Category Archives: State News
Gov. EverAnnounces Best Practices and Safety Guidelines for Wisconsin Businesses
Gov. Tony Evers announced today that businesses looking to keep workers, customers, and families safe while "turning the dial" toward reopening can now draw on a series of publications to keep them in...
May 08, 2020 MIKI Yoshihito / CC
DWD: Wisconsin Misses Out Of $25M From Feds Because Lawmakers Were Slow
The Department of Workforce Development blames Republicans for moving too slowly, costing Wisconsin 25 million dollars in federal funding. When Congress approved the CARES Act, it included provisions ...
May 08, 2020 Pictures of Money / CC
Free COVID-19 Tests Available For African Americans, Latinos, Tribal Community Members
African Americans and Latinos account for about 13 percent of Wisconsin's population, but they represent half of the state's COVID-19 cases. State officials say 30 percent of the people who have died ...
May 08, 2020 Matt Madd / CC
Late-Season Freeze Not All That Unusual In Wisconsin
Most of Wisconsin is being warned that Friday night into Saturday morning will bring freezing temperatures a second time in-a-row. The National Weather Service says this is not all that unusual. The l...
May 08, 2020 Rachel Kramer / CC
Attempted 1st-Degree Homicide Charge Filed Against Man Who Slashed Girlfriend
Shawano police say the 31-year-old man accused of slashing his girlfriend's throat with a knife Monday night was "talkative, friendly and jovial" while he was arrested. Jeremy Rudie is charged with at...
May 08, 2020
Eau Claire Bus Driver Given Credit For Saving 2-Year-Old Who Was Wandering In Traffic
An Eau Claire bus driver was in the right place at the right time Tuesday to save a small girl he spotted wandering in the street. Mike Steinke was driving on his route when he stopped his bus, got ou...
May 08, 2020
GOP Assembly Speaker Calls for Regional Response to COVID-19
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says Wisconsin needs a regional approach to re-opening businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. Republican lawmakers held news conferences today in Appleton, Wausau and C...
May 07, 2020
8 Workers Test Positive For COVID at Richelieu Foods Beaver Dam Facility
Richelieu Foods is closing its Beaver Dam facility for the rest of the week after eight employees tested positive for coronavirus. The food-labeling company plans to test all 420 workers with assistan...
May 07, 2020
Wisconsin Grade For Social Distancing Drops From “B” to “D”
Less than three weeks from the end of the Safer at Home order, Wisconsin is losing its mojo when it comes to social distancing. The data analytics company Unacast is using cell phone data to determine...
May 07, 2020 GoToVan / CC
Cudahy Alderman: $500 Ticket For Scuffle With Mayor “Worth Every Penny”
A Cudahy alderman says the 500-dollar ticket he got for a fight with the mayor is worth every penny. Police say Alderman Justin Morales grabbed Mayor Tom Pavlic April 14th and pushed him up against hi...
May 07, 2020
