Category Archives: State News
Legislation Introduced To Ban Wisconsin Schools From Teaching Critical Race Theory
Legislation has been introduced that would ban Wisconsin schools from teaching critical race theory. Republican representatives Chuck Wichgers, Rick Gundrum and Gae Magnifici, and state Senator Andre ...
Jun 04, 2021 cc / depositphotos
Janesville Employees Protest Company's Decision To Move 150 Jobs To Mexico
Workers at the Hufcor manufacturing facility in Janesville are protesting the parent company's decision to move more than 150 jobs to Mexico. The California-based capital investment firm that owns Huf...
Jun 04, 2021
Archdiocese Of Milwaukee Refusing To Turn Over Info To State Sex Abuse Investigators
An attorney for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee has informed Attorney General Josh Kaul that documents about sex abuse are sealed as part of a 2012 federal case. The archdiocese is refusing to turn over ...
Jun 04, 2021 jkbeitz / CC
Wausau Shooting Victim Dies, Charges To Be Upgraded
A shooting victim in Wausau has died and that means the charges will be upgraded against the 45-year-old suspect. Michael Turner was taken into custody and charged with first-degree intentional homici...
Jun 04, 2021
Grant Program Will Provide $2M to Improve Black Maternal and Infant Health
A new grant program will provide two million dollars to improve Black maternal and infant health. A wide range of community partners will be involved with the effort by the Wisconsin Partnership Progr...
Jun 03, 2021 CC / Andrae Ricketts
Republicans On Budget Committee Block Another Attempt To Legalize Medical Marijuana
Republicans on the Wisconsin Legislature's Joint Finance Committee have blocked another attempt to legalize medical marijuana. Democrats introduced a measure Wednesday to make the use legal and provid...
Jun 03, 2021 Carlos Gracia / CC
Racine County Investigates Deaths of Two Jail Inmates
The Racine County Sheriff's Office is investigating the deaths of two jail inmates over a four-day period. A 22-year-old man died in his cell Saturday, just a few hours after he had been taken into cu...
Jun 03, 2021 Joseph Kranak / CC
Foxconn To Announce by July 1st If It Will Make Electric Vehicles At New Plant
Officials with Taiwan-based Foxconn say they will announce by July 1st if they will be making electric vehicles at the new plant in Mount Pleasant. The tech giant hasn't formally said what it will be ...
Jun 03, 2021
Speaker Vos Takes Aim At People Who Apply For Jobs, But Don't Show Up For Interview
The Republican leader of the Wisconsin Assembly is taking aim at people who apply for jobs but fail to show up for the interview. Speaker Robin Vos says you need to show up when you're offered a chanc...
Jun 03, 2021
Charges Filed Against Four People For Death Of Woman Found On Menominee Reservation
Charges have been filed against four people in federal court in Green Bay. Prosecutors say the four put Stephanie Greenspon's body in a vehicle after she suffered a fatal overdose, then set it on fire...
Jun 03, 2021 CC / depositphotos
