Category Archives: State News
Natural Resources Board Chair Consulted With Republicans On Decision To Stay
The chairman of the Natural Resources Board apparently consulted with leading Republicans on his decision to stay on the panel after his six-year term expired. The Journal-Sentinel is reporting Fred P...
Aug 31, 2021
12-Year-Old Milwaukee Boy Killed Sunday Was Beaten With A Hammer
The family of a 12-year-old Milwaukee boy killed Sunday morning says he was beaten with a hammer. No arrests have been made, but police say they know who the suspect is; they think he is an adult fami...
Aug 31, 2021
More Than Two Dozen Flights Bring Refugees Into Wisconsin's Fort McCoy
A Fort McCoy spokesperson reports Afghan refugees from 27 flights arrived at the Wisconsin military installation over the weekend. Before Monday, a total of 44 flights carrying refugees had landed at ...
Aug 31, 2021
Madison Hospital Honored Nationally for Heart Attack Treatment
A Madison hospital has been honored nationally for the care it provides to heart attack patients. It's the 10th straight year for University Hospital to be recognized. UW Health says it earned the Pla...
Aug 30, 2021
Number of Afghan Refugees at Fort McCoy Nearing 4000
US military officials report the number of Afghan refugees arriving at Fort McCoy is nearing 4000. That's the situation after almost a dozen more flights landed at Volk Field last weekend. Catholic Ch...
Aug 30, 2021
DNR: It's Been A Deadly Season For ATV-UTV Drivers
The Department of Natural Resources says it has been an especially deadly season for drivers of A-T-Vs and U-T-Vs in Wisconsin. Investigators say most of those fatal crashes could have been prevented....
Aug 30, 2021 Derek Hatfield / CC
Wood County Sheriff's Office: Missing Teen Could Be Headed To Utah
Authorities searching for a missing teenager in Wood County say she could be heading to Utah. Family members say Elexa Cooley has been gone since last week. They say she could be traveling with a pers...
Aug 30, 2021
Milwaukee Police Look For Driver Of Car That Intentionally Hit Girl
Milwaukee police say cell phone video shows the driver of a car in a grocery store parking lot intentionally hit a 15-year-old girl. The incident happened Friday morning at 11:40 AM. The girl's name h...
Aug 30, 2021
Wisconsin Supreme Court Declines To Take Up Mask Mandate Challenge
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has declined a request to take up a challenge of the mask mandate in Dane County. Friday's vote was 4-3 as the high court decided not to exercise its own jurisdiction. Lowe...
Aug 30, 2021 Zach Vessels / Unsplash
WI Plant Closure Seen as Example for Private-Equity Reform
A Wisconsin city that has seen its share of manufacturing jobs leave is experiencing pain again, prompting workers and financial-reform advocates to speak out about the impact of private equity firms....
Aug 29, 2021 Alan Levine / CC
