Category Archives: State News
Poll Shows Rural Voters Have Grim Economic Outlook
With two weeks to go before the midterm elections, rural voters are worried about the present, pessimistic about the future, and prepared to vote the way they have in the past, according to the Daily ...
Nov 5, 2022 Allef Vinicius / Unsplash
Ron Johnson Makes a Stop in Manitowoc, Asks Everyone to Do Their Part
The push toward election day continued in Manitowoc today for Senator Ron Johnson. He made a stop at Manitowoc Tool and Machining on Expo Drive, where he, alongside Candidate for Attorney General Eric...
Nov 4, 2022
DNR Talking About Hunter Safety
The DNR is reminding hunters about safety ahead of this month's deer season. Gun season opens in Wisconsin on November 19th. The DNR yesterday said hunters need to check their gear, and make sure ever...
Nov 4, 2022
Crowd Speaks-Out Against We Energies Proposed Rate Hike
There are a lot of folks unhappy with We Energies' plan to raise electric rates. A crowd turned out yesterday at the last Public Service Commission hearings on the company's proposed 13 percent rate h...
Nov 4, 2022
Milwaukee Elections Official Fired In Fake Military Ballots Case
Milwaukee's deputy elections director is out of a job and under investigation in a ballot fraud case. Milwaukee's mayor yesterday said he fired Milwaukee Election Commission Deputy Director Kimberly Z...
Nov 4, 2022
Southbound I-43 Back Open After Car Fire
It should be a normal commute along I-43 this morning following a full interstate closure last night. The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department closed southbound I-43 near Oklahoma because of a car fi...
Nov 4, 2022
Senator LeMahieu Talks Budget Surplus and Inflation
The State Senator representing southern Manitowoc County, including the city of Manitowoc, appeared on WOMT's Be My Guest this week. 9th district Republican and Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu w...
Nov 3, 2022 Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu
Eau Claire Business Wants To Recycle Candy Wrappers
Here's a new answer to the old question about what to do with all of those candy wrappers. The Eau Claire Refillery is hosting what it calls 'Trick or Trash.' The Refillery has a machine where people ...
Nov 3, 2022 Kim Woodbridge / CC
Memorial Installed For Chippewa County Girl Scouts
There is a new memorial for the three Chippewa County Girl Scouts who were run down on the side of the road four years ago. Friends and family members of Jayna Kelley, Autumn Helgeson, Haylee Hickle d...
Nov 3, 2022
Lily Peters Case Delayed, Defense Lawyer Calls It Unfortunate
The lawyer for the teen accused of killing Lily Peters says it's unfortunate that the case is taking so long. Prosecutors are asking the judge in the case to speed things up, they say delaying a decis...
Nov 3, 2022
