Category Archives: State News
Wisconsin State Trooper, Two Others Hurt In Chain Reaction Crash
A Wisconsin State Patrol officer is among three people hurt in a crash Monday (May 24th) in Eau Claire County. Deputies say the state trooper was inside her squad during a traffic stop on Interstate 9...
May 25, 2021
Waupaca County Farmer Charged in Toddler's Skid Steer Death
The father of a two-year-old boy who died in a farming accident last month is facing charges in Waupaca County. Prosecutors say 39-year-old Caleb Schachtschneider of Ogdensburg is charged with second-...
May 25, 2021 CC / depositphotos
Wisconsin Lawmakers Look at Second Amendment Sanctuary Legislation this Week
There will be a debate about guns at the Wisconsin Capitol this week. The Assembly Committee on State Affairs is scheduled to take up a proposal that would limit how some federal gun laws could be enf...
May 24, 2021
Work-Search Requirement Reinstated for Wisconsin Unemployment
People on unemployment in Wisconsin have to start looking for work this week. Lawmakers last week voted to reinstate the state's work-search requirement. That means anyone collecting unemployment bene...
May 24, 2021 CC / Sora Shimazaki
Battle May Loom Over Natural Resources Board Meeting this Week
Wednesday's meeting of the state Natural Resources Board is shaping up to be unusual. The term of Fred Prehn, a dentist and cranberry marsh owner from Wausau, expired May 1st, and Governor Tony Evers ...
May 24, 2021 Paul Downey / CC
COVID Related State Park Restrictions Changed
More people will be allowed into Wisconsin's state parks soon. The Department of Natural Resources announced changes to restrictions on parks put in place in reaction to COVID-19. Officials say large-...
May 24, 2021 sergio santos / CC
Wisconsin DHS Nows Says Herd Immunity Likely In The Fall
A lot more people are going to have to get the coronavirus vaccine if Wisconsin is going to hit herd immunity by the Fourth of July. Department of Health Services Deputy Secretary Julie Willems Van Di...
May 24, 2021 CDC / Unsplash
Milwaukee Police Dealing With Multiple Weekend Shootings
Milwaukee Police are once again counting up all of the shootings from over the weekend. Officers say at least six people were shot and wounded Saturday or yesterday. The shootings happened across the ...
May 24, 2021 Scott Davidson / CC
Renewed Push for Nonpartisan Redistricting in WI
As Wisconsin faces the divisive issue of redistricting, supporters of taking politics out of the process are making another attempt at a new system. At the State Capitol, a bill has been reintroduced ...
May 23, 2021 By Vijay Kumar Koulampet // commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27024740
BBB Tip: New College Grads, Watch Out for These Scams
This year's class of college graduates is getting ready to start their new lives. It's a big transition that includes several important changes. Grads may be moving to a new city, finding a new place ...
May 23, 2021
