Category Archives: State News
Dairyland Power Closing Genoa Coal Plant in 2021
Dairyland Power Cooperative plans to close its coal-fired power plant in Genoa next year. The company issued a statement saying the closure of the 51-year-old plant along the Mississippi River will im...
Jan 24, 2020 Julay Cat / CC
UW-Platteville Monitoring Students Back From China for Coronavirus
The University of Wisconsin-Platteville is monitoring six students who recently traveled to China for possible coronavirus. Officials say the students returned to campus January 21st following a trip ...
Jan 23, 2020
Wisconsin Unemployment Inches Up to 3.4 Percent in December
The unemployment rate in Wisconsin inched up a tenth to three-point-four percent in December. The Department of Workforce Development says employers added 98-hundred total non-farm and nine-thousand p...
Jan 23, 2020
Governor Focuses On Successes, Ag Needs In State Of State Address
Governor Tony Evers focused on Wisconsin successes in his second State of the State address Wednesday at the Capitol. The Democratic state leader says he will call a special session to revitalize the ...
Jan 23, 2020
Madison Contracting Company Abruptly Shuts Down Operations
Dozens of employees say they were blindsided by the abrupt closing of H-and-H Group Holdings in Madison last week. Company president Bill Howe sent an email Tuesday, January 14th, saying the company h...
Jan 23, 2020 Alan Levine / CC
Foxconn: Mt. Pleasant Factory To Be Operating This Year
Foxconn founder Terry Gou is being quoted as saying the tech giant's factory in Mount Pleasant will be up and running later this year. Gou was speaking to company employees at its New Year's party in ...
Jan 23, 2020
Port Washington Police Say They Were Trying To Help When Woman Attacked
A 36-year-old woman is accused of being verbally and physically abusive to police officers when they tried to help her last weekend. Sarah Cusack made an initial appearance in Ozaukee County Court Tue...
Jan 23, 2020
Pettine Coming Back As Packers Defensive Coordinator
The Green Bay Packers have decided to retrain Mike Pettine as the team's defensive coordinator. Just hours after the head coach was non-committal about Pettine's status, the Packers announced Wednesda...
Jan 23, 2020 Ryan Schmitz / CC
Green Bay Police Investigating Suspicious Death
Police in Green Bay is investigating a suspicious death. Officers say the body of a 56-year-old man was discovered this morning on the ground next to a car (Wednesday). Investigators say the public is...
Jan 22, 2020
Governor Evers Delivers State of State Address Tonight
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers gives his second State of the State address tonight to a joint session of the Republican-controlled legislature (Wednesday 7 p-m). The Democratic governor has had a conte...
Jan 22, 2020
