Category Archives: State News
DNR to Reopen 34 State Parks and Forests with Special Conditions on May 1
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will reopen 34 state parks and forests on Friday, May 1 at the direction of Gov. Evers with special conditions. The DNR will modify current operations to ...
Apr 28, 2020
911 Caller Tells Dispatcher “My Family Is Dead”
Milwaukee police have arrested the man who called 9-1-1 Monday morning, telling a dispatcher, "My family is dead." Arriving officers found the bodies of five people ranging in age from 14-to-41. No na...
Apr 28, 2020 Nathan Oakley / CC
SSM Health Furloughing 2K Employees At Facilities In 4 States
Officials at S-S-M Health have announced two thousand employees will be furloughed at locations in four states. The announcement wasn't specific about how many Wisconsin workers will be affected. The ...
Apr 28, 2020 CMRF Crumlin / CC
25-Year-Old Man Injured In Fight At Officer’s Home Has Died
The 25-year-old man who was seriously injured in a fight at a Milwaukee police officer's home April 19th has died. An autopsy will be done today (Tuesday) on Joel Acevedo's body. He died Saturday at S...
Apr 28, 2020 Matt Madd / CC
Washington County Deputies Arrest Naked Woman Driver For OWI
A Washington County deputy reports when he stopped a car that was driving erratically, the female driver was naked. The incident happened at about 2:00 a-m Saturday on Interstate 41 in the Town of Add...
Apr 28, 2020
Packers Release QB, Re-Sign Lazard, Sullivan
The dust hadn't settled from the weekend's 2020 N-F-L Draft when the Green Bay Packers front office was back in action. The Packers released quarterback Manny Wilkins Monday and re-signed wide receive...
Apr 28, 2020 Ryan Schmitz / CC
Lawmaker Wants To Know Why Protesters Weren’t Arrested At Capitol
A Wisconsin lawmaker is asking why protesters at the state Capitol weren't arrested last Friday. Milwaukee police took more than 100 people into custody on the same day for violating the governor's Sa...
Apr 27, 2020
Stevens Point Residents Organize Social Media Cheer for Healthcare
Stevens Point residents are getting together separately Monday night to take part in a community cheer session via social media for the area's health care workers. Mayor Mike Wiza says citizens are en...
Apr 27, 2020
Arrest Made In Milwaukee Shooting Deaths of Five People
The shooting deaths of five people are under investigation in Milwaukee. Authorities say the victims were found in a house in North Milwaukee following a shooting around 11:00 A-M Monday. The victims ...
Apr 27, 2020
Gov. Evers Expands Allowed Operations for Nonessential Businesses
Today, Gov. Tony Evers expanded the allowed operations for nonessential businesses, providing even more opportunities for businesses to get back to work in a safe and responsible way. The Emergency Or...
Apr 27, 2020 Governor Tony Evers Official Portrait
