Category Archives: State News
COVID-19 Cases Top 1500 For First Time in Almost 1 Week
New COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin topped 1,500 Thursday (February 4th) for the first time in nearly a week. The state Department of Health Services reported 1,518 new cases. The seven-day average of jus...
Feb 05, 2021 sergio santos / CC
Tittl Speaks on the Repeal of Wisconsin's Mask Mandate
The State Assembly has repealed Governor Evers' statewide mask mandate. 25th Assembly District Representative Paul Tittl of Manitowoc -who voted yes to pass a Joint Resolution to revoke Evers' Emergen...
Feb 04, 2021
AG Kaul Disappointed About GOP Leader of Racial Disparity Task Force
Attorney General Josh Kaul says he's disappointed in the wake of emails that seem to show that Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke isn't expecting much out of the Task Force on Racial Disparity. A-G...
Feb 04, 2021 Susan Ruggles / CC
Douglas County Judge Okays Charging 12-Year-Old with Attempted Murder
A judge in Douglas County says there's enough evidence to charge a 12-year-old from Solon Springs with attempted first-degree homicide. The ruling came Wednesday at the preliminary hearing for the boy...
Feb 04, 2021 Allen Allen / CC
Rural Hillsboro Man Dies of Injuries Suffered in Vernon County ATV Crash
A man from southwest Wisconsin did not survive an A-T-V crash in Vernon County. Sheriff's deputies say Adam Hemmersbach of Hillsboro lost control on a county road Monday and was ejected from the four-...
Feb 04, 2021 Scott Akerman / CC
Two People Dead in Washington County Home Invasion, Exchange of Gunfire
Two people are dead after a home invasion and standoff Wednesday afternoon in Washington County. Authorities responded to a report in Kewaskum of a man forcing his way into a home and demanding keys t...
Feb 04, 2021 Tony Webster / CC
Kenosha County Prosecutors Accuse Rittenhouse of Violating Bond
Kenosha County prosecutors say Kyle Rittenhouse has violated his bond conditions. Police say the Illinois teen charged with killing two protesters in Kenosha does not live at the address he gave the c...
Feb 04, 2021
Dane County Applies To Host Federal COVID-19 Vaccination Site
Dane County officials have applied to host one of 100 federal COVID-19 vaccination sites. President Joe Biden has said he will use the Defense Production Act to boost vaccine supplies and will work wi...
Feb 03, 2021 EpicTop10.com / CC
Power Plant Near Pardeeville To Cease Operations
Alliant Energy says its shift from coal-fired production to renewable energy means it will shut down its power plant near Pardeeville. The Columbia Energy Center has been operating for more than 45 ye...
Feb 03, 2021
Milwaukee Aldermen Call Public Works Department Efforts to Clear Snow “Unacceptable”
Two Milwaukee aldermen are calling the efforts of the city's Public Works Department to clear snow from the streets "unacceptable." Khalif Rainey and Russell Stamper issued a joint statement Tuesday c...
Feb 03, 2021 Mark Mitchell / CC
