Category Archives: State News
Feanna Vang Named Boys & Girls Club State Youth of the Year
Boys & Girls Club of the Wausau Area Member Feanna Vang was named Wisconsin's Youth of the Year at a statewide competition Monday. Feanna was selected out of 144,000 Club Members across 159 Clubs ...
Mar 15, 2020
8 New Cases of Coronavirus Reported By Wisconsin DHS
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has reported eight new confirmed cases of coronavirus in the state, including one in Winnebago County. Wisconsin has 26 active confirmed cases of the virus,...
Mar 14, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Craft Beer’za Crawl – CANCELLED
The Craft Beer'za Crawl scheduled for Saturday, Mar. 21 has been cancelled. The health and safety of our visitors, businesses, and staff is of the utmost importance to On Broadway, Inc. After referrin...
Mar 14, 2020
Devil's River State Trail to Close Due to Bridgework
Brown County Parks reports the closing/detour of Devil's River State Trail beginning Monday, March 16 through Friday, March 20, 2020. Contractors will be performing bridgework which will result in the...
Mar 14, 2020 Marco Verch / CC
Important Information on Executive Order #72 and Wisconsin’s Price Gouging Statute
From the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection DATCP Provides Important Information on Executive Order #72 and Wisconsin's Price Gouging Statute. Today, the Wisconsin Depa...
Mar 13, 2020 Pictures of Money / CC
MPSD Takes Precautions To Combat COVID-19
UPDATE 4 pm 3/13/2020: Just after 4 pm on Friday, March 13th Governor Tony Evers has signed an executive order for statewide school closure. Update from Manitowoc Public School District on closure The...
Mar 13, 2020
Governor Evers Declares Public Health Emergency Due to Coronavirus
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers today declared a public health emergency in response to new cases of COVID-19 coronavirus. Evers say this declaration "allows us to access state resources to deal with th...
Mar 13, 2020
Milwaukee Man Committed For Life For Beating Woman To Death In Parking Garage
A judge has ordered a 28-year-old Milwaukee man be committed for life to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Kenneth Freeman learned his fate in Milwaukee County Court Thursday. He had been f...
Mar 13, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
National Guard Mobilized To Return 37 Wisconsinites On Cruise Ship Home
About 30 National Guard soldiers and airmen from the state have been mobilized to bring 37 Wisconsinites onboard a cruise ship back home. The Wisconsin residents will be self-quarantined when they ret...
Mar 13, 2020 danzil raines / CC
La Crosse Area Told Flood Risk Is Above Normal, But Not Certain
The National Weather Service reports the flood risk in the La Crosse area is above normal for this spring, but flooding isn't certain. The government meteorologists say the snowmelt has been an "ideal...
Mar 13, 2020 johndal / CC
