Category Archives: State News
Acting MPD Chief Starts Public Forum Tour
Acting Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman has begun a weeklong public forum tour. Norman took questions from about 20 residents Saturday morning at the Silver Spring Neighborhood Center, the first ...
Oct 25, 2021
Search for Sheriff Stabbing Suspect Called Off
The Dane County Sheriff's Department ended a search for a man who stabbed a deputy last week near Cross Plains. Investigators determined the suspect no longer posed an imminent danger to the public. T...
Oct 25, 2021 Row of police cars, with blue and red flashing sirens. selective focus
Wisconsin School-Based Mental Health Initiative Gets Big Boost
The WEA Member Benefits Foundation, Inc. is launching a pilot project to provide financial support for school-based mental health services for K-12 students throughout Wisconsin. Together with a siste...
Oct 24, 2021
DATCP Reminds Farmers to Check Runoff Risk Prior to Spreading Manure
The DATCP is reminding farmers and manure applicators to check the runoff risk advisory forecast before spreading manure on fields. The tool helps determine the potential for manure runoff from a fiel...
Oct 24, 2021 U.S. Department of Agriculture
WI Senator Target of New Outsourcing Campaign
A Wisconsin group that advocates for working families is launching a new campaign, which connects federal policy to the outsourcing of local jobs, and the ads place a key focus on one of the state's U...
Oct 24, 2021
BBB Tip: Celebrate Halloween on a Budget
The pandemic and potential supply chain shortage isn't stopping consumers from celebrating Halloween. The National Retail Federation expects people will spend $10.14 billion, up from $8.05 billion in ...
Oct 24, 2021 Nick Fewings / Unsplash
Anonymous Donor Gives $10 Million to UW-Eau Claire Foundation
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire says its foundation has received a $10-million anonymous gift. The money is being used to launch the $125-million Sustaining Human Innovation capital campaign. T...
Oct 24, 2021 Pictures of Money / CC
COVID Ravages Wisconsin Nursing Homes, Again
Wisconsin is seeing similar COVID-19 patterns in long-term care facilities compared to the fall of last year. Advocates for the state's older residents say vaccinations and booster shots can make a di...
Oct 24, 2021
State Lawmakers React to Audit of Wisconsin's 2020 Presidential Election
A report from the Legislative Audit Bureau found voting machines to be accurate, and no widespread fraud in Wisconsin's 2020 presidential election. But it also makes multiple recommendations regarding...
Oct 23, 2021
Wisconsin Receives $1 Million Grant for Electric Vehicle Plans
The State of Wisconsin plans to use a one-million-dollar federal grant to chart a path toward electric vehicle adoption in the state. State officials say they submitted the proposal focused on plannin...
Oct 23, 2021 Michael Fousert / Unsplash
