Category Archives: State News
Republicans Call On EPA To Lift Rule Requiring Reformulated Gas In SE Wisconsin
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is leading a group of Republican lawmakers calling on the E.P.A. to lift the rule that requires reformulated gasoline to be sold in southeastern Wisconsin. The request comes...
Jun 8, 2022 Mike Mozart / CC
Tornado Stricken Barneveld Remembered 38-Years Later
Thirty-eight years ago today, June 8th of 1984, an F-5 tornado destroyed 90-percent of the small Wisconsin town of Barneveld. Nine people died and 200 others were injured when the tornado struck the I...
Jun 8, 2022
Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules DHS Can Release COVID Info On State Businesses
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled the state Department of Health Services can release data on COVID-19 infections at businesses. The Tuesday ruling came on a narrow four-to-three vote. Wisconsin M...
Jun 8, 2022
17-Year-Old Homicide Suspect Was Already Facing Charges For Killing Another Person
A 17-year-old homicide suspect accused of shooting an honor student to death had been freed without bail despite facing charges in another killing. Rashaun Seaberry is being held in the Milwaukee Coun...
Jun 8, 2022
Wildlife Officials Issue 29 Citations For Poaching, Over-Harvesting Fish
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says wildlife officials from three states have issued 29 citations for poaching and over-harvesting spawning whitefish. The investigation into activities ...
Jun 7, 2022
DNR Enforcement Guidelines For PFAS Contamination Go Before Judge
Proposed enforcement guidelines for PFAS contamination go before a Waukesha County Judge today (Tuesday). Those guidelines are being challenged by the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce - the state'...
Jun 7, 2022
Building In Downtown Madison Closed For Third Time Over Structural Concerns
Madison city engineers say they don't believe a downtown building is at risk of imminent collapse, but they cite structural concerns for the decision to close it. That's the third time it has been clo...
Jun 7, 2022 Evan Wise / Unsplash
Road Near Judge's Home Re-Opened After Three Days Of Investigation
The road near the home where retired Judge John Roemer was killed has been re-opened to traffic after three days of investigation. Juneau County Sheriff Brent Oleson has said he hopes the initial work...
Jun 7, 2022
Democrats Say Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Michels Shouldn't Be On Ballot
Wisconsin Democrats say Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels shouldn't have his name listed on the August primary ballot. They claim the Trump-endorsed candidate doesn't have enough valid si...
Jun 6, 2022
Dane County Executive Blasts Plans For An Investigation Into Henry Vilas Zoo
Members of the Dane County Board of Supervisors have signed off on plans for an investigation into the way Madison's Henry Vilas Zoo is operated. There have been allegations of mistreatment or neglect...
Jun 6, 2022
