Category Archives: State News
New Grant to Help Address Meth Resurgence in WI
A federal grant that provides funding for opioid prevention and treatment has expanded its scope to include methamphetamine. That's welcome news for states like Wisconsin, seeing a resurgence in meth ...
Sep 26, 2020 drugs in the form of crystals on a black background, methamphetamine in a plastic bag
Wisconsin Consumers Fall Victim to RV Facebook Marketplace Scams
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has received multiple complaints from consumers regarding the false advertisement of a Recreational Vehicle (RV) for sale...
Sep 26, 2020 dave_7 / CC
Evers Orders Flags at Half-Staff Saturday in Honor of Fallen Firefighters
Governor Tony Evers is ordering flags be flown at half-staff Saturday in Wisconsin in honor of fallen firefighters. A Silent Procession ceremony will be held Saturday night at the Wisconsin State Fire...
Sep 25, 2020 frankieleon / CC
829th Engineering Company Returns to Wisconsin From Middle East
Around 150 National Guard soldiers are back in Wisconsin after a year-long deployment to the Middle East and Afghanistan. Members of the 829th Engineering Company returned home Thursday. The unit base...
Sep 25, 2020 Program Executive Office Soldier / CC
Barron County Man Accused of Killing Wife's New Boyfriend
Bond is set at one-million dollars for a western Wisconsin man accused of killing his wife's new boyfriend in Barron County. Prosecutors say 25-year-old Andrew Brunette of Rice Lake is charged in the ...
Sep 25, 2020
Retired Wisconsin Supreme Justice Geske Endorses Joe Biden For President
In an unusually public move, a retired Wisconsin Supreme Court justice is making an endorsement for president. Justice Janine Geske served on the state's high court from 1995 until 1998 after her appo...
Sep 25, 2020 Phil Roeder / CC
VP Pence Touts American Jobs, Trump Supreme Court Nominee in Eau Claire
Vice President Mike Pence tells supporters in western Wisconsin that the U-S has added millions of jobs the past three years. Pence spoke to a crowd of about a hundred Thursday at a Midwest Manufactur...
Sep 25, 2020 Anthony Quintano / CC
Evers Announces $8.3 Million For COVID-19 Testing at Private, Nonprofit Colleges, Updated State COVID-19 Statistics
Governor Tony Evers says eight-point-three-million dollars will support COVID-19 testing at Wisconsin's private, nonprofit and tribal colleges and universities. The state is seeing a big spike in posi...
Sep 25, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Vice President Pence Campaigning in Eau Claire
Vice President Mike Pence is visiting Wisconsin and Minnesota today (Thursday) on a campaign bus tour. Pence WAS scheduled to visit Midwest Manufacturing in Eau Claire this morning. The Trump campaign...
Sep 24, 2020 Anthony Quintano / CC
Republican Legislators Appeal Federal Court Ruling on Absentee Ballots
Legislative Republicans are appealing a federal court ruling that extends the window for Wisconsin to accept absentee ballots. The G-O-P appeal comes just a few days after Judge William Conley ruled t...
Sep 24, 2020 Robert Stinnett / CC
