Category Archives: State News
Lawmaker Says Milwaukee Is Like A War-Zone; Wants The National Guard Deployed
A Republican state lawmaker describes Wisconsin's largest city as resembling a war zone. State Representative Joe Sanfelippo of New Berlin wants the governor to activate the Wisconsin National Guard "...
Jun 16, 2021
Five District Leaders Urge Lawmakers to Set Aside Differences, Do What's Best for Schools
Superintendents from Wisconsin's five largest school districts are urging lawmakers to set aside their partisan differences and do what's best for schools. The superintendents from Milwaukee, Madison,...
Jun 16, 2021 Students wearing mask for protect corona virus or covid-19 and doing exam in classroom with stress.
Fire Chief: It Could Take A Week To Burn Off 500K Gallons Of Oil At Fire Site
Just across the state line in Illinois, Rockton Fire Chief Kirk Wilson says it could take another week for a half-million gallons of oil at the Chemtools fire site to burn off. 84 fire departments are...
Jun 16, 2021 Dan Zen / CC
Woman Charged with Killing Grandmother, Setting Home on Fire Four Days Later
A Wisconsin woman is charged with killing her grandmother last week, then setting her home on fire four days later. 36-year-old Elizabeth Durkee has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide...
Jun 16, 2021
Small Wisconsin Communities Urged to Apply for Stimulus Money before It's Too Late
The Wisconsin Department of Revenue is reminding smaller communities they won't get any of the federal funding from the American Rescue Plan if they don't apply. Six hundred communities have applied, ...
Jun 15, 2021 James / CC
Rock County Sheriff's Office Investigating Death of Elderly Woman
The Rock County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of an elderly woman whose body was found in a garage Monday morning. Deputies were called to the home west of Janesville at about 5:30 AM. T...
Jun 15, 2021
Use it or Lose it- Wisconsin Voters May Be at Risk of Losing Their Registration
The State of Wisconsin is sending postcards to nearly 187,000 registered voters who have not voted in the past four years. Wisconsin Elections Commission administrator Meagan Wolfe says these voters w...
Jun 15, 2021
Governor Evers Claims Extra $300 a Week Doesn't Encourage People to Stay Home
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce is challenging the governor's assertion about federal unemployment benefits hurting businesses. Governor Tony Evers claimed there is no evidence the additional ben...
Jun 15, 2021
Sexual Assault, Murder Plot Lands Wisconsin Man in Prison for 33 Years
A northern Wisconsin man has been sentenced to 33 years in prison for the sexual assault of a child and plotting to murder the victim. Russell Wilson had been charged with assaulting the girl when inv...
Jun 15, 2021
DPI Approves $13.5M In Grants For Wisconsin Charter Schools
The Department of Public Instruction has approved $13.5 million in funding for Wisconsin charter schools. State Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor says the 19 federal grants help those schools wit...
Jun 15, 2021 dcJohn / CC
