Category Archives: State News
Flags Half-Staff Saturday For North Prairie Firefighter Who Died From COVID
Flags will fly at half-staff across Wisconsin Saturday in honor of North Prairie fighter Gary E. Berg who lost his battle with COVID-19. Berg died October 19th after contracting the virus in the line ...
Oct 29, 2021 Ken Jones / CC
More Bills Penned by De Pere Senator Making Their Way Through the Legislature
Since returning from his battle with COVID-19, 1st District State Senator Andre Jacque of De Pere has gone right back to his busy schedule. Two more of his bills are making their way through the legis...
Oct 29, 2021
Oconto County Sheriff's Office Says Texas Man Killed in Plane Crash
A 67-year-old Texas man is identified as the pilot killed in a northeast Wisconsin plane crash near the town of Maple Valley. The Oconto County Sheriff's Office says the man from Grand Prairie, Texas ...
Oct 29, 2021
Both Drivers Dead in Head-On Collision in Rock County
Two people are dead after a head-on collision Thursday morning near Janesville. The Rock County Sheriff's Office says an SUV crossed the centerline on US Highway 14 crashed into a pickup. Deputies say...
Oct 29, 2021 CC / depositphotos
Green Bay Packers Hand Arizona Cardinals 1st Loss
The Green Bay Packers knocked off the previously undefeated Cardinals 24-21 on Thursday Night Football in Arizona. Cornerback Rasul Douglas intercepted a Kyler Murray pass in the end zone to seal the ...
Oct 29, 2021 Phil Roeder / CC
Madison EMT Acquitted of Alleged Sexual Assault in Ambulance
A Madison paramedic accused of assaulting a woman in an ambulance in May of 2019 is found not guilty. A Dane County jury acquitted 39-year-old Tim Ovadal on second- and fourth-degree assault charges W...
Oct 28, 2021
Assembly Approves Bill Allowing Pharmacists to Administer Oral Contraception
A bill passed by the Wisconsin Assembly would allow pharmacists in the state to administer oral contraception. Republican Representative Joel Kitchens of Sturgeon Bay said, "what this bill does really...
Oct 28, 2021 Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition / Unsplash
Wisconsin DNR Not Issuing Licenses For Fall Wolf Hunting
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is putting the fall wolf hunt on hold. The DNR said Wednesday that it is not issuing licenses to hunters and trappers due to a court ruling blocking the w...
Oct 28, 2021 M. Zonderling / Unsplash
Thompson Says UW System Will Be Following Federal COVID Mandate
The University of Wisconsin System plans to follow the Biden administration's executive order on COVID-19 vaccinations. It requires federal contractors to comply with the vaccine mandate. UW System Pr...
Oct 28, 2021 Zach Vessels / Unsplash
La Crosse Bishop Callahan Tests Positive For COVID-19
The Diocese of La Crosse says that Bishop William Patrick Callahan has tested positive for COVID-19 74year-old Callihan is experiencing mild symptoms and is in good spirits and being monitored by a me...
Oct 28, 2021 sergio santos / CC
