Category Archives: State News
Federal Lawsuit Challenges Constitutionality Of Wisconsin Stay-At-Home Orders
A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday names 21 state and local Wisconsin officials, alleging that local stay-at-home orders are unconstitutional. Governor Tony Evers is among the officials named. The plai...
May 22, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Kenosha County Wants More Info From Amazon About Coronavirus Cases
The Kenosha County Health Departments says officials at the local Amazon campus aren't being transparent about the number of COVID-19 cases at the workplace. Some employees estimate more than 30 of th...
May 22, 2020 Claudio Toledo / CC
Arrest Of Wanted Fugitive In Beloit Involves Angry Crowd, Dangerous Gas Leak
The arrest of a federal fugitive in Beloit became even more dangerous when a crowd of onlookers thought he had been shot Thursday morning. 28-year-old Fabian Jones was considered to be armed and dange...
May 22, 2020
12-Year-Old Milwaukee Girl Struck By Stray Bullet Which Entered Her Home
A 12-year-old Milwaukee girl is the latest of several minors who have suffered gunshot wounds. She is expected to recover from the injury she suffered when a bullet passed through the walls of her hom...
May 22, 2020
National Railroad Museum Opens Friday After 2 Months Idled
Train bells and whistles will be sounding again Friday as the National Railroad Museum opens its doors. The Ashwaubenon facility has been closed for the last two months. A spokesperson says the museum...
May 21, 2020
Senator Baldwin Doubles Down On Expanding Food Stamp Program
U-S Senator Tammy Baldwin is taking another shot at expanding the federal food stamp program. The Wisconsin Democrat has been pushing the idea of including restaurant delivery and pick-up eligibility....
May 21, 2020
Kohl's Re-Opening 34 Wisconsin Stores Friday, 7 Will Open Tuesday
Menomonee Falls-based Kohl's plans to re-open 34 of its stores in Wisconsin tomorrow (Friday 11 a-m). Seven other stores in the state will remain closed until May 26th under local guidelines. Kohl's s...
May 21, 2020 Mike Mozart / CC
Some Delegates Say They Are Coming To Milwaukee For Democratic National Convention
The crowd will be smaller at this summer's Democratic National Convention, but some delegates are saying they will brave the coronavirus threat and make the trip. Convention C-E-O Joe Solmonese says t...
May 21, 2020 Kelly DeLay / CC
Milwaukee Mayor Wants Officer Fired
Milwaukee's mayor is telling the police chief he wants Officer Michael Mattioli fired. Mayor Tom Barrett says the severity of the allegations against Mattioli means he should be terminated. The city's...
May 21, 2020
Workforce Development Says 140K Unemployment Claims Being Investigated
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development reports 140,000 applications for unemployment benefits are on hold right now. The state agency says it has just opened a new call center to speed up t...
May 21, 2020 Garry Knight / CC
