Category Archives: State News
Recovery Efforts For Presumed Drowning Victim To Continue This Morning
Teams will return to the Rock River this (Monday) morning to continue recovery efforts for a presumed drowning victim. Family members say nine-year-old Madison Billups was playing in the water with he...
Jun 29, 2020 Vigil Photography / CC
Protester Arrested June 2nd Sues City Of Milwaukee
A protester who was arrested June 2nd is suing the city of Milwaukee, saying police officers violated his constitutional rights while they were taking him into custody. Cameron Murdoch says he could h...
Jun 29, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
11,366 Wisconsin Clean Energy Workers Have Filed for Unemployment
As Congress this week considers new stimulus measures for clean energy and other sectors of our economy, a new study shows 76,685 workers were employed in clean energy in Wisconsin at the end of 2019....
Jun 28, 2020
Keep Independence Day celebrations safe by using caution with fireworks
WI Dept. of Military Affairs As the Independence Day holiday approaches, ReadyWisconsin is encouraging everyone to keep their celebrations safe this summer. "With several communities canceling their p...
Jun 28, 2020
DNR Hunter Safety Classes Resume July 13
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources In-person hunter and recreational vehicle education classes will resume July 13 under a set of guidelines and safety protocols released Friday by the Wisconsi...
Jun 28, 2020
Can Wisconsin Schools Afford to Reopen Safely?
Parents and educators face uncertainty over the potential reopening of school buildings closed because of the pandemic. Wisconsin officials provided some clarity Monday, but one group wonders if distr...
Jun 27, 2020 elinerijpers / CC
Scammers Faking Overcharged Credit Card Claims
No one likes being overcharged, and scam artists know this. The most recent one to gain major traction has these scammers sending a text message to or calling their target, claiming to represent the c...
Jun 27, 2020 Widjaya Ivan / CC
Black UW Student Group Wants President Lincoln Statue Taken Down
Some students at the University of Wisconsin want a statue of President Abraham Lincoln removed from the Madison campus. The Lincoln statue has sat atop Bascom Hill since 1919. Nalah McWhorter of the ...
Jun 26, 2020 Phil Roeder / CC
Lawmakers Question Plans For Returning To School
There are still a lot of questions about what will happen when school resumes this fall in Wisconsin. State lawmakers listened to almost seven hours of testimony earlier this week about the return to ...
Jun 26, 2020 Nick Amoscato / CC
Applications CLOSE at 11:59 p.m. TONIGHT for $75 million We’re All In Small Business Grants
Applications close tonight (June 26) at 11:59 p.m. CDST for small businesses to apply online for the $2,500 We're All In Small Business Grants, officials from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corpor...
Jun 26, 2020
