Category Archives: State News
Recount Work In Milwaukee, Dane Counties Starts
Clerks and workers doing the ballot counting start the recount in Milwaukee and Dane counties today (Friday). Officials spent Thursday setting things up for the big job. County canvass boards will man...
Nov 20, 2020 American at a polling booth
Governor, Legislative Leaders Meet To Talk About COVID-19 Pandemic
Republican legislative leaders and Democratic Governor Tony Evers will sit down today (Friday) for a discussion of COVID-19. Spokespersons for Evers and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos confirmed the meetin...
Nov 20, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Wisconsin's COVID-19 Death Toll Averages Ten Times Higher than in September
Wisconsin reported 83 deaths from the coronavirus Thursday in yet another poor day of numbers for the state with one of the worst outbreaks in the country. The state Department of Health Services on T...
Nov 19, 2020
Two Days Before Gun Deer Season And Some Hunters Can’t Find Any Ammo
A couple of days before the start of Wisconsin's gun deer season and hunters are struggling to find the ammunition they will need. At Bradley Gun Sales in Denmark, owner Arlyn Bradley says there have ...
Nov 19, 2020 tacit requiem (joanneQEscober ) / CC
Recaptured Inmate Says Escape Experience Was Worth It
One of the two inmates who escaped from the Columbia Correctional Institution in April says the experience was worth it. Thomas E. Deering made a virtual court appearance Wednesday. He pleaded guilty ...
Nov 19, 2020 michael scott / CC
Wisconsin Man In Plot Against Michigan Governor Arrested Again
The Wisconsin man accused of being a part of the plot against Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has been arrested a second time. Brian Higgins was free on bail when Whitmer and Wisconsin Governor Ton...
Nov 19, 2020
Wisconsin Governor Will Re-Issue State Of Emergency For Pandemic Saturday
Wisconsin's governor says he will re-issue a State of Emergency due to the pandemic effective Saturday, which is when the current State of Emergency expires. Governor Tony Evers says "it's clear we ca...
Nov 19, 2020
State Continues To Set New Records, This Time For Single-Day, Monthly New Cases
With 12 days left in the month, November has already set a record for the number of new cases. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says the new cases reported Wednesday pushes November's total...
Nov 19, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Police Will Escort Milwaukee Health Department Inspectors While They Do Their Job
They've been getting death threats, so inspectors with the Milwaukee Health Department will be escorted by police officers as they do their jobs from now on. People get angry when they enforce orders ...
Nov 18, 2020
Controversial Wauwatosa Police Officer Is Out
Controversial Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Mensah will officially resign from the department at the end of this month. He has been suspended since July. Mensah and the city's Common Council reached...
Nov 18, 2020
