Category Archives: State News
Workers At Rhinelander Paper Mill Face Uncertain Future
About 500 workers at a paper mill in Rhinelander now face an uncertain future after a company announcement Tuesday. One of the paper machines at the Ahlstrom Munksjo Mill will be idled by December. Th...
Sep 16, 2021 Jenni C / CC
First Lady Talks About Return To In-Person Learning During Milwaukee Visit
First Lady Jill Biden talked to parents and educators about a return to in-person learning and using federal funds for COVID-19 safety protocols Wednesday morning. Biden stopped at Marvin E. Pratt Ele...
Sep 16, 2021 Marc Nozell / CC
Beaver Dam Man Sentenced To Prison For Wrong-Way Fatal Crash
A 36-year-old Beaver Dam man is going to prison for more than two decades for causing a fatal wrong-way crash two years ago. Investigators say Dustin Vandergailen had both cocaine and alcohol in his s...
Sep 16, 2021 CC / depositphotos
Five Students Arrested For Fighting At Janesville Parker High School
Janesville police were called to Parker High School Wednesday morning after a fight involving five students caused the school to go onto a soft lockdown. Four of the students were arrested for battery...
Sep 16, 2021
Suspect Who Removed GPS Monitor Caught Following Armed Robbery
A Madison suspect who removed his GPS monitoring bracelet was finally caught Monday after an armed robbery. Authorities had said 29-year-old Rondino Fleming cut off the device Saturday while he was ou...
Sep 15, 2021 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Evers Seeks to Intervene in Redistricting Case
Governor Tony Evers has signaled he wants to be involved in a redistricting case. Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul asked a federal court Monday to allow the Governor to intervene in a lawsuit file...
Sep 15, 2021
German Researchers Potty-Training Cows To Reduce Emissions
People will potty train their pets like cats and dogs, but researchers are now seeing if they can train cows to do the same. A new paper published in the journal Current Biology says German researcher...
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Sun Prairie Middle School Holds Virtual Meeting With Students To Talk About Fights
Students at Cardinal Heights Upper Middle School in Sun Prairie were summoned to an all-school virtual meeting Tuesday to talk about fighting. Officials say there was a string of altercations Monday -...
Sep 15, 2021
Minnesota & Wisconsin Authorities Investigate Deaths Of Four In Dunn County
Investigators from Wisconsin and Minnesota are searching for suspects in the fatal shootings of four Minnesotans found in an S-U-V across the border. Dunn County Sheriff Kevin Bygd says they are "look...
Sep 15, 2021 Row of police cars, with blue and red flashing sirens. selective focus
Wisconsin Attorney General Warns Of Increased Ransomware Threats
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul is warning people about an increase in the number of ransomware threats. Kaul says the F-B-I has received 41 reports from Wisconsin about an activity like that. Th...
Sep 15, 2021 David Stewart / CC
