Category Archives: State News
Central Wisconsin Paper Mills To Operate As Normal After $2.8B Sale
A Canadian company has bought two central Wisconsin paper mills for an estimated $2.8 billion. Paper Excellence calls itself "a global leader in sustainable pulp and paper." A total of 740 people work...
May 13, 2021 Jenni C / CC
Poynette School Teacher Placed On Leave After Incident With Student
A Poynette high school teacher apparently captured on video yelling insults at a student has been placed on administrative leave. The teacher hasn't been identified. School District of Poynette Admini...
May 13, 2021 jda / CC
Voters With Disabilities Urge Lawmakers To Reconsider Two Election Bills
Voters will disabilities are telling Wisconsin lawmakers they should reconsider two bills passed Tuesday in the Senate. They say the changes to election laws put people with disabilities at a disadvan...
May 13, 2021 Maryland GovPics / CC
Iowa County Authorities Identify Son as The Suspect In Woman's Death
Authorities in Iowa County identify the son as the suspect in the death of 54-year-old Susan Pickett. The Wisconsin Department of Justice is handling the case. Pickett's body was found Monday in a hom...
May 13, 2021
Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office Corrects Reports: No Jail Inmate Escaped
The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office is correcting reports that a jail inmate escaped Tuesday. Officials at Marquette University sent an alert at about 6:00 p-m saying an escaped prisoner had been se...
May 13, 2021 Row of police cars, with blue and red flashing sirens. selective focus
Milwaukee Home Targeted by Arsonists Twice Over 4-Week Period
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives is investigating a Milwaukee home targeted by arsonists twice over a four-week period. Molotov cocktails were used at the home on the c...
May 12, 2021 trec_lit / CC
Democratic Senator Rips GOP for Not Forgiving Taxes on Unemployment Benefits
A Democratic state senator is criticizing the GOP majority for voting against forgiving state taxes on federal unemployment benefits. Senator Chris Carpenter of Milwaukee says Senate Republicans "turn...
May 12, 2021 CC / Seehafer News
Menasha Man Charged in Accidental Shooting Death of 3-Year-Old
A man from Menasha is charged in the accidental shooting death of a three-year-old boy in Milwaukee. Prosecutors say Devon Armour is facing second-degree reckless homicide for the May 8th death of Cir...
May 12, 2021 CC / depositphotos
Injured Bear Euthanized Near Antigo
Antigo police say officers consulted with D-N-R wardens before euthanizing an injured bear Tuesday morning. The call came in at about 9:15 a-m. Officers say injuries to its hind legs made it difficult...
May 12, 2021 Pete Nuij / Unsplash
Former Wisconsin Top Health Official Confirmed For Federal Post
Former Wisconsin Department of Health Service Secretary-designee Andrea Palm has been confirmed for a federal position. Palm will take the number-two position in the U-S Department of Health and Human...
May 12, 2021
