Category Archives: State News
Something Special from Wisconsin™ Members Win Big at 2022 Wisconsin State Fair
Members of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection's (DATCP) Something Special from Wisconsin (SSfW) program won 27 of 41 awards at the 2022 Wisconsin State Fair Grand C...
Sep 3, 2022
Consumer Alert: Facebook-Related Phishing Scams
A large number of fraudulent messages claiming to be Facebook customer service representatives or automated customer service systems have recently been reported to the Wisconsin Department of Agricult...
Sep 3, 2022 Lyncconf Games / CC
Franklin Families Scramble To Get Kids To School When Buses Don't Show
Officials with the Franklin Public School District estimate that "a couple hundred" families had to make last-minute arrangements for the first day of school when some buses didn't run. The bus compan...
Sep 2, 2022
FBI Questions Former Packers QB Favre About Money He Got For Speeches He Never Gave
The FBI has questioned former Packers star quarterback Brett Favre about the money he got for speeches he never gave. Favre hasn't been charged with any crime. Reports indicate Favre was paid $1.1 mil...
Sep 2, 2022 Collision Conf / CC
Election Fraud Charges Filed Against Activist In Racine County
The Wisconsin Department of Justice has filed election fraud charges against activist Harry Wait for obtaining absentee ballots in other people's names. Wait says he did that to show the system isn't ...
Sep 2, 2022
Sparta Man Found Guilty Of Killing His Grandfather With An Axe
A 38-year-old Sparta man has been found guilty of killing his grandfather with an axe. The Monroe County jury found that Thomas Aspseter also severely injured two others during the attack. During two ...
Sep 2, 2022
Defense Attorney Tries To Have Homicide Case Moved To Juvenile Court
The defense attorney for the teenager accused of killing 10-year-old Lily Peters is trying to have the case moved to juvenile court. A motion for a reverse waiver hearing will be filed in Chippewa Cou...
Sep 2, 2022 CC / depositphotos
Federal Judge Rules Disabled Voters Can Get Help Submitting Absentee Ballots
A federal judge has ruled disabled voters in Wisconsin can get help submitting their absentee ballots. U.S. District Court Judge James Peterson gave the Wisconsin Elections Commission until September ...
Sep 1, 2022
People In Charge Of Milwaukee Violence Prevention Fund Didn't Know It Existed
Two of the three people in charge of Milwaukee's Violence Prevention Fund say they didn't know it existed. Mayor Cavalier Johnson says he "had no clue." Hundreds of thousands of dollars from the fund ...
Sep 1, 2022
Wisconsin Elections Commission Asks For $1.3 Million In New Funding
Prior to 2020, the Wisconsin Elections Committee dealt with about 15 complaints per year. This year, that number has topped 50. That's one of the reasons the commission is asking for one-point-three-m...
Sep 1, 2022 CC Dmitry Demidko
