Category Archives: State News
Sentencing Day For Brown County Man Convicted of Wife's 2013 Murder
The man convicted of killing his wife more than eight years ago in Brown County is sentenced today to life in prison. A jury found 75-year-old James Prokopovitz guilty of first-degree intentional homi...
May 26, 2021
Noah's Ark Opens for Memorial Day Weekend after COVID Closure
America's largest water park plans to open this Memorial Day Weekend at Wisconsin Dells. Noah's Ark says it is on track to welcome back guests on Saturday after closing last August due to COVID-19 con...
May 26, 2021 Jeremy Thompson / CC
Evers Blasts Republicans For Rejecting Medicaid Expansion
Governor Tony Evers is blasting Republican lawmakers for refusing to expand BadgerCare for 90,000 Wisconsin residents. Legislators met in special session Tuesday and then immediately gaveled out witho...
May 26, 2021
Capitol Hearing on Bill Ending $300 Federal Unemployment Payments
A GOP-backed bill that would stop $300 federal payments for unemployed Wisconsin residents was the focus of a Capitol hearing Tuesday. The measure would both end the federal unemployment benefit and e...
May 26, 2021 frankieleon / CC
Democratic State Senator Larson Files US Senate Paperwork
The field of Wisconsin Democrats running for the US Senate next year continues to grow. State Senator Chris Larson of Milwaukee filed paperwork Tuesday with the Federal Elections Commission for a 2022...
May 26, 2021 A. Michael Simms from Milwaukee, WI, United States of America, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
Nearly 2.4 Million Wisconsinites Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19
State health officials say nearly 2.4 million Wisconsinites or 41.1% of residents are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The latest data show more than 2,735,000 people in the state have received at l...
May 26, 2021 Fusion Medical Animation / Unsplash
Milwaukee Lakefront Fireworks Cancels 2021 Fireworks, Hope to Return in 2022
Milwaukee's July 3rd Lakefront Fireworks display is canceled for 2021 but should return in 2022. Milwaukee County Parks officials say they've been facing financial, staffing, and service level reducti...
May 25, 2021
GOP Committees to Hold Hearings on Transgender Athlete Bills
G-O-P legislation to limit participation in Wisconsin school sports by transgender women and girls have public hearings Wednesday. A pair of bills would require all K-through-12 schools, University of...
May 25, 2021 By Vijay Kumar Koulampet // commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27024740
WEDC Offering $400 Million in COVID Relief Grants to Small Businesses
Small businesses can now apply for more than $400-million in grants from the latest federal COVID relief funding. Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation secretary Missy Hughes says the $5,000 chec...
May 25, 2021 Pictures of Money / CC
La Crosse Diocese Asking Bishop Father Altman to Step Down
Diocese of La Crosse Bishop William Callahan is asking asked a controversial Catholic priest to resign. Father James Altman announced the news during his Sunday sermon which was posted to YouTube late...
May 25, 2021 Aaron Burden / Unsplash
