Category Archives: State News

Article submitted by Youth Services Associate, Kirsten Smith Let the giggles begin as we bring a burst of winter fun indoors! Manitowoc Public Library is gearing up for Baby Winter Olympics, a joyful ...

The American Lung Association's annual State of Tobacco Control report has given Wisconsin failing marks. The report cites poor prevention funding, limited access to quitting services, and weak effort...

Milwaukee Public Schools is among a group of Wisconsin's largest districts asking state lawmakers for more funding. Milwaukee signed a letter noting the district's concern about having a major budget ...

A Republican is dropping out of the race to be Wisconsin's next governor. Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann announced yesterday that he was ending his candidacy after less than a year on the ...

Sentencing is being ordered for a Sparta man convicted on charges connected to an overdose death. Investigators say that Timothy Burns supplied the drugs that led to the death of a 43-year-old woman i...

A Wisconsin Department of Corrections employee is out of a job following Morgan Geyser's escape last year. Officials say one staffer has been fired and two others were suspended following an investiga...

Wisconsin residents are being warned about a new payment scam via email. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says scammers are impersonating tolling agencies and "sending fake email notificatio...

Milwaukee's leaders want to see harsher penalties for negligent landlords. Three Milwaukee aldermen spoke to reporters this week about a proposed ordinance that would install heavier fines for landlor...

Wisconsin is reporting its first case of measles this year. The Department of Health Services says an adult resident in Waukesha County contracted the virus, and it is related to international travel....

A Medford woman is pleading guilty to charges stemming from robberies at a pair of Jackson County banks. Banks in Black River Falls and Alma Center were robbed in 2018 and 2019, and two people have be...