Category Archives: State News

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Wisconsin Rural Development Acting State Director Michelle Wallace has announced that the USDA is on track to provide a record level of support for Wisconsin rura...

Going into the current redistricting cycle, Wisconsin was viewed as a state where political tension would underscore new legislative and Congressional maps. A legal fight still is expected, but fair-m...

For students struggling to pay tuition, a sudden offer of a grant or scholarship can look like a dream come true. But it could be bait for a scam. This con hooks victims with the promise of money, but...

Authorities in Trempealeau County have confirmed the body found in a truck Sunday is that of a missing fire chief. Arcadia-Glencoe Fire Chief Jeff Halvorsen had been reported missing a week ago. Deput...

A tweet from Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steinke makes a lawsuit against the U-W System look unlikely. Earlier this week, the co-chair of the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules, Senat...

Marinette County Judge James Morrison calls a 1976 double murder "evil" and "depraved" before sentencing the defendant to two life prison terms. The families of victims David Schuldes and Ellen Mathey...

Senator Tammy Baldwin will be in Manitowoc this morning where she will take a tour of Broadwind Heavy Fabrications. She will also be touting the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, bipartisan legi...

When a reckless driving suspect refused to drop his weapon Thursday evening, two Milwaukee police officers shot him to death. The man's name hasn't been released. Police say officers tried to conduct ...

Military officials say up to 10,000 refugees from Afghanistan could pass through Fort McCoy over the coming weeks. The Wisconsin military installation west of Tomah is one of three nationwide used to ...

The battleground state of Wisconsin is going to be right in the middle of a battle over a new voting rights bill backed by Democrats in the U-S Senate. A roundtable discussion was held in Madison Wedn...