Category Archives: State News
Madison School District Gives Staff Options: Show Up For In-Person Work Or Quit
The Madison Metropolitan School District is reportedly giving staff members two options - show up for in-person work, or resign. More than 500 employees got emails. The district wants them to voluntee...
Sep 01, 2020 Jack Sem / CC
Trial For Coronavirus Vaccine Based At UW School Of Medicine
About 1,600 people will be enrolled in a trial for a coronavirus vaccine over the next two months in Madison. One of the trials for that much-needed vaccine will be based at the U-W School of Medicine...
Sep 01, 2020 Fort George G. Meade Public Affairs Office / CC
Wisconsin Lawmakers Take No Action In Brief Special Session At Capitol
Wisconsin lawmakers passed no laws on police reform in a special session Monday that lasted about 30 seconds. The session was then recessed until Thursday. Democratic State Representative Sheila Stubb...
Sep 01, 2020
President Trump Makes Visit To Kenosha
President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Kenosha today for the first time since the riots broke out early last week. Protesters had taken to the streets after the police shooting of 29-year-old Ja...
Sep 01, 2020 Matt Johnson / CC
Wisconsin COVID-19 Statistics
Positive test results: 75,603 (+266) Negative test results: 1,172,854 (+3,552) Patients hospitalized: 5,817 (+13) Deaths: 1,122 (+0) Patients who have recovered: 67,234 (89.0%)
Sep 01, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Milwaukee Man Killed By Out-Of-Control Car While He Was Sitting In His Yard
Milwaukee area authorities are searching for the driver of a car that went out of control Sunday night, hitting a man who was sitting in a chair in his front yard. Emergency responders tried to help t...
Aug 31, 2020 Scott Davidson / CC
Kenosha County Arrests 175 During Protests
The Kenosha County Sheriff's Office reports it has arrested 175 people during protests since the shooting of Jacob Blake. The department says the arrests were for offenses like violating the temporary...
Aug 31, 2020 Chris Yarzab / CC
Flags at Half-Staff Today
Flags are ordered at half-staff in Wisconsin today in honor of a fallen Dane County Sheriff's Deputy. Governor Evers issued the executive order #87 today (Monday). It says Deputy Treadwell passed away...
Aug 31, 2020
Grothman Introduced Bill to Save Lives
Sixth District Congressman Glenn Grothman has introduced the "Epi for Dilly Act", a measure that will incentivize states to allow good Samaritans to save lives. A news release from the republican repr...
Aug 31, 2020 DoeLay / CC
Wisconsin Woman Starts Effort To Recall Governor Tony Evers
A Wisconsin woman has almost 60 days to collect 700 thousand signatures on recall petitions aimed at Governor Tony Evers. Misty Polewczynaski of Burlington launched the effort Friday. Polewczynski say...
Aug 31, 2020
