Category Archives: State News
Political Scams Expected to Increase as U.S. Presidential Election Nears
Scammers are opportunists who take advantage of whatever is in the news or being chatted about on social media. It's common around this time of year to receive phone calls from political pollsters ask...
Sep 27, 2020 Rusty Clark ~ 100K Photos / CC
Is Your Child Properly Secured in The Car?
With this being National Child Passenger Safety Week, AAA - The Auto Club Group encourages parents and caregivers to make sure their children are riding safe and securely in the family vehicle. Accord...
Sep 27, 2020 Bradley Gordon / CC
New Grant to Help Address Meth Resurgence in WI
A federal grant that provides funding for opioid prevention and treatment has expanded its scope to include methamphetamine. That's welcome news for states like Wisconsin, seeing a resurgence in meth ...
Sep 26, 2020 drugs in the form of crystals on a black background, methamphetamine in a plastic bag
Wisconsin Consumers Fall Victim to RV Facebook Marketplace Scams
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has received multiple complaints from consumers regarding the false advertisement of a Recreational Vehicle (RV) for sale...
Sep 26, 2020 dave_7 / CC
Evers Orders Flags at Half-Staff Saturday in Honor of Fallen Firefighters
Governor Tony Evers is ordering flags be flown at half-staff Saturday in Wisconsin in honor of fallen firefighters. A Silent Procession ceremony will be held Saturday night at the Wisconsin State Fire...
Sep 25, 2020 frankieleon / CC
829th Engineering Company Returns to Wisconsin From Middle East
Around 150 National Guard soldiers are back in Wisconsin after a year-long deployment to the Middle East and Afghanistan. Members of the 829th Engineering Company returned home Thursday. The unit base...
Sep 25, 2020 Program Executive Office Soldier / CC
Barron County Man Accused of Killing Wife's New Boyfriend
Bond is set at one-million dollars for a western Wisconsin man accused of killing his wife's new boyfriend in Barron County. Prosecutors say 25-year-old Andrew Brunette of Rice Lake is charged in the ...
Sep 25, 2020
Retired Wisconsin Supreme Justice Geske Endorses Joe Biden For President
In an unusually public move, a retired Wisconsin Supreme Court justice is making an endorsement for president. Justice Janine Geske served on the state's high court from 1995 until 1998 after her appo...
Sep 25, 2020 Phil Roeder / CC
VP Pence Touts American Jobs, Trump Supreme Court Nominee in Eau Claire
Vice President Mike Pence tells supporters in western Wisconsin that the U-S has added millions of jobs the past three years. Pence spoke to a crowd of about a hundred Thursday at a Midwest Manufactur...
Sep 25, 2020 Anthony Quintano / CC
Evers Announces $8.3 Million For COVID-19 Testing at Private, Nonprofit Colleges, Updated State COVID-19 Statistics
Governor Tony Evers says eight-point-three-million dollars will support COVID-19 testing at Wisconsin's private, nonprofit and tribal colleges and universities. The state is seeing a big spike in posi...
Sep 25, 2020 sergio santos / CC
