Category Archives: State News
Customers Start Showing Up Early At Illinois Dispensaries – Many From Wisconsin
The first two customers showed up at the Rise Dispensary in Mundelein, Illinois Tuesday, 13 hours before the doors were going to open. Operators expect much of their business to come from Wisconsin, a...
Jan 02, 2020 Cannabis Culture / CC
Man Clearing Driveway Killed In Accident
Authorities in Taylor County say a 65-year-old man who died in a two-vehicle accident New Year's Eve was plowing snow from a driveway at the time. The Taylor County Sheriff's Office responded to the c...
Jan 02, 2020 oatsy40 / CC
Wisconsin Driver’s License Holders Urged To Get Real IDs
State officials are warning some Wisconsin driver's license holders that D-M-V offices are going to be even busier than normal this year. Most of those licenses don't meet the federal standards for a ...
Jan 01, 2020
Ex-Wisconsin Principal Facing Federal Sex Crime Charges
A former Wisconsin school principal arrested at Mitchell Airport is facing federal sex-crime charges. Authorities arrested David Hay in Milwaukee on Sunday. He's charged with using a computer to facil...
Jan 01, 2020
Top Ten New Year’s Resolutions for a Consumer-Savvy 2020
As the new year begins, it's an important time to think about simple changes we can make to ensure that this new year is better than the last. The Better Business Bureau serving Wisconsin offers 10 Ne...
Jan 01, 2020 bayasaa / CC
Dane County DA Says Office Will Focus On Hate Crimes In 2020
The Dane County district attorney says his office will focus on hate crime prosecution in 2020. Ismael Ozanne says he is forming a special team to treat crimes motivated by bias with what he calls "th...
Dec 31, 2019
Governor Evers Places Friendly Wager on Rose Bowl With Oregon's Governor
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers is challenging Oregon Governor Kate Brown to friendly bet on the Rose Bowl. Evers says he is wagering a six pack of "Wisconsin's one-and-only Spotted Cow that the Badgers...
Dec 31, 2019
Wisconsin Elections Commission Decides To Wait For Court Intervention
Members of the Wisconsin Elections Commission have decided to take no action on the effort to purge 230,000 names from the state's voter rolls. The bipartisan commission voted three-to-three during a ...
Dec 31, 2019 Brett Neilson / CC
Trump Campaign Rally Set For January 14 In Milwaukee
A Milwaukee rally by the Donald Trump presidential campaign is expected to fill Panther Arena in two weeks. The doors for the "Keep America Great Rally" will open at 3:00 P-M for the 7:00 P-M event Ja...
Dec 31, 2019 Ninian Reid / CC
Homicide Charges Filed Against Man Who Killed Former Co-Worker, Romantic Rival
Racine County investigators are releasing more details about the fatal shooting in Wind Lake last week. Forty-year-old Troy Hoffman has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the death...
Dec 31, 2019 Allen Allen / CC
