Category Archives: State News
BBB Study: Online Shopping Scams Flourish On Social Media During Pandemic
A shift toward online shopping during COVID-19, global supply chain crisis and a resurging economy have all created a recipe for a breakneck holiday shopping season - one where online shopping fraud p...
Dec 05, 2021 John Jones / CC
Madison Water Bills Could Double in Just 6 Years
If regulators give the Madison Water Utility the rate increase it is asking for it would mean customers' water bills would more than double over the last six years. The additional five dollars would i...
Dec 05, 2021 Joe Shlabotnik / CC
Dairy Business Association: Export Program Will Be Win For Wisconsin Dairy Community
The Dairy Business Association (DBA), Wisconsin's leading dairy advocacy group, congratulated state lawmakers and the governor for creating a program aimed at increasing exports of dairy, meat and oth...
Dec 05, 2021 Monika Kubala / Unsplash
DNR Now Offering Year-Round Campsite Reservations
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently announced year-round camping reservations are now available at more than 20 state parks and forests. Temperatures may be dropping, but that...
Dec 04, 2021 Robert Tadlock / CC
Governor Evers Vetoes 5 Anti-Abortion Bills
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers is vetoing five bills that would have restricted access to abortions and reproductive health care. The Democratic governor promised to veto the Republican-backed legislat...
Dec 04, 2021
Public Can Weigh In on WI Efforts to Tackle Chronic Wasting Disease
The Department of Natural Resources wants Wisconsinites to weigh in on its efforts to address chronic wasting disease. The always-fatal disease that affects the brains of some deer, elk and moose appe...
Dec 04, 2021 C Watts / CC
Court Date For Former Green Bay Teacher Accused of Inappropriate Touching Delayed
The Brown County court date for a former Green Bay teacher accused of inappropriate touching has been delayed. David Villareal has denied the allegations. He was supposed to go on trial next Monday. N...
Dec 04, 2021
Man Accused Of Hiding Corpse Convicted In Eau Claire County
A man accused of hiding a corpse has been convicted by an Eau Claire County jury. Fifty-six-year-old Roger Minck was found guilty Thursday. The charges are connected to the overdose death of Toby Clea...
Dec 04, 2021 CC / depositphotos
Anonymous Tip Leads To Arrest Of Student Holding Loaded Gun At School
Madison police say an anonymous tip led to the arrest of a student who had a loaded gun inside La Follette High School Thursday afternoon. The incident was reported at about 1:40 PM. Officers say when...
Dec 03, 2021 Taylor Wilcox / Unsplash
Racine County DA Clears Deputy Who Shot Gunman Last Summer
The Racine County District Attorney's Office has cleared a deputy who shot a gunman who had just killed a man last summer. Thirty-two-year-old John McCarthy of Hartland fatally wounded 22-year-old Ant...
Dec 03, 2021
