Category Archives: State News
Amid Program Constraints, "Climate-Smart" Farming Gets Extra Aid
Farmers looking to enhance their range of climate-friendly practices are getting a boost with new federal funding. Wisconsin producers face a tight window to take advantage of the aid. This month, the...
Mar 4, 2023 Male farmer looks at dry farmland, summer view
Governor Evers Wants $9 Million For Milwaukee Soccer Stadium
The governor of Wisconsin is requesting $9 million from lawmakers to assist in the construction of a new soccer stadium in Milwaukee. The money is included in Governor Evers's state budget proposal. M...
Mar 3, 2023 Jarrett Campbell / CC
UW System Asks For Five Percent Tuition Increase
The University of Wisconsin wants to raise tuition for the first time in nearly a decade. Yesterday, UW President Jay Rothman told lawmakers that the school wants to raise tuition by 5% in the fall. I...
Mar 3, 2023 Jason Dean / CC
Report: Ghost Students Costing Taxpayers Millions
According to a recent report, taxpayers in Wisconsin are paying millions of dollars for students who no longer attend public schools. The report on so-called "Ghost Students" was made available by the...
Mar 3, 2023 Jack Sem / CC
Man On Drugs Closed I-43 Last Night
According to Milwaukee County deputies, a drug-addled man shut down I-43 near Lapham last night. The man, according to deputies, was lying in the middle of the interstate. He wasn't hurt, but because ...
Mar 3, 2023
Chippewa County Sheriff Warns Of Fake Cash
Chippewa Falls has a warning about fake money. Thursday, the sheriff of Chippewa County said that someone was using counterfeit $100 bills. Ten of the bogus bills were seized by Cadott police. The fak...
Mar 3, 2023
Milwaukee Police: 77-Year-Old Man Hit By Car, Seriously Hurt
After being hit by a car on Milwaukee's south side, a 77-year-old man is said to be fighting for his life. Yesterday afternoon, it took place on South Layton. The accident's specifics have not been ma...
Mar 3, 2023
Speaker Vos Again Talks Toll Roads
Tolls are once again being discussed by the top Republican in the Wisconsin Assembly. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos told reporters Wednesday that he will investigate the possibility of charging tolls on ...
Mar 2, 2023
Marshfield Clinics To Lay Off 222 People In Wisconsin
Marshfield Clinics employees will soon see their pink slips. Marshfield announced Wednesday 222 layoffs in its Wisconsin hospitals and plans to not hire 500 more employees. Twenty different Marshfield...
Mar 2, 2023
Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidates Talk Recusals
The cases that they would not hear are being delineated by the candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Due to the Democratic Party of Wisconsin's support for her campaign, liberal Judge Janet Prot...
Mar 2, 2023
