Category Archives: State News
Second Round of Intensive Invasive Carp Removal in Mississippi River Begins Today
The DNR is conducting a second round of invasive carp removal in the Mississippi River in southwestern Wisconsin today. The carp will be removed from the area known as Pool 8 by using the so-called Mo...
Oct 25, 2021 Thomas Kohler / CC
National Weather Service Warns of Strong Gusts in Southeastern Wisconsin
The National Weather Service in Milwaukee says windy conditions will persist across parts of southeastern Wisconsin during the day Monday. In a tweet from the forecast office Sunday, forecasters sugge...
Oct 25, 2021
Two Dead After Northern Wisconsin Plane Crash
Two people are dead after a plane crashed in northern Wisconsin. That crash happened on Saturday afternoon in the town of Marengo in Ashland County. The two people on the plane, a 29-year-old man and ...
Oct 25, 2021 Tony Kennick / CC
Acting MPD Chief Starts Public Forum Tour
Acting Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman has begun a weeklong public forum tour. Norman took questions from about 20 residents Saturday morning at the Silver Spring Neighborhood Center, the first ...
Oct 25, 2021
Search for Sheriff Stabbing Suspect Called Off
The Dane County Sheriff's Department ended a search for a man who stabbed a deputy last week near Cross Plains. Investigators determined the suspect no longer posed an imminent danger to the public. T...
Oct 25, 2021 Row of police cars, with blue and red flashing sirens. selective focus
Wisconsin School-Based Mental Health Initiative Gets Big Boost
The WEA Member Benefits Foundation, Inc. is launching a pilot project to provide financial support for school-based mental health services for K-12 students throughout Wisconsin. Together with a siste...
Oct 24, 2021
DATCP Reminds Farmers to Check Runoff Risk Prior to Spreading Manure
The DATCP is reminding farmers and manure applicators to check the runoff risk advisory forecast before spreading manure on fields. The tool helps determine the potential for manure runoff from a fiel...
Oct 24, 2021 U.S. Department of Agriculture
WI Senator Target of New Outsourcing Campaign
A Wisconsin group that advocates for working families is launching a new campaign, which connects federal policy to the outsourcing of local jobs, and the ads place a key focus on one of the state's U...
Oct 24, 2021
BBB Tip: Celebrate Halloween on a Budget
The pandemic and potential supply chain shortage isn't stopping consumers from celebrating Halloween. The National Retail Federation expects people will spend $10.14 billion, up from $8.05 billion in ...
Oct 24, 2021 Nick Fewings / Unsplash
Anonymous Donor Gives $10 Million to UW-Eau Claire Foundation
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire says its foundation has received a $10-million anonymous gift. The money is being used to launch the $125-million Sustaining Human Innovation capital campaign. T...
Oct 24, 2021 Pictures of Money / CC
