Category Archives: State News
Dane County Medical Examiner Identifies 2 People Killed In UW Arboretum
The Dane County medical examiner has identified the couple whose bodies were discovered Tuesday morning in the U-W Arboretum. A jogger found the bodies of 52-year-old Dr. Beth E. Potter and her husban...
Apr 02, 2020 Daniel / CC
Second Package of Comprehensive Legislative Proposals Providing COVID-19 Relief and Support
Tony Evers today announced a second package of comprehensive legislative proposals that would provide critical investments in health services, support for essential workers, and assistance for Wiscons...
Apr 01, 2020 Governor Tony Evers Official Portrait
April 1: Wisconsin DHS Reports 1,550 Confirmed Cases of COVID-19
In their daily update the Wisconsin Department of Health has reported 1,550 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Wisconsin has 24 deaths due to complications with the virus. There have been a total of 18,819 ...
Apr 01, 2020
Evers assigns National Guard To Polling Sites
Wisconsin's governor is deploying the National Guard to help staff polling sites for the state's presidential primary. Election clerks say poll workers are quitting in droves in fear of contracting th...
Apr 01, 2020
Gov. Evers Announces Additional Shipment of Personal Protective Equipment
Gov. Tony Evers today announced that Wisconsin has received its second phase of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) and is in the process of distribution. T...
Apr 01, 2020 Governor Tony Evers Official Portrait
130 New Cases of COVID-19 Reported Statewide
There are now a total of 1,351 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Wisconsin, 130 more than at this time yesterday. One of those new cases popped up in Door County, their first confirmed case....
Apr 01, 2020
Madison Police Looking for Suspect In Double-Murder
Authorities in Madison are looking for a suspect in a double murder reported Tuesday morning. A jogger found the bodies of a man and a woman in a ditch at the University of Wisconsin Arboretum at abou...
Apr 01, 2020
Court Tells Clerk To Quit Telling People How To Get Absentee Ballot Without ID
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has told Dane County Clerk Scott McDonnell to quit telling people how to get around voter I-D requirements. The court ordered McDonnell to remove the advice from his Facebo...
Apr 01, 2020 Brett Neilson / CC
Shot Fired Into ER Ceiling Leads To Issuance Of WiscAlert
A shot fired into the ceiling of a waiting room at University Hospital in Madison Tuesday led to a WiscAlert being issued. Two Fitchburg police officers had brought a man to the hospital for treatment...
Apr 01, 2020 Robert Nelson / CC
Body Found In Milwaukee River Identified As Missing UW-M Student
The Milwaukee County medical examiner's office has identified the body found in the Milwaukee River Monday as a missing college student. Sean Baek disappeared more than a month ago. Police say they re...
Apr 01, 2020 Daniel / CC
