Category Archives: State News
Trial Date Set In Altoona Man's Murder
The trial is set for the two people accused of killing and beheading an Altoona man last spring. A judge yesterday said Tracey Clark and Brandon Gaston will go on trial in March of next year. They are...
Feb 16, 2023 CC / depositphotos
Governor Evers Proposes Huge Spending Increase, Senator LeMahieu Responds
As expected, Governor Tony Evers wants to spend a lot more money in Wisconsin's new state budget. The governor delivered his budget address to lawmakers last night and proposed a nearly $104 billion s...
Feb 16, 2023
Governor Evers Wants Two-Point-Six Billion More For Wisconsin Public Schools
Wisconsin's governor wants over $2.5 billion more for public schools in the state. Governor Tony Evers released his education budget preview yesterday. In addition to a lot more money, the governor wa...
Feb 15, 2023 Governor Tony Evers Official Portrait
Wisconsin DMV To Continue Engine Parts Waiver On School Bus Driver Test
Prospective school bus drivers in Wisconsin won't need to learn their carburetors and fuel pumps, at least not anytime soon. The DMV yesterday said it will continue the waiver for the engine parts por...
Feb 15, 2023 Laurel L. Russwurm / CC
Gov. Evers Unveils Plan To Keep Brewers In Milwaukee
Included in the Wisconsin Governor's budget is a plan to keep the Brewers in Milwaukee. Governor Tony Evers said yesterday he wants to spend $290 million on repairs to American Family Field. However, ...
Feb 15, 2023 CC / depositphotos
Manitowoc Mayor Explains Tax Proposal from Governor Tony Evers
Last week, Governor Tony Evers proposed a tax program that he said would help local municipalities. As a part of the program, if approved by voters in a referendum, cities would raise the sales tax to...
Feb 15, 2023 Manitowoc Mayor Justin Nickels
Wisconsin Lawmakers Look To Clarify, Ban School Strip Searches
There's a new plan in Wisconsin to define, and ban, strip searches in schools. Three lawmakers from the Green Bay area have a bill that would make it clear that school officials cannot strip students ...
Feb 15, 2023
Black River Falls School Aide Resigns After Remark Caught On Tape
The school aide in Black River Falls caught on tape saying something the school district deemed racially insensitive has resigned. The district confirmed the aide's resignation yesterday. A student, N...
Feb 15, 2023
No Injuries After House Fire In Chippewa Falls
Everyone is okay after a house fire in Chippewa Falls yesterday evening. Firefighters say they got a call to a house on Dover Street just before 6:00 p.m. That's when they found a sparkling light fixt...
Feb 15, 2023 D4E / CC
Investigation Underway Into Camera That Recorded Waukesha West Players Changing
The sheriff in Waukesha County is looking into a camera that apparently caught some Waukesha West High School basketball players changing in the locker room at Arrowhead. West school leaders sent a no...
Feb 14, 2023
