Category Archives: State News
Northwoods Voters Return To Polls To Fill Congressional Seat
Election officials in 21 Northwoods counties are promising voters that all precautions are being taken as they return to the polls today (Tuesday). Republican Tom Tiffany and Democrat Tricia Zunker ar...
May 12, 2020
Governor Speaks Of “Disciplined Turn Of The Dial” While Re-Opening Stores
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers calls it a "disciplined turn of the dial." The Democratic state leader Monday announced his latest order allowing some Wisconsin businesses to go back to work "in a safe ...
May 12, 2020
Democratic Party Insiders Vote Tuesday On Convention Resolution
Members of the D-N-C's Rules and Bylaws Committee will debate a resolution giving the Milwaukee team overseeing next summer's convention a lot of flexibility. The locals could be given the authority t...
May 12, 2020 Kelly DeLay / CC
SNAP Households In Wisconsin Will Be Able To Buy Food Online
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has approved a Wisconsin request for households in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to be allowed to buy food online. Twelve states already have that...
May 12, 2020 U.S. Department of Agriculture / CC
Decontamination System Will Make It Where N-95 Masks Can Be Re-Used Multiple Times
A decontamination system just going online in Wisconsin makes it where N-95 masks used by health care professionals will be able to be re-used up to 20 times. The Battelle Memorial Institute Critical ...
May 11, 2020 Mark Chang / CC
Very High Fire Danger Remains In Northern Wisconsin
Despite scattered rain showers this weekend, elevated fire conditions continue today through Wednesday, especially in northern Wisconsin, where the fire danger is high to very high due to low relative...
May 11, 2020 BobbbyLight / CC
Gov. Evers Announces New Community Testing Sites Being Held in Milwaukee and Madison
Gov. Tony Evers announced that starting today the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) and the Wisconsin National Guard will be supporting two new community-based testing sites in Milwaukee a...
May 11, 2020 The National Guard / CC
Gov. Evers Relaxes Restrictions on Some Wisconsin Businesses
Gov. Tony Evers has announced another turn of the dial on Safer at Home to relax some of the restrictions on Wisconsin businesses. Emergency Order #36, signed today by Wisconsin Department of Health S...
May 11, 2020 GoToVan / CC
"It’s A Complex Case,” So Supreme Court Will Take Its Time Deciding
Wisconsin legal experts are telling reporters the case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court is complex so the justices will take their time reaching a decision. Republicans are making a technical legal ...
May 11, 2020
Bayfield Man Accused Of Shooting Neighbor To Death
A 62-year-old Bayfield man has been taken into custody for a shooting that left his neighbor dead. The Bayfield County Sheriff's Office says Randy Erickson was arrested for the incident Friday night. ...
May 11, 2020 Tony Webster / CC
