sep 09, 2022
Minnesota Man Enters Not Guilty Plea In Apple River Fatal Stabbing Case
A 52-year-old Minnesota man has entered a not guilty plea in the Apple River fatal stabbing case. Nicolae Miu faces one count of first-degree intentional homicide and four counts of attempted first-de...
Sep 09, 2022
Fraud Trial For Missouri Man Accused Of Killing Two Wisconsin Brothers Set For September 26th
The federal fraud trial for the Missouri man accused of killing two Wisconsin brothers has been set for September 26th. Garland Nelson is charged with mail fraud and being a felon in possession of a f...
Sep 09, 2022
