Category Archives: State News
Racine County Authorities Find Pipe Bombs While Looking For Evidence Of Child Sex Abuse
Authorities in Racine County say they found pipe bombs inside a Burlington home while deputies were searching for evidence of child sex abuse. 38-year-old Kyle Gustin is being held in the Racine Count...
Jun 23, 2020
Dane County Works With Food Bank During Coronavirus
Dane County is working with the Second Harvest food bank during the coronavirus pandemic. Second Harvest handles the distribution of food after working directly with local farmers. The county board of...
Jun 22, 2020
We’re Driving More – So Gas Prices Are Rising Again
Wisconsin is driving more and that means gas prices are rising again. The cost of regular gas in the Badger State is reported to be higher by two cents-per-gallon over last week. Triple-A says the ave...
Jun 22, 2020 Mike Mozart / CC
Governor Evers' Police Reform Package Includes Community Outreach
Governor Evers is including one-million dollars for community outreach in his police reform package. The governor introduced nine pieces of legislation on Friday he says will hold police officers acro...
Jun 22, 2020
The Department of Public Instruction Released Recommendations for Wisconsin Schools
By AP News New guidelines for Wisconsin schools show that big changes are in store if and when buildings reopen for students. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction released the guidelines, ti...
Jun 22, 2020 Laurel L. Russwurm / CC
Mike Pence to Visit Wisconsin This Week
By AP News Vice President Mike Pence plans to visit two conservative Milwaukee suburbs during a trip to Wisconsin on Tuesday. The White House said today that Pence is to be joined by U.S. Education Se...
Jun 22, 2020 Matt Johnson / CC
3 Weeks After End Of Eviction Moratorium, Cases Are Increasing
Three weeks after the state's eviction moratorium was allowed to expire, Legal Action of Wisconsin says the number of cases is increasing. That group provides free legal services to low-income people....
Jun 22, 2020 David Jackmanson / CC
Activists Demand Driver Of Pickup That Drove Through Crowd Be Charged With Hate Crime
Madison activists are demanding the driver of a pickup who drove through a crowd early Sunday be charged with a hate crime. One person suffered minor injuries in the incident which happened shortly be...
Jun 22, 2020
Percentage Of Positive COVID-19 Test Results Doubles Sunday
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reports the percentage of positive tests for COVID-19 more than doubled Sunday. There were no deaths reported, but four-point-six percent of the test result...
Jun 22, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Milwaukee Police: 2 People Die In Car Crash Following Quintuple Shooting
Milwaukee police report two people died in a car accident following a shooting that wounded three women and two men. The gunfire followed a late-night party shortly after 3:30 a-m Sunday. No names hav...
Jun 22, 2020
