Category Archives: State News
Wisconsin Teaching How to Avoid Bear Conflicts
Bears can quickly learn to associate humans with food when food sources are available. With black bear populations moving across the state, the state is aiming to educate residents about living safely...
Apr 13, 2022
Wisconsin Legislature Will Have Many New Faces Next Session
The Wisconsin Legislature is going to have several new faces next year. With two state representatives announcing they won't seek reelection Tuesday, there are now 19 state lawmakers who won't be back...
Apr 13, 2022
Gableman Accuses Two Republican Judges On Elections Commission Of Being Democrats
Former state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman accuses two Republicans on the Wisconsin Elections Commission of acting like Democrats. Gableman is overseeing the Republican review of Wisconsin's ...
Apr 13, 2022
Falling Tree Kills Rock County Public Works Employee
A falling tree has killed a Rock County Public Works employee. The fatal accident happened Tuesday in Janesville Township as the 61-year-old victim was driving a county dump truck. Emergency responder...
Apr 13, 2022
Person Of Interest In Mass Shooting In NY Subway Is From Milwaukee
New York police say they are looking for a 62-year-old man as a person of interest in Tuesday's mass shooting inside a crowded subway. Frank James has addresses in Milwaukee and Philadelphia. Authorit...
Apr 13, 2022
Congressman Grothman Introduces Competency-Based Education Act
Eastern Wisconsin's representative in Congress has introduced an education bill. The Competency-Based Education Act, written by Congressman Glen Grothman and co-sponsored by fellow Congressmen Tom Tif...
Apr 12, 2022
Sen. Jacque's Preserve Our Wisconsin Legacy Act Vetoed by Governor Evers
A bill written by State Senator Andre Jacque has been vetoed by Governor Tony Evers. The measure, known as the Preserve Our Wisconsin Legacy Act, was a direct response to the protests in 2020, after p...
Apr 12, 2022
Wisconsin Incumbent Governor, Challenger Spar Over Police Officers
If she's elected governor, Republican Rebecca Kleefisch says she will hire one-thousand new police officers. Kleefisch and incumbent Governor Tony Evers went back and forth on the topic Monday. Evers ...
Apr 12, 2022
Wisconsin Rapids Native Released From Minnesota Hospital After Treatment For Gunshot
Minnesota Police Officer Ryan Duxbury has been released from a Roseville hospital after being treated for a gunshot wound to his face. Duxbury is a Wisconsin Rapids native. He was reportedly respondin...
Apr 12, 2022
Charges Filed Against 22-Year-Old Driver From Edgar In Fatal Crash
Prosecutors in Marathon County have filed a charge of homicide by negligent use of a controlled substance against a 22-year-old driver from Edgar. Investigators say Hunter Christiansen's driver's lice...
Apr 12, 2022
