Category Archives: State News
Driver Tells Court He "Hit Panic Mode" After Injuring Pedestrian In Hit-and-Run
A driver has told the court he "hit panic mode" after injuring a pedestrian in a hit-and-run crash last month. Forty-two-year-old Nikki Houghton died of the injuries she suffered after at least two ve...
Mar 06, 2022
Curling Legends With Wisconsin Ties Celebrated With Bobbleheads
The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled limited-edition bobbleheads featuring Team USA curlers Matt Hamilton and John Shuster on Friday. Matt Hamilton, who is from McFarland, WI and i...
Mar 06, 2022
Governor's Conference to Focus on Building Resilience
The 54th Annual Governor's Conference on Emergency Management and Homeland Security will take place March 8 and 9 at the Kalahari Resort and Convention Center in Wisconsin Dells. A press release issue...
Mar 06, 2022
Wisconsin Agriculture Youth Council Application Now Available
The application for the Wisconsin Agriculture Youth Council is now available. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) encourages students who will be high school...
Mar 06, 2022
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ready-to-Eat Meat Products
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service is issuing a public health alert for various ready-to-eat meat products containing a Food and Drug Administration regulated seas...
Mar 05, 2022
Fourteen Items Aimed at Children Recalled in February
A total of 14 items aimed at children were recalled in February. To learn more about each of the following items included in the DATCP's Keep Your Kids Safe report, click on the link at the end of eac...
Mar 05, 2022
Attorneys Ask Governor To Commute Brendan Dassey's Life Sentence
Attorneys for Brendan Dassey's uncle are asking Gov. Evers to commute his life sentence. Dean Strang and Jerome Buting wrote the open letter Wednesday. Dassey was found guilty of helping Steven Avery ...
Mar 04, 2022
Lawmaker: Investigation Of Wisconsin's 2020 Presidential Election Isn't Over
A state lawmaker says the investigation of the state's 2020 presidential election isn't over just because special investigator Mike Gableman has issued his report. Republican state Representative Jane...
Mar 04, 2022
Avian Influenza Threatening Wisconsin Poultry Producers
The Wisconsin Department of Animal Health issued a Thursday release to advise poultry producers that avian influenza is posing a threat to the poultry industry globally. According to the release, outb...
Mar 04, 2022
Legislature's Joint Finance Committee Approves Spending $42M On New Youth Prison
The Wisconsin Legislature's Joint Finance Committee has approved spending $42-million on a new youth prison. The juvenile facility near Milwaukee will replace the troubled youth prison in Lincoln Coun...
Mar 04, 2022
