Category Archives: State News
Rapper West Sues, Demands To Be Put On Wisconsin Presidential Ballot
Rapper Kanye West is suing the Wisconsin election officials, demanding his name be place on the November presidential ballot. The lawsuit was filed in Brown County Circuit Court Friday. West announced...
Aug 31, 2020 Kenny Sun / CC
Special Session: Republicans Will Gavel It In, Set Date
Even though Governor Tony Evers has scheduled a special session to begin today (Monday) at the Capitol, Republican lawmakers aren't rushing to Madison. Senator Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says he...
Aug 31, 2020
President Trump Travels To Kenosha Tuesday, US Senator Johnson Condemns Violence
The White House says President Donald Trump will travel to Kenosha Tuesday for meetings with law enforcement officials and to survey damage caused by rioting. Democrats have asked the president to sta...
Aug 31, 2020 Ninian Reid / CC
Wisconsin COVID-19 Statistics
Positive test results: 75,337 (+537) Negative test results: 1,169,302 (+4,562) Patients hospitalized: 5,804 (+29) Deaths: 1,122 (+3)
Aug 31, 2020 sergio santos / CC
WI Faith Leaders Join Call for Changes to Immigration Policy
Faith leaders from across the country say it's time for the U.S. to end what they call inhumane treatment of immigrants and their families. Nearly 450 of these leaders, including many from Wisconsin, ...
Aug 30, 2020
Kenosha Tensions Stoked by Longstanding Racial Gaps in Midwest
Demands for social justice in cities like Kenosha are linked to racial inequities deeply rooted in the nation's history, but researchers say these gaps are more prominent in Midwestern states like Wis...
Aug 29, 2020
Madison Tax Preparer Sentenced To 1 Year In Prison For Filing False Tax Returns
A 64-year-old Madison tax preparer will spend a year and a day in federal prison for filing tax returns containing false information for her clients. Yvonne Spencer pleaded guilty Wednesday. An IRS in...
Aug 28, 2020 John Morgan / CC
Jacob Blake’s Attorney Says His Client Wasn’t A Threat
Attorney Benjamin Crump says his client "didn't harm anyone or pose any threat to the police" when he was shot. Crump represents Jacob Blake after the shooting incident in Kenosha last Sunday. Video s...
Aug 28, 2020
Federal Judge Blocks Rule On COVID-19 Relief, Where Federal Funds Can Go
A federal judge has blocked a rule that would have diverted pandemic relief aid from K-through-12 schools to private schools. Wisconsin and seven other states signed off on the lawsuit. Judge James Do...
Aug 28, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Madison Resident Checks Surveillance Video, Sees Gunfight
Because he thought he heard some gunshots at about 4:00 a-m, a Madison resident decided to check his security system Wednesday morning. What he saw on surveillance video appeared to be a rolling gunfi...
Aug 28, 2020
