Category Archives: State News
WI Elections Commission Addresses Gridlock, Ballot Urgency
Only a handful of days until the November 3 election, and Wisconsin officials have a simple message for absentee voters who haven't turned in their ballot - act quickly and don't mail it in. The state...
Nov 1, 2020
Gray Wolf No Longer on the Endangered Species
After spending nearly 6 decades on the endagered species list, the Gray Wolf has now been delisted. The gray wolf has been federally protected under the Endagered Species Act since 1967, but after rev...
Oct 31, 2020 USFWS Midwest Region / CC
Green Alert Issued for Horicon Veteran
An attempt to locate and check welfare for Dale Vogt has come up empty. He was last seen by his wife at approximately 3:15 AM in the City of Horicon. He left the residence on foot without his cell pho...
Oct 30, 2020
Milwaukee County Sheriff: Acting Out On Election Day Could Get You Arrested
Everyone accepts that emotions could be running high on Election Day, but Milwaukee County Sheriff Earnell Lucas is warning people that acting out could get them arrested. Lucas says his department is...
Oct 30, 2020
Racine Man Sets Himself On Fire By Smoking While On Oxygen
Authorities in Racine say a man set himself on fire by smoking while he was on oxygen. Police and fire officials say the incident early Wednesday morning is actually the second of its kind this week. ...
Oct 30, 2020
400 National Guard Troops Activated To Help On Election Day
400 Wisconsin National Guard troops will be activated to help make sure Election Day goes smoothly next week. Governor Tony Evers announced the pending move Thursday. Troops will be there to fill any ...
Oct 30, 2020
Platteville Police Look For “Kissing” Burglar
Platteville Police say they are looking for a man in his 30's who snuck into a home early Wednesday and started kissing a person who was asleep. Witnesses say the suspect ran off when the victim woke ...
Oct 30, 2020 Row of police cars, with blue and red flashing sirens. selective focus
Extradition Hearing For Kenosha Shooter Set For Today
The extradition hearing for Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse will be held today (Friday) in a Lake County, Illinois courthouse. Rittenhouse is accused of killing Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum dur...
Oct 30, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Coronavirus Testing Sites Expanded Across Wisconsin
The addition of 71 new free community testing sites means an additional 48 thousand people can be tested for coronavirus each week. The expansion of testing for the virus was announced Thursday by Gov...
Oct 30, 2020
Wisconsin COVID-19 Statistics
Positive test results: 4,870 (214,996) Negative test results: 8,304 (1,803,465) Patients hospitalized: 193 (11,033) Deaths: 51 (1,948) Percent of diagnosed patients who have recovered: 78.2% Current a...
Oct 30, 2020 sergio santos / CC
