Category Archives: State News
Green Bay Gamblers Announce the Date of the Annual Weiner Dog Race
The Green Bay Gamblers hockey team has a certain knack for finding fun and interesting ways to draw a crowd. From their Annual Military Night, to their Teddy Bear Toss, there is always some exciting e...
Mar 21, 2021
National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum Unveils Sister Jean Bobblehead
The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwaukee has unveiled their newest officially licensed bobblehead. The bobblehead features Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the 101-year-old nun who ser...
Mar 20, 2021
Report: Uninsured Rate for Kids Growing Faster in Certain States
A new report shows states that have resisted Medicaid expansion are putting kids at risk because not as many families are accessing consistent health care. Wisconsin is among those states, but expansi...
Mar 20, 2021 Nenad Stojkovic / CC
Drunk Woman Accused Of Barely Missing Shot To Officer’s Head
When Cudahy Police Officer Bianca Baez shot a drunk woman last Saturday, it happened just seconds after that suspect had narrowly missing shooting Baez in the head. Cudahy police were responding to a ...
Mar 19, 2021 CC / depositphotos
Signing Of $1.2M Contract Starts Upgrades For Unemployment System
The signing of a one-point-two-million-dollar contract Thursday gets a major upgrade to Wisconsin's unemployment computer system going. The Department of Workforce Development had already received a $...
Mar 19, 2021 cc / depositphotos
State Supreme Court Orders New Trial For Man Convicted Of Killing His Wife
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for a Pleasant Prairie man convicted of killing his wife. Julie Jensen died of poisoning in 1998. She had written a letter to a neighbor saying if a...
Mar 19, 2021 Allen Allen / CC
Search For Missing Hiker In Rock County Now Considered Search And Recovery Effort
The Rock County Sheriff's Office says its search for a missing hiker has switched to a search and recovery effort. Kevin J. Doyle didn't return home from a walk Wednesday morning at Storrs Lake. His t...
Mar 19, 2021 Row of police cars, with blue and red flashing sirens. selective focus
DHS Deputy Secretary Says Herd Immunity Possible In Wisconsin By July
Don't circle it on your calendar, but the Department of Health Services deputy secretary says at the pace people are being vaccinated herd immunity is possible for Wisconsin by July. Julie Willems Van...
Mar 19, 2021 sergio santos / CC
Madison Police Chief: 85% Of Officers Have Been Vaccinated
Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes says 85-percent of his department's officers have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Barnes shared that information on a Wednesday blog post. Barnes says he's looking f...
Mar 18, 2021 Fred Moon / Unsplash
Washington County Deputy Cleared Of Charges For February Fatal Shooting
A Washington County Sheriff's deputy has been cleared of criminal charges for a fatal shooting on February 3rd. The District Attorney's Office determined nine-year veteran Deputy Lee Goodman was justi...
Mar 18, 2021 Allen Allen / CC
