Category Archives: State News
President Trump Praises Supreme Court Ruling on Safer at Home
The debate over the response to the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be growing more partisan. The conservative majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned Governor Evers' safer at home order handi...
May 14, 2020 Matt Johnson / CC
COVID-19 Wisconsin Statistics
Confirmed cases: 10,902 (291 new) Deaths: 421 (2 new) Negative test results: 117,111 (4,363) Patients hospitalized: 1,908 (31 new) --NOTE: 5,673 patients have recovered, approximately 52% of those dia...
May 14, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Against Extension Of Safer At Home Order
Three weeks after Republican lawmakers asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to block the extension of the governor's Safer at Home order, the justices gave them what they wanted Wednesday. The high court...
May 14, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Man Jailed After Holding Gun To 4-Year-Old Child’s Head, Hitting Mother
Town of Madison police captured a fleeing man after he allegedly held a gun to a four-year-old child's head and hit the mother. Officers were called to the home Wednesday morning, and found Larry Simm...
May 14, 2020
Less Than Half Of Ballots Cast In Special Election Were Absentee
Less than half of the ballots cast in Tuesday's special election for the 7th Congress District were absentee. This week's 48% absentee portion is significantly lower than what was seen during the Apri...
May 14, 2020
Amazon: Construction Will Go Ahead On Beloit Distribution Facility
Amazon officials say they hope to have their new Beloit distribution facility in operation before the 2020 holiday shopping season. This week's announcement comes as much of Wisconsin is closed under ...
May 14, 2020 Claudio Toledo / CC
Wisconsin Gets “F” Grade For Social Distancing
The state of Wisconsin has been given a grade of "F" for its social distancing according to the website Unacast.com. The results released Wednesday show this state has actually gotten worse since the ...
May 14, 2020
Appleton Hair Salon Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging Safer at Home Order
The owner of an Appleton hair salon is suing Governor Tony Evers, Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm and Police Chief Todd Thomas over the Safer at Home order. The federal lawsuit filed by Jessic N...
May 13, 2020 Mainstream / CC
DHS Releases Names of Skilled Nursing Facilities in Wisconsin with Active COVID-19 Public Health Investigations
Today the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) released the names of skilled nursing facilities (nursing homes) with active COVID-19 facility-wide public health investigations. On May 13, 202...
May 13, 2020
GOP Pushing Back On Evers’ Latest Re-Opening Effort
Several Republicans say there is no reason to limit Wisconsin's re-opening to just a few small shops and just a handful of customers. Tuesday, Governor Tony Evers announced small shops can re-open if ...
May 13, 2020 Bryan Mills / CC
