Category Archives: State News
BBB Tips: 7 Tips for Hiring a Cleaning Service
Cleaning companies may find themselves following a different method of deep cleaning when going into homes, home offices, and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control a...
May 19, 2020 Marco Verch Professional Photographer and Speaker / CC
Election Commission Report: Record Absentee Ballots, But Minimal Problems
The Wisconsin Election Commission reports the April 7th presidential primary set records for absentee and mail-in voting, but there were only minimal problems. The commission released its report Monda...
May 19, 2020
Stevens Point Man Accused of Using Racial Slurs Against Asian Shoppers
Police in Stevens Point are recommending hate crime charges against a man they say harassed Asian Americans for wearing masks in a grocery store. Officers say the 57-year-old suspect admitted to using...
May 19, 2020
Wisconsin Congressman-elect Tom Tiffany Sworn In
Former state Senator Tom Tiffany is now a member of Wisconsin's congressional delegation. The Republican from Minocqua was sworn in today by U-S House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Tuesday). Tiffany won a spe...
May 19, 2020
Percentage Of Positive COVID-19 Test Results Drops To 2.9%
Wisconsin state health officials report the percentage of COVID-19 tests that have come back positive has dropped to two-point-nine percent. Monday's result is three points lower than Sunday's. The De...
May 19, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Zunker Will Try Again In 7th Congressional District
Not dismayed by a 14-point loss in last week's special election, Democrat Tricia Zunker says she's going to run against Tom Tiffany again in November. Tiffany claimed the seat vacated by fellow Republ...
May 19, 2020
15-Year-Old Homicide Defendant Identified After Shooting Death Of Classmate
Dane County prosecutors say a 15-year-old accused of shooting a classmate to death last August has been charged as an adult. Myjee T. Sanders of Verona is charged with first-degree intentional homicid...
May 19, 2020
Chancellor: UW-Madison Will Be Open For Fall 2020 Semester
She says the mix of online and in-person instruction will be determined later, but Chancellor Rebecca Blank says the University of Wisconsin-Madison will be open for the fall 2020 semester. Blank indi...
May 19, 2020 Jason Dean / CC
Maybe Nobody Will Show Up For Democratic National Convention
What if you held a Democratic National Convention - and nobody showed up? Less than three months before the huge event is scheduled to start many delegates say they're not coming. The New York Times i...
May 19, 2020 Kelly DeLay / CC
Gov. Evers Announces $75 Million Grant Program and Initiative to Spur Wisconsin's Economic Recovery
Gov. Tony Evers today announced $75 million in assistance for small businesses as part of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation's We're All In initiative, a comprehensive effort to celebrate ...
May 18, 2020 MIKI Yoshihito / CC
