Category Archives: State News
BBB Tip: How to Know If Someone Stole Your Identity
Identity theft is stressful, and it can do tremendous damage to your finances. It's important to recognize the signs early. The earlier you notice something is amiss, the faster you can take action to...
Oct 17, 2021 Sharon McCutcheon / Unsplash
Fertilizer Research Council Funds Over $100,000 for UW Projects
The Wisconsin Fertilizer Research Council is providing over $100,000 for University of Wisconsin (UW) research projects. Researchers will use the funding to study soil management, soil fertility, plan...
Oct 17, 2021 U.S. Department of Agriculture
Fighting Misinformation: Pumping up News Feeds with Facts
How do you fight an onslaught of misinformation surrounding the 2020 election? A University of Wisconsin communications professor said a good place to start is a heavy load of facts delivered through ...
Oct 17, 2021 Envelope containing voting ballot papers being sent by mail for absentee vote in presidential election
Butterball Issues a Recall of Their Ground Turkey Products
The Butterball company has issued a recall of over 14,000 pounds of ground turkey. The reason for the recall was listed as potential contamination of blue plastic. The products affected were the 2.5-p...
Oct 16, 2021
Wisconsin Legislature Announces Sporting Freedom Package Alongside Ted Nugent
State Assemblyman Paul Tittl, alongside fellow Republicans in the Senate and Assembly and music icon Ted Nugent, announced a brand-new Sportsman Freedom Package. Overall, the package aims to provide c...
Oct 15, 2021
Lakeshore Area Lawmaker Returns to Work After Being Sickened by COVID-19
Republican state Senator Andre Jacque was finally back on the job Thursday when he chaired a meeting of the Wisconsin Senate's human services committee. He also attended a hearing of the Senate judici...
Oct 15, 2021
"Eviction Free MKE" Dedicated to Keeping Milwaukee Families in Their Homes
The "Eviction Free M-K-E" initiative has been launched to keep families in their homes and stopping evictions. Housing advocates say the program will provide families facing eviction with access to le...
Oct 15, 2021 David Jackmanson / CC
No Election Officials Will be Interviewed Today as Part of Investigation
Election officials in Wisconsin's five biggest cities say they are working to provide documents instead of coming to Madison for interviews today (October 15th). The documents are part of former Wisco...
Oct 15, 2021
Wausau Woman Sentenced To 7 Years For Distributing Child Porn
A federal judge is sentencing a Wausau woman to 7.5 years in prison for distributing child porn. Twenty-five-year-old Natalie J. Ticho pleaded guilty to the charges. Investigators told the court Ticho...
Oct 14, 2021 Jhaymesisviphotography / CC
Graduation Rates Rise at UW-Madison, Students Are Getting Degrees Faster
More students are graduating from the University of Wisconsin in Madison. UW Madison reports six- and four-year graduation rates at record highs. Freshmen who entered in 2015 had a six-year graduation...
Oct 14, 2021
