Category Archives: State News
DNR Enforcement Guidelines For PFAS Contamination Go Before Judge
Proposed enforcement guidelines for PFAS contamination go before a Waukesha County Judge today (Tuesday). Those guidelines are being challenged by the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce - the state'...
Jun 07, 2022
Building In Downtown Madison Closed For Third Time Over Structural Concerns
Madison city engineers say they don't believe a downtown building is at risk of imminent collapse, but they cite structural concerns for the decision to close it. That's the third time it has been clo...
Jun 07, 2022 Evan Wise / Unsplash
Road Near Judge's Home Re-Opened After Three Days Of Investigation
The road near the home where retired Judge John Roemer was killed has been re-opened to traffic after three days of investigation. Juneau County Sheriff Brent Oleson has said he hopes the initial work...
Jun 07, 2022
Democrats Say Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Michels Shouldn't Be On Ballot
Wisconsin Democrats say Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels shouldn't have his name listed on the August primary ballot. They claim the Trump-endorsed candidate doesn't have enough valid si...
Jun 06, 2022
Dane County Executive Blasts Plans For An Investigation Into Henry Vilas Zoo
Members of the Dane County Board of Supervisors have signed off on plans for an investigation into the way Madison's Henry Vilas Zoo is operated. There have been allegations of mistreatment or neglect...
Jun 06, 2022
Second Man Arrested In Fatal Shooting Of 15-Year-Old In La Crosse Last Month
La Crosse police say a second man has been arrested for the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old high school student last month. 18-year-old Sage Hicke turned himself in last Friday. Hicke and 17-year-old ...
Jun 06, 2022
Killer Of Retired Juneau County Judge Listed In Critical Condition After Shooting Himself
The Wisconsin Department of Justice has identified the man accused of killing a retired Juneau County judge as 56-year-old Douglas K. Uhde. He was found in the basement of former judge John Roemer's h...
Jun 06, 2022 CC / depositphotos
Select Wisconsin Guard Members Retrace Red Arrow's Historic Path in France
The following article was written by National Guard Staff Sargent Alice Ripberger. Two women in the small French village of Juvigny paused to talk to a group of Americans looking at battle maps and ex...
Jun 05, 2022
Advocates Call on WI Supreme Court to 'Unlock the Drop Boxes'
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will soon hand down a decision on whether absentee ballot drop boxes are permitted under state law. Ahead of that decision, voting-rights advocates are highlighting the imp...
Jun 05, 2022
WI Judge: Madison's Acceptance of Private Election Funding Legal
A Dane County judge has ruled the city of Madison did not violate election laws when it accepted a nearly $1.3 million election administration grant from the Center for Tech and Civic Life in 2020. Th...
Jun 05, 2022
