Category Archives: State News
National Weather Service Confirms 5th Western Wisconsin Tornado
The National Weather Service has confirmed a fifth tornado was on the ground last Wednesday in western Wisconsin. The E-F-Zero tornado damaged several homes and blew trees onto four houses on the west...
Dec 20, 2021 NOAA Photo Library / CC
Milwaukee Police Look For Shooter In Saturday I-43 Incident
Authorities in the Milwaukee area are searching for the shooter who wounded a woman as she drove on Interstate 43 Saturday night. The 20-year-old victim's name and medical condition haven't been relea...
Dec 20, 2021
Wisconsin Man Charged With Mutilating Corpse
A 41-year-old Wisconsin man is being held in Cook County, Minnesota on a charge of mutilating a corpse. Robert Thomas West is being held for his alleged role in the dismembering of the body of a St. P...
Dec 20, 2021
Wisconsin FFA Foundation Announces Past Chapter Officer Challenge
Through the remainder of the year, the Wisconsin FFA Foundation will be celebrating and reconnecting with past chapter officers. With over 250 FFA chapters in the state of Wisconsin, hundreds of stude...
Dec 19, 2021
AAA: More than 109 Million Americans to Travel for the Holidays
AAA is predicting that more than 109 million Americans will be traveling this holiday season. That is an increase of around 34% from last year. That dramatic bounce-back - 27.7 million more travelers ...
Dec 19, 2021 viZZZual.com / CC
Gift Cards Make a Great Present - Scammers Love Them Too
Shoppers searching for the perfect holiday gift may choose a gift card as a thoughtful and considerate present. However, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) ...
Dec 19, 2021 Mike Mozart / CC
Next WI Wolf Hunt Blocked for Remainder of Season
A Wisconsin court has effectively ended any chance of a winter wolf hunt in the state. A coalition of wildlife advocacy groups sued earlier this year to stop the hunt, which originally was set to begi...
Dec 19, 2021 Closeup of the eyes of a wolf at the Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center at 201 S Canyon Street in West Yellowstone, Montana on July 28, 2013
Should There Be Fewer Regulations For Wisconsin Hunters, Fishermen, Trappers?
Should there be fewer regulations for Wisconsin's hunters, fishermen, and trappers? State lawmakers are working to roll back a few. An Assembly committee OK'd a plan Wednesday that would require the D...
Dec 19, 2021
Milwaukee Speeders Could Be in For a Bumpy Ride
City leaders are hoping the installation of speed bumps will slow speeders down. Wisconsin's largest city has been struggling with reckless drivers for several years. The City Council is planning to p...
Dec 18, 2021 Judith Jackson / CC
WI Tribal Communities Work to Dismantle Barriers to Voting
Wisconsin will be a major battleground in the 2022 midterms, and tribal voting-rights groups are working now to ensure Native American votes count in next November's elections. From confusing voter ID...
Dec 18, 2021
