Category Archives: State News
BBB Tip: Protect Yourself From "Storm Chasers" After a Natural Disaster
Many areas are experiencing bad weather this week. Natural disasters like snowstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, flooding, and wildfires often bring out the best in people, as strangers reach out to help ...
Feb 28, 2021 jimmy brown / CC
Grothman Introduces Bipartisan Air America Act
Congressman Glenn Grothman of Glenbeulah has introduced the bipartisan Air America Act with 55 original cosponsors. This bill will correct an inequity suffered by the brave Americans who are former em...
Feb 28, 2021
DATCP Participates in National Winter Policy Conference
This week, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Secretary-designee Randy Romanski participated in the virtual 2021 National Association of State Departments o...
Feb 27, 2021
BBB Tips: How to Fix Ice Dams and Winter Storm Damage
When major snowfall impacts an area, it's not uncommon for problematic companies to capitalize on the situation. Historically, out-of-state contractors will solicit in areas that receive significant s...
Feb 27, 2021 brianjobson
WIAA Boys Basketball Tournament Continues Tonight with Elite Eight
The WIAA Boys Basketball Tournament is entering the "Elite 8" round tonight in five divisions around the state. With a state tournament berth in the line, here are some of the matchups of area interes...
Feb 27, 2021 Karl Baron / CC
Governor Announces Pardons for Manitowoc Man and 12 Others
Governor Tony Evers announced today (Friday) that he has granted another 13-pardons. The Governor's Pardon Advisory Board heard from applicants virtually two weeks ago. One of the pardons involves Man...
Feb 26, 2021
Nobody’s Complaining, But, Where Are All The Potholes in Milwaukee?
Milwaukee is missing something as spring approaches, but nobody is complaining. The city says the complaints it is receiving over potholes are down by about 70-percent. Milwaukee city engineer Jerrel ...
Feb 26, 2021 Andy Arthur / CC
Students At Milwaukee Private School Walk Out Over Failed Policies On Race
A student walkout at Divine Savior Holy Angels High School in Milwaukee was brought on by a video posted online showing two white students using a racial slur. The students who walked out said they we...
Feb 26, 2021 Jack Sem / CC
West Allis Man Charged With First-Degree Intentional Homicide For 2019 Shooting
Seventeen months after Keith Wolf was shot to death while looking for an intruder in his Poynette home, a 43-year-old West Allis man has been taken into custody. Wolf's wife told investigators they ha...
Feb 26, 2021
Help Is On The Way For Wisconsin’s Aging Unemployment Computer System
Help is on the way for Wisconsin's aging computer system at the Department of Workforce Development. The 50-year-old infrastructure delayed unemployment benefit payments for months for some applicants...
Feb 26, 2021 Pictures of Money / CC
