Category Archives: State News
WI Project Aims to Help Women in Farming Navigate Conservation
In Wisconsin, more women are taking over farms and owning farmland -but they're not seeing the same outreach as men to help them learn best practices, including conservation. A new program aims to clo...
Apr 10, 2021 Zoe Schaeffer / Unsplash
DNR Begins Preparing Hunters for the Opening Date for the 2021 Spring Turkey Hunt
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is reminding Wisconsinites to get ready for the upcoming 2021 spring turkey hunt. The 2021 spring turkey hunt includes six, seven-day periods starti...
Apr 10, 2021
DNR Gives Tips on How to Help Protect Oak Trees From Oak Wilt
April brings a high risk for the often-fatal oak wilt disease across the state, and as a result, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recommends not pruning or cutting oak trees from Ap...
Apr 9, 2021 Jonathan Lidbeck / CC
BBB Wisconsin CEO Jim Temmer Elected IABBB Chair
Jim Temmer, CEO and president of the Better Business Bureau Serving Wisconsin has been elected as Board Chair of the International Association of Better Business Bureaus (IABBB). The International Ass...
Apr 9, 2021
CARES Act Funding To Help Wisconsin Rapids After Versa Paper Mill Closing
About $144,000 in federal funding through the CARES Act will be used to help economic recovery in the Wisconsin Rapids area. About 900 employees lost their jobs when the Verso paper mill shut down ope...
Apr 9, 2021 Pictures of Money / CC
Milwaukee Teen Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison After His Conviction On Seven Felonies
Milwaukee County Judge Michelle Havas told the 18-year-old defendant he had the worst record she's ever seen for somebody his age before sentencing Brian Vaughn to 25 years in prison. Vaughn was 16 wh...
Apr 9, 2021
Last Monfils 6 Defendant Stays In Prison
The only "Monfils 6" defendant is going to stay at Jackson Correctional Institution. The Wisconsin Parole Commission has decided 70-year-old Keith Kutska hasn't met the requirements for release. Kutsk...
Apr 9, 2021
12-Year-Old Driver Arrested For Causing Three Car Accident
Milwaukee police say the 12-year-old driver of one of the cars in a three-vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon ran from the scene. She was taken into custody a short time later, and her name hasn't be...
Apr 9, 2021
Turnout For Wisconsin's Spring Election Just Over 20%
Wisconsin election officials say the voter turnout for Tuesday's spring election was just barely over 20%. There was only one statewide race on the ballot - where Jill Underly defeated Deb Kerr by abo...
Apr 8, 2021 Maryland GovPics / CC
Feds Agree To Pay $1M Settlement To Family Of Army Vet Who Froze To Death
The family of Army veteran Vance Perry says the staff at Madison's V-A Hospital was aware of his mental condition and should have made sure he got into a cab two years ago. Perry was found frozen to d...
Apr 8, 2021
