Category Archives: State News
Miller Brewer Reopens Monday With Workers Having Option To Return
Workers at Milwaukee's Miller Brewery are being told they have the option to return to their jobs today (Monday). The office will be opened but attendance isn't mandatory five days after a shooting le...
Mar 02, 2020 Bernt Rostad / CC
Wisconsin's Confirmed Coronavirus Patient Released From Isolation
The patient with Wisconsin's lone confirmed case of coronavirus is now out of isolation. Public Health Madison and Dane County says it has been testing the patient for the virus every other day for th...
Mar 02, 2020 Matt Madd / CC
Milwaukee Police Investigate Officer-Involved Shooting Which Left 49-Year-Old Man Dead
Milwaukee police say the fatal, officer-involved shooting of a 49-year-old man Saturday night is currently being investigated. The man's name hasn't been released. Officers responding to a report at a...
Mar 02, 2020
Worker Falls 30 Feet Inside Corn Dryer, Suffers Serious Injuries
Emergency responders say a worker at Didion Milling in Cambria suffered serious injuries when he fell 30 feet from a catwalk inside a corn dryer and landed on some metal grates. The victim's name hasn...
Mar 02, 2020 Matt Brown / CC
Gov. Evers Signs Body Camera Bill into Law
Via Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers on Friday signed into law a bipartisan bill to address the use of law enforcement body cameras and public access to video recorded ...
Mar 01, 2020
Report: WI Among Worst States for Black Home Ownership
Like many other northern states, Wisconsin has a low rate of homeownership among its black residents, according to the latest findings from the National Association of Realtors. The NAR puts Wisconsin...
Mar 01, 2020 Black couple buy new house
Scam Alert: Afraid of Getting Sick? Don’t Fall for a Coronavirus Con
It's not a matter of if the coronavirus will spread into North America, it's matter of when, announced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While this is bad news for most Americans a...
Feb 29, 2020 Widjaya Ivan / CC
WI Caregiver Shortage: A Safety Risk for Patients?
Advocates for Wisconsin seniors and people with disabilities say those who live in nursing homes and assisted-living facilities may be at higher safety risk after a new report confirms caregiver short...
Feb 29, 2020
FBI Seeking Public’s Help In Finding Drug Trafficking Ring Members
The F-B-I is asking for help from the public as it tries to find six members of a violent drug-trafficking organization. Seventeen arrests were announced earlier this week. The U-S Attorney's Office s...
Feb 28, 2020 Scott Davidson / CC
Wisconsin Appeals Court Strikes Down Voter Purge Ruling
A Wisconsin Appeals Court struck down an Ozaukee County court ruling today (Friday) that ordered more than 200-thousand people removed from the state's voter rolls. The ruling also invalidates a lower...
Feb 28, 2020
