Category Archives: State News
BBB Risk Report: Adults 18-24 report highest scam risk in 2020
Adults ages 18-24 reported the highest median losses ($150) and the highest likelihood of loss (56.6%) to BBB Scam TrackerSM in 2020, according to the Better Business Bureau (BBB). Previously, older a...
Mar 07, 2021 CC rupixen.com
Beyond Air Quality, Global Food Supply Could Benefit from Climate Pact
The United States recently rejoined the Paris climate agreement, a move that followed the Biden administration's immediate pledges to focus on reducing carbon emissions. One expert said such efforts c...
Mar 07, 2021 Global hunger issue, water supply problem. Hands holding a paper sheet with world map in a plate with knife and fork icon over market shelves background. International craving and starvation metaphor.
Senator Jacque and Representative Sortwell Team Up to Introduce Veteran ID Bill
Two local representatives in the state legislature have teamed up to introduce the Wisconsin Veterans ID Eligibility Expansion bill. Senator Andre Jacque of De Pere and Representative Shae Sortwell ha...
Mar 07, 2021 Benjamin Faust / Unsplash
Concerns Remain About Redistricting in WI
Those calling for transparency in redrawing Wisconsin's political maps say more public awareness this time is a benefit, but there are early signs the process will devolve into a partisan fight. Watch...
Mar 06, 2021 Connor Betts / Unsplash
DATCP’s 2020 Inspections Show Wisconsin Businesses Measure Up
According to a new report from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), confidence remains high that consumers get what they pay for at Wisconsin businesses. Thr...
Mar 06, 2021
Marshfield Reaches Separation Agreement With Police Chief
A voluntary separation agreement reached with its former police chief has been approved by the Marshfield Common Council. The deal with Rick Gramza avoids the need for a trial in front of the Police a...
Mar 05, 2021 Row of police cars, with blue and red flashing sirens. selective focus
Sun Prairie Police Arrest Suspect In Fatal Shooting
Sun Prairie police report they have arrested the suspect in a fatal shooting last month. 29-year-old Shanton Robinson of Marshall was dropped off at a Madison U-W Health Clinic suffered from a gunshot...
Mar 05, 2021
Suspect Arrested In 1982 Cold-Case Murder Of Racine Woman In Colorado
Authorities in Clear Creek County, Colorado have arrested a suspect in the 1982 cold-case murder of a Racine woman. 29-year-old Barbara "Bobbie Jo" Oberholtzer's body was found in the Rocky Mountains ...
Mar 05, 2021
UK COVID-19 Variant Cases More Than Triple In Last Week
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reports the number of COVID-19 cases of the UK variant has more than tripled in the last week. There were six confirmed cases on February 25th and that numb...
Mar 05, 2021 sergio santos / CC
Missouri Man Accused Of Killing 2 Wisconsin Brothers Goes To Trial For Theft
Prosecutors in Missouri say the man accused of killing two Wisconsin brothers convinced someone outside the jail where he is being held to retrieve a trailer for him. Garland Nelson said he had paid $...
Mar 05, 2021
