Category Archives: State News
UW System Offering More Incentives To Increase Campus Vaccine Rates
Officials with the UW System are offering more incentives to increase campus vaccine rates. As a part of its "70 For 70 Campaign," the system is going to be giving away 70 scholarships for $7000 to va...
Sep 17, 2021 CDC / Unsplash
Structural Concerns Lead To Close Of Downtown Madison Building
Worries about the structural integrity have led to the closing of a building in downtown Madison. The city says it has been monitoring the situation, but the work to shore up the building hasn't been ...
Sep 17, 2021 Evan Wise / Unsplash
House Fire in Kiel Friday Morning
Several local and area agencies responded to a house fire lat this morning (yesterday) in the Town of Schleswig. Kiel Fire Department Public Information Officer Kyle Preissner says crews Were dispatch...
Sep 17, 2021
Manitowoc's Washington Street is Officially on the State's Reconstruction Calendar...in 2029
There is some good news and bad news for those who travel through Manitowoc on a regular basis. First the good news, as Assemblyman Paul Tittl has responded to Mayor Justin Nickels' letter regarding W...
Sep 17, 2021
Volunteers Seek Winter Clothing For Afghan Refugees As Weather Cools
Team Rubicon and volunteers with the Salvation Army are asking for donations of winter clothing for the Afghan refugees now living at Fort McCoy. Fall comes next week and temperatures are starting to ...
Sep 17, 2021 ResoluteSupportMedia / CC
Federal Panel Refuses To Dismiss Redistricting Lawsuit Brought By Democrats
A federal panel of three judges has refused to dismiss the redistricting lawsuit brought by Democrats. The ruling against Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature keeps the federal case alive. Republi...
Sep 17, 2021
Dane County Judge Refuses to Lower Bond For Accused Double Killer
A Dane County judge has refused to lower the bond for a 20-year-old man accused of killing a University of Wisconsin professor and her husband. Khari Sanford faces two counts of first-degree intention...
Sep 17, 2021 CC / depositphotos
Passenger In Truck That Killed 3 Girl Scouts Will Spend Three Years In Prison
The passenger in the truck that killed three girl scouts and their leader in Lake Hallie has been sentenced to three years in prison. John Stender was riding with Colten Treu when Treu drove into the ...
Sep 17, 2021 michael scott / CC
Friday Hearing In Kenosha County To Determine Evidence Heard In Rittenhouse Case
A hearing this morning (September 17th) in Kenosha County will determine what evidence can be presented in the Rittenhouse case. Teenager Kyle Rittenhouse is charged with killing two men during the pr...
Sep 17, 2021
Officials Say Southern Wisconsin Man Died In Fall From Rocks
Authorities in Minnesota say a 39-year-old southern Wisconsin man died in a fall from some rocks in Interstate State Park last weekend. The Chisago County Sheriff's Office has identified the victim as...
Sep 16, 2021 Andrew Malone / CC
