Category Archives: State News

Gov. Tony Evers says he will declare a new public health emergency to extend the statewide mask mandate another 60 days. Evers issued the first statewide mask order in July and has extended it every 6...

Milwaukee is reportedly the worst city in the US for dog ownership. Pet food company Honest Paws ranked cities based on access to vet care, dog parks, and local restrictions to come up with best and w...

Conservative groups want the Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear redistricting lawsuits rather than federal judges. During a hearing Thursday, Chief Justice Patience Roggensack said the high court is not ...

A southeast Wisconsin man will spend 12 years in federal prison for illegal sexual activity with a minor in Iowa. 25-year-old Sean M. Williams of Edgerton admitted that he drove to northwest Iowa last...

Madison police say a man is under arrest for threatening to detonate a bomb on a Madison Metro bus. The 48-year-old suspect was reportedly causing a disturbance on a bus Thursday morning when he yelle...

Sheriff's departments across Wisconsin are calling for calm ahead of possible unrest on Inauguration Day. The Badger State Sheriffs' Association is recommending people stay home rather than head out t...

Positive test results: 2,712 (515,982) Negative test results: 6,897 (2,421,860) Patients hospitalized: 99 (22,804) Deaths: 42 (5,290)

Police are prepared for unrest in downtown Madison over the coming days, though have not heard of any specific threats. Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway and Interim Police Chief Vic Wahl spoke on law enforce...

Most of Wisconsin is bracing for the first winter storm of 2021. The precipitation is starting as a mix of rain and snow before it changes over to all snow this evening. Northern Wisconsin is expected...

A major health care expansion in north-central Wisconsin. Aspirus Health has signed agreements to acquire seven Ascension Wisconsin hospitals, 21 physician clinics, and air and ground medical transpor...