Category Archives: State News

There's a renewed call for the Republican-controlled Legislature to take up a pair of gun safety bills. The measures would require universal background checks for all gun sales and implement a "red fl...

All five Wisconsin Republican members of the U.S. House voted against legislation last year to strengthen criminal background checks for gun purchases. The Bipartisan Background Checks bill -- written...

Police in Kenosha are searching for an armed robbery suspect after eluding capture during a standoff. Ricardo Garcia is suspected of robbing a grocery store on Tuesday, and on Wednesday police were ab...

Road construction across Wisconsin will be halted during Memorial Day weekend. While crews will be off the roads for the weekend, lanes will still be closed in places where construction is paused. Maj...

Sheriff's deputies have arrested a man in connection with a scam against elderly residents in Central Wisconsin. Police say Alejandro Garcia of Miami, Florida, called up the victim in the case and cla...

A coalition of community and labor groups is calling on Wisconsinites to oppose Milwaukee hosting the 2024 Republican National Convention. Democratic Mayor Cavalier Johnson calls it a business decisio...

Teachers from the Madison Metropolitan School District are demanding higher wages. More than 100 teachers and staff rallied at the district's school board meeting on Monday. Madison Teachers Incorpora...

There's bipartisan support in Washington for two Nordic nations to join NATO. U.S. Senator Ron Johnson supports the admission of Finland and Sweden to the military alliance. The Wisconsin Republican c...

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is recommending COVID-19 booster doses for everyone age five and above. DHS supports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recommendation that ch...

Governor Tony Evers has announced another round of stimulus funding grants for ag producers. Evers says that Wisconsin's ag industry took a major hit during the pandemic and beyond. The new $10 millio...