Category Archives: State News

The Dane County Sheriff's Office reports it was two state agents who fired the shots that left Quadren Wilson wounded as he was being taken into custody February 3rd. More than 20 federal, state, and ...

Authorities in Oconto County are investigating reports that students in Suring were strip-searched. Sheriff Todd Skarban says it will be up to the district attorney to review the report and decide whe...

Racine police say a shooting suspect killed himself as they were negotiating with him early Sunday morning. No names have been released. Officers responded to a shots-fired call just before 2:00 a.m. ...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is accepting applications for its annual Wisconsin Ethical Hunter Award, which honors hunter's actions of exceptional moral actions and character wh...

A Workforce Innovation Grant of up to $3.3 million is helping launch the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee's new Ready Center and collaboration between schools, employers, and others to help...

The pandemic has exacerbated long-standing issues in Wisconsin's child care infrastructure, and experts are weighing how to restructure the system to provide equitable care for kids and fair pay for c...

Wisconsin's Republican lawmakers are backing a series of bills to set new election administration policies, one of which would give a Republican-controlled committee oversight of election funds. The m...

This Valentine's Day is shaping up to be big, according to projections by the National Retail Federation, which suggests that consumer spending will reach nearly $24 billion. As you prepare to celebra...

It is estimated that 13 million Americans will be watching the Super Bowl on Sunday, and many of them will be serving food. The USDA is reminding those people not to fumble food safety. They issued se...

Wisconsin is one step closer to joining 43 other states that require schools to post a child abuse hotline phone number. A bill co-written by Senator Andre Jacque of De Pere passed the Assembly Educat...