Category Archives: State News
Conservation Reserve Program General Signup Now Underway
Agricultural producers and private landowners interested in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) can sign up for the popular program beginning Jan. 4, 2021 until Feb. 12, 2021. The competitive progr...
Jan 09, 2021
DNR Asks for the Public’s Feedback on Deer Management
Every three years, Wisconsinites like you have the chance to weigh in on what the future of deer hunting will look like in your county. Between now and Jan. 13, let the DNR know your thoughts on propo...
Jan 09, 2021
Milwaukee Fire And Police Commission Suspends Search For Permanent Chief
More than four months after the process began the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission has suspended its search for a permanent police chief. Commission chair Nelson Soler the group's authority isn't ...
Jan 08, 2021 Row of police cars, with blue and red flashing sirens. selective focus
Assembly Passes Resolution Condemning Political Violence Unanimously
The Wisconsin Assembly has condemned political violence by a unanimous vote. A resolution to that effect was approved Thursday, the day after mobs of people stormed the U-S Capitol building. Assembly ...
Jan 08, 2021
Kenosha Streets Quiet Despite DA’s Decision Not To Charge Police Officer
Social activists say they are moving carefully in Kenosha after seeing extremists attack the U-S Capitol Wednesday. Wisconsin's governor had assigned 500 National Guard troops to the city in anticipat...
Jan 08, 2021
COVID-19 Outbreak In State Prison In Dane County Results In 400 Positive Cases
Officials with the Wisconsin Department of Corrections report the continuing COVID-19 outbreak at the Oakhill Correctional Institution has resulted in more than 400 positive cases. Two more prisoners ...
Jan 08, 2021 sergio santos / CC
Brown County Business Burglary
The Brown County Sheriff's Office is looking for two suspects who burglarized a business last weekend in the Town of Eaton. Sgt. Aaron Aronstein says two unknown offenders cut phone lines and forced t...
Jan 07, 2021
New “Flex” Travel Lane On Madison Beltline Will Ease Congestion
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says construction of a new "flex lane" on Madison's Beltline will help ease traffic congestion. Work should start in March. It's part of a $45-million projec...
Jan 07, 2021 @felixtriller / CC
Milwaukee Man Facing Charges In Fatal Hit-And-Run Involved In Similar Accident Previously
The 24-year-old Milwaukee man facing charges in a fatal hit-and-run accident on New Year's Eve was involved in a similar accident nearly five years ago. George Reel is charged with first-degree intent...
Jan 07, 2021
Driver Who Deliberately Crashed Into Motorcycle, Killing Rider, Committed For Treatment
The 27-year-old Fond du Lac County man who admits he deliberately crashed his pickup into a motorcycle has been committed for mental health treatment. The order was issued Wednesday by Judge Richard N...
Jan 07, 2021
