Category Archives: State News

Authorities in Iowa County report the rescue of three kayakers from the Wisconsin River Saturday afternoon. They were stranded when their kayak flipped over at about 3:00 p-m. Dispatchers were told th...

The Wisconsin Latino community has been inundated with job opportunities in the "green" economy thanks to a new pilot program. Elevate, a climate-change equity nonprofit, has partnered with the Latino...

A Racine County man who falsely requested absentee ballots says he has been subpoenaed by the Wisconsin Department of Justice. Harry Wait leads a group calling itself HOT Government. The group continu...

The Black Student Council at Marquette University says it protested during the school's convocation ceremony Thursday in response to the elimination of the Office of Engagement and Inclusion. Marquett...

A Waukesha County judge has dropped a half-dozen charges against the man accused of last year's Waukesha Christmas Parade attack. Darrell Brooks Junior still faces 77 charges for the incident, includi...

The DNR has announced a few changes for the 2022 hunting season. Starting with the open-water waterfowl season. Hunters may now hunt in the open waters of the Great Lakes, Green Bay, and Big Green Lak...

Elected officials have been told they are no longer welcome to march in a Middleton parade Sunday. The move comes in response to criticism from candidates taking on those incumbents. The Good Neighbor...

A federal judge has indicated he will allow voters with disabilities to get help returning their ballots for the November election. US District Judge James Peterson says he expects to issue an order i...

Democrats are stepping up the pressure to spend Wisconsin's share of the opioid settlement. State Senator Jon Erpenbach wants to spend $3 million to make Narcan available all over the state. Narcan ca...

Fire officials blame spontaneous combustion for starting a fire at the University of Wisconsin's Memorial Union Sunday afternoon. They say it's likely the automatic sprinkler system may have saved the...