Category Archives: State News
Poor Ice Conditions Will Keep Visitors Out Of Apostle Island Ice Caves Again
Officials at the Apostle Island National Lakeshore say poor ice conditions will keep visitors out of the ice caves again. They say Lake Superior ice near the caves is unstable and rough. The coronavir...
Feb 23, 2021 Rachel Kramer / CC
Cold Temperatures Shut Down Refineries, Pushing Gas Prices Higher
The deep freeze that hit Texas shut down refineries, idling production, and is now being seen in higher gas prices in Wisconsin. Badger State pump prices range from $2.30 per gallon to $2.99. GasBuddy...
Feb 23, 2021 eflon / CC
Governor Wants to Spend $2.4B on Wisconsin Building Projects
The capital budget proposal released by Governor Tony Evers Monday includes two-point-four-billion dollars for Wisconsin building projects. $1 billion would go to the University of Wisconsin System fo...
Feb 23, 2021
Chicago Man Arrested For Firing Shots At Snowplow Driver
It isn't clear what the problem was, but you can't go around shooting at snowplow drivers. Janesville police arrested a Chicago man early Monday morning for doing just that. Va Clan Na'eem Thomas was ...
Feb 23, 2021
Former Badgers Football Star Pleads Not Guilty to First-Degree Intentional Homicide
A former Wisconsin Badgers football star has entered a not guilty plea in Rock County Circuit Court to charges of first-degree intentional homicide. Marcus Randle El was first charged last year and ma...
Feb 23, 2021
7 Former Milwaukee Police Department Employees File Suit Against Former Chief
Seven former Milwaukee Police Department employees say they are fired for no apparent reason on February 22nd, 2019. They say that's why they are suing former police chief Alfonso Morales. The group f...
Feb 22, 2021
No Deaths Reported In Sunday Coronavirus Report
You have to go back to the week of Thanksgiving for the last time Wisconsin didn't report any coronavirus deaths. The state's Department of Health Services yesterday didn't report a single death linke...
Feb 22, 2021 sergio santos / CC
Johnson Ties Texas Power Crisis to Renewable Energy Push
Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson says recent power failures in Texas due to extreme cold are the fault of renewable energy sources. Johnson says the incident shows that America isn't ready for more renew...
Feb 22, 2021
Legislation Expands Who Can Administer COVID-19 Vaccine
The state has expanded the list of who can administer COVID-19 vaccines. Citing a need to maximize vaccination capacity, Governor Tony Evers signed legislation allowing pharmacy technicians and studen...
Feb 22, 2021 CDC / Unsplash
Snow Blamed for Roof Collapse at Mount Pleasant School
Officials at Sonnenberg Schools in Mount Pleasant are blaming heavy snow for collapsing the school's room last week. That school serves 36 students with autism and other special needs. School administ...
Feb 22, 2021 ff137 / CC
