Category Archives: State News
Sun Prairie Schools Apologize For “Grave Error In Judgment” Over Assignment
Officials with the Sun Prairie Area School District have apologized for what they call a "grave error in judgment" by middle school teachers. Those teachers now on administrative leave asked students ...
Feb 02, 2021
FEMA Sends $47M To Wisconsin DHS To Pay For COVID-19 Vaccinations
Officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency are sending $47-million to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to cover some of the costs of vaccinating people. The federal money is con...
Feb 02, 2021 Pictures of Money / CC
State Of Wisconsin Setting Up Online Registration For Coronavirus Vaccinations
The state of Wisconsin is getting help from Microsoft as it sets up an online way for people to sign up for coronavirus vaccinations. The system is expected to launch in 10 communities on February 15t...
Feb 02, 2021
New Judge Assigned To Fatal Hit-And-Run Case
A new Brown County judge has been assigned to a fatal hit-and-run case. Sixty-three-year-old John Parnon is suspected of killing a pedestrian near the Oneida Casino last October. Parnon is charged wit...
Feb 01, 2021
100K Wisconsinites Have Been Fully Vaccinated
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is reporting that more than 100,000 people have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The milestone was reached over the weekend. A slow rollout of the va...
Feb 01, 2021 CDC / Unsplash
Enbridge Line 3 Protesters Demonstrate In Superior
Opponents of Enbridge Energy's Line 3 pipeline project are hoping President Joe Biden shuts that work down, too. Biden's decision to stop work on the Keystone X-L pipeline has bolstered the hopes for ...
Feb 01, 2021 Tar Sands Blockade / CC
Snow Cover Deepest For SE Wisconsin In 10 Years
Snow hasn't been this deep in southeastern Wisconsin for a decade. A winter storm last week along with some lake-effect precipitation Saturday and Sunday has left snow up to 15 inches deep near Lake M...
Feb 01, 2021
55-Year-Old Man Arrested In Stevens Point After Long Standoff With Authorities
Ten hours after they were first called to a Stevens Point apartment, authorities made their way inside and took a man into custody. His name hasn't been released. Stevens Point police and the Portage ...
Feb 01, 2021
Republicans Say Vote Was to Stop “Illegal Overreach,” Democrats Call That “Bogus”
It's all a matter of perspective. Republican State Senator Mary Felzkowski says last week's vote to repeal the governor's public health emergency order was about stopping his "illegal overreach." Felz...
Feb 01, 2021
BBB Tip: Concerned About ID Theft? File Early and Considering Using an IRS PIN
Tax season is here, and so are the scammers. Con artists use the Social Security numbers of unsuspecting Americans to file phony tax returns and steal refunds. Online filers that go through the IRS we...
Jan 31, 2021 frankieleon / CC
