Category Archives: State News
Light Passenger Traffic Leads Amtrak To Switch From Trains To Buses
Amtrak has announced it is switching from train service to buses for customers traveling between Milwaukee and Chicago. The coronavirus pandemic has made it so there aren't enough people making the tr...
Apr 24, 2020 (vincent desjardins) / CC
Foxconn Making Face Masks, Not Thin Screen TVs
The Foxconn manufacturing plant in Mount Pleasant is making face masks for health care personnel before cranking out the thin-screen televisions in its plans. So far, the Taiwan-based company has dona...
Apr 24, 2020
Wisconsin Supreme Court Rejects ACLU Request to Release Prisoners
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is rejecting a request to release elderly and vulnerable people from state prisons amid the coronavirus outbreak. The state's high court denied a lawsuit filed by the ACLU ...
Apr 24, 2020 michael scott / CC
Democratic Party Chair Expects In-Person Convention In Milwaukee
The chairman of the Democratic Party says he expects an in-person convention to be held in Milwaukee. That event is scheduled to start the week of August 17th after the coronavirus pandemic forced a d...
Apr 24, 2020 Kelly DeLay / CC
Woman Who Helped Authorities Capture 2 Escapees Not Eligible For Reward
Carly Rice writes on her Facebook page: "Who in the world would call anyone before 9-1-1 when faced with DANGEROUS criminals??" Rice has been told she's not going to get the reward for the capture of ...
Apr 24, 2020
Charges Filed Against Teen Driver Who Says He Was “Kinda Wasted”
Charges of homicide by drunken driving have been filed against a 19-year-old driver who told officers he was "kinda wasted" when he had a traffic accident that killed his friend. Donovan Luz-Torres ha...
Apr 24, 2020 cdogstar / CC
Man Accused Of Killing Roommate Using Bow And Arrow Pleads No Contest
A 54-year-old Dunn County man accused of using a bow-and-arrow to kill his roommate has pleaded no contest. Richard Seehaver will be sentenced on a second-degree intentional homicide charge June 18th....
Apr 24, 2020 midnightcomm / CC
Gov. Evers Signs Emergency Order #32, Relating to the Operation of an Alternative Care Facility at State Fair Park
Gov. Tony Evers and Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Andrea Palm today signed Emergency Order #32, relating to the operation of an alternative care facility (ACF) at State Fa...
Apr 23, 2020
Milton Campground Fire Destroys RVs, Boats, Golf Carts
The Milton Fire Department is investigating to determine the cause of a Tuesday night fire which destroyed recreational vehicles, boats and golf carts. Firefighters were called to the Lakeland Campgro...
Apr 23, 2020 BobbbyLight / CC
Glendale Fourth Of July Celebration Called Off Due To Coronavirus
City officials say there will be no parade and no fireworks on the Fourth of July in Glendale this summer. The celebration was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Members of Glendale's Fourth Of...
Apr 23, 2020 Mike Baird / CC
