Category Archives: State News

The Wisconsin Internet of Things (WIoT) Council Board of Advisors recently gained Dr. Wilkistar Otieno of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Dr. Philip Parker of University of Wisconsin--Platte...

A chemical release in the town of Stettin has sent one person to a hospital for treatment. Emergency responders arrived at Central Transport just after 5:30 PM Thursday. The area was cleared for about...

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced the formation of a committee to review the state's chronic wasting disease (CWD) response plan. In 2010, the Natural Resources Board (NRB) appro...

In August 2021, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a total of 10 recalls relating to 13 products affecting children. Click the link at the end of each entry to learn more about them. S...

Several school districts may be picking up where they left off last Spring. Now, as a new school year begins, teachers, administrators and families are adapting to varying situations. The Better Busin...

The Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission has voted unanimously to ask acting Police Chief Jeffrey Norman to reapply for the job. Norman would be the only candidate. Commission members want him to prov...

Animal protection groups hope to overturn Wisconsin's controversial law allowing wolf hunts. A newly filed lawsuit follows months of criticism of key decisions about the program and its effect on the ...

The chief elections clerk for Milwaukee County isn't going to cooperate with the subpoena issued for ballots and voting machines connected to the November presidential election. Clerk George Christens...

A central Wisconsin student was hit in a crosswalk Thursday after her first day of school. The incident happened at an intersection in Rothschild. While a car at that intersection was stopped, waiting...

A second Republican lawmaker has said he won't support a suit against the U-W System. State Senator Robert Cowles says the suggested lawsuit isn't in the best interests of local communities or busines...