Category Archives: State News
BBB Wisconsin CEO Jim Temmer Elected IABBB Chair
Jim Temmer, CEO and president of the Better Business Bureau Serving Wisconsin has been elected as Board Chair of the International Association of Better Business Bureaus (IABBB). The International Ass...
Apr 09, 2021
CARES Act Funding To Help Wisconsin Rapids After Versa Paper Mill Closing
About $144,000 in federal funding through the CARES Act will be used to help economic recovery in the Wisconsin Rapids area. About 900 employees lost their jobs when the Verso paper mill shut down ope...
Apr 09, 2021 Pictures of Money / CC
Milwaukee Teen Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison After His Conviction On Seven Felonies
Milwaukee County Judge Michelle Havas told the 18-year-old defendant he had the worst record she's ever seen for somebody his age before sentencing Brian Vaughn to 25 years in prison. Vaughn was 16 wh...
Apr 09, 2021
Last Monfils 6 Defendant Stays In Prison
The only "Monfils 6" defendant is going to stay at Jackson Correctional Institution. The Wisconsin Parole Commission has decided 70-year-old Keith Kutska hasn't met the requirements for release. Kutsk...
Apr 09, 2021
12-Year-Old Driver Arrested For Causing Three Car Accident
Milwaukee police say the 12-year-old driver of one of the cars in a three-vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon ran from the scene. She was taken into custody a short time later, and her name hasn't be...
Apr 09, 2021
Turnout For Wisconsin's Spring Election Just Over 20%
Wisconsin election officials say the voter turnout for Tuesday's spring election was just barely over 20%. There was only one statewide race on the ballot - where Jill Underly defeated Deb Kerr by abo...
Apr 08, 2021 Maryland GovPics / CC
Feds Agree To Pay $1M Settlement To Family Of Army Vet Who Froze To Death
The family of Army veteran Vance Perry says the staff at Madison's V-A Hospital was aware of his mental condition and should have made sure he got into a cab two years ago. Perry was found frozen to d...
Apr 08, 2021
Janesville Man Is Second From Wisconsin Charged In January 6th US Capitol Attack
Federal investigators say photos show 42-year-old Michael Fitzgerald of Janesville inside the US Capitol during the January 6th insurrection. Fitzgerald is the second person from Wisconsin facing fede...
Apr 08, 2021 ttarasiuk / CC
Father Trying to Impress His Daughter Gets Too Close to Milwaukee Elephant Exhibit
A 27-year-old father was apparently trying to impress his daughter Wednesday afternoon when he got too close to the elephant exhibit at the Milwaukee County Zoo. He was cited for trespassing. The man'...
Apr 08, 2021
Federal Law Might Throw Monkey Wrench Into Republican Spending Plans
The Legislative Fiscal Bureau says Republican plans for spending $3.2 billion in federal stimulus money might not be allowed. The Bureau reviewed those plans and just issued its analysis. The proposal...
Apr 08, 2021 cc / depositphotos
