Category Archives: State News
2020 Invader Crusader Award Winners Announced
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources The 2020 "Invader Crusaders" are Wisconsin residents - and one friendly canine - recognized for their significant contributions to prevent, control or eradica...
Jun 24, 2020
Wisconsin National Guard Called to Support Local Law Enforcement in Dane County
Gov. Tony Evers today authorized the Wisconsin National Guard to support local law enforcement in Dane County in response to civil unrest in Madison last night. The governor announced this morning he ...
Jun 24, 2020 Hawaii Air National Guard / CC
DHS: Total Number Of Coronavirus Tests Reaches Single-Day High
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reports the total number of coronavirus tests reached a single-day high Tuesday at nearly 12,000. There were 14 more positive test results, but the total nu...
Jun 24, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Former Governor Thompson Puts Together Transition Team For UW System
Former Governor Tommy Thompson has set up a transition team for the University of Wisconsin System. Thompson will take over as interim president Monday. Former Assembly Speaker Tom Loftus and former s...
Jun 24, 2020 Jason Dean / CC
Neenah Police Search For Person Of Interest In Monday’s Fatal Shooting
Neenah police are searching for a person of interest in a fatal shooting which was reported early Monday morning. Officers discovered the body of 38-year-old Adam David Baith when they arrived at his ...
Jun 24, 2020
Downtown Madison Protests Result From Arrest Of Black Activist
Protesters took to the streets of downtown Madison again Tuesday night after the arrest of a black activist. 28-year-old Devonere Johnson had been speaking through a megaphone which walking around an ...
Jun 24, 2020 cdogstar / CC
Jefferson County Man Sentenced To 12 ½ Years For Distribution Of Child Porn
A federal judge has sentenced a Jefferson City man to 12-and-a-half years in prison on a charge he distributed child pornography. 34-year-old Kyle A. Riggs had pleaded guilty last January. Riggs was c...
Jun 24, 2020 michael scott / CC
USDA Invests $20.5 Million in Rural Electric Infrastructure in Wisconsin
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Wisconsin State Director Frank Frassetto announced that USDA is investing $1.6 billion to build or improve rural electric infrastructure in 21 s...
Jun 23, 2020
DHS launches new data dashboard to help make data-informed local decisions
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) launched a new data dashboard today designed to give Wisconsinites the tools they need to most effectively respond to COVID-19. "Our fight against COV...
Jun 23, 2020 Olgierd Rudak / CC
DATCP to Resume Modified Produce Safety Inspections
Produce Safety staff at the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) will resume modified operations beginning the week of June 29. Routine compliance inspections wer...
Jun 23, 2020
