Category Archives: State News
Wisconsin Gasoline Prices Lowest In US
Wisconsin currently has the lowest average price for gas in the entire country. GasBuddy.com reports the Badger State's average is one-dollar, 21-cents-a-gallon. It has been decades since the pump pri...
Apr 27, 2020 Robert Geiger / CC
2-Year-Old Portage Child Suffers Accidental Leg Wound
A two-year-old child who suffered a leg wound at home in Portage is being treated at U-W Hospital. The apparent accidental shooting happened shortly after noon Sunday. Portage police say a parent was ...
Apr 27, 2020 Matt Madd / CC
Southern Wisconsin Authorities Search For Woman Who Left An Accident Scene
Authorities in southern Wisconsin are searching for a 21-year-old woman who ran from the scene of an accident and may have stabbed two men. The Rock County Sheriff's Office says Alondra I. Gallardo mi...
Apr 27, 2020
Third Murder Suspect Arrested In Illinois
In Illinois, the La Salle County Sheriff's Office reports it has located a Wisconsin murder suspect in a hospital. 22-year-old Ian Kearns is one of three people accused of killing a man after a robber...
Apr 27, 2020 cdogstar / CC
Governor Tony Evers Bobblehead with a Cause Unveiled
This morning, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled a bobblehead of Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers. The bobblehead is the first of the Badger State's 46th governor who assumed office...
Apr 26, 2020
WMC Announces Plan to Get Back to Business
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) - the combined state chamber, manufacturers' association and safety council - unveiled its Back to Business plan on Friday, the same day Gov. Tony Evers' i...
Apr 26, 2020
Governor: Percentage, Not Raw Numbers, Will Determine When Wisconsin Re-Opens
Governor Tony Evers is responding to the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce's plan to re-open businesses in the state. The governor said a May 4th re-opening date is inconsistent with both his Badge...
Apr 26, 2020
Scammers Continue to Take Advantage of Health Crisis
Scammers are continuing to take advantage of the current health crisis, and are adding a new twist on the old puppy scam. The Better Business Bureau is receiving Scam Tracker reports of potential pet ...
Apr 25, 2020 Widjaya Ivan / CC
WI Residents Urged to Check Nursing Home Safety Protocols
Wisconsin health officials say there have been more than 400 coronavirus cases in group housing facilities, including nursing homes, with at least 79 deaths. That has prompted calls for people to cont...
Apr 25, 2020 The National Guard / CC
Senator Bewley Elected Senate Democratic Minority Leader
Senator Janet Bewley of Mason is the new Democratic leader in the Wisconsin Senate. She takes over for Senator Jennifer Shilling of La Crosse who is retiring from the legislature. Bewley says she is h...
Apr 24, 2020
