Category Archives: State News
UW-Green Bay Launches a Sustainability Certificate Program
UW-Green Bay is launching a new noncredit Sustainability Certificate Program in January 2021. The goal of the certificate program is to educate business professionals to implement sustainable decision...
Nov 15, 2020
Fox Valley BBB Spokesperson Warns of Holiday Scams
The Northeast Wisconsin Regional Director for the Better Business Bureau has a warning for consumers as we get closer to the pandemic-affected holiday season. Susan Bach of the Appleton office advises...
Nov 14, 2020 John Jones / CC
Mama Bear and Two Cubs Spotted In Kewaskum
State officials say they have known for some time that bear populations are moving south, but it's still startling to see it. A man in Kewaskum found a video of a mama bear and her two cubs on his tra...
Nov 13, 2020 Chandan Singh / CC
Students In UW System Must Be Tested If They Go Home For Thanksgiving
Wisconsin students heading home for Thanksgiving will be tested for COVID-19 before they leave, then twice before they return to campus. U-W System President Tommy Thompson included that requirement i...
Nov 13, 2020 dcJohn / CC
Two Men Arrested After One Swung Axe, Breaking a Windshield
When one of the two men fighting in Madison Wednesday afternoon grabbed an ax from his truck, the fight really got serious. Madison police arrested the two. Witnesses say 49-year-old Fabian Zepeda and...
Nov 13, 2020
Lawsuit Filed Seeking To Throw Out Votes From Wisconsin’s 3 Largest Counties
A federal lawsuit has been filed seeking to have the votes from Wisconsin's three largest counties thrown out. The suit, filed on behalf of three voters from northeastern Wisconsin, alleges that absen...
Nov 13, 2020
White House Coronavirus Task Force Head: What You’re Doing Is Not Enough
The message from the head of the White House Coronavirus Task Force is a simple one: What you're doing is not enough. Doctor Deborah Birx says Wisconsin should look at what other states have done to f...
Nov 13, 2020 sergio santos / CC
UW-Madison Police Investigate Theft of Rare Tree From Arboretum
The UW-Madison Police Department is investigating the theft of a rare tree from the UW-Arboretum. Officers say the 25-foot Pillar Swiss Mountain pine tree was cut down and stolen sometime last week. T...
Nov 12, 2020
More Than Two-Thirds of Wisconsin Counties Complete Election Canvassing
With more than two-thirds of Wisconsin counties through their canvass process, President Trump is losing ground on President-Elect Joe Biden. Canvassing numbers from 55 counties showed former Vice Pre...
Nov 12, 2020
Homeowners Look At Cheese Plant As Cause Of Repeated Flooding
A group of Oconto County homeowners is looking at a nearby cheese plant as the cause of repeated flooding. They say the problem started in March 2019 when the water in a nearby pond began to rise. Bel...
Nov 12, 2020 internets_dairy / CC
