Category Archives: State News
Very High Fire Danger Remains In Northern Wisconsin
Despite scattered rain showers this weekend, elevated fire conditions continue today through Wednesday, especially in northern Wisconsin, where the fire danger is high to very high due to low relative...
May 11, 2020 BobbbyLight / CC
Gov. Evers Announces New Community Testing Sites Being Held in Milwaukee and Madison
Gov. Tony Evers announced that starting today the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) and the Wisconsin National Guard will be supporting two new community-based testing sites in Milwaukee a...
May 11, 2020 The National Guard / CC
Gov. Evers Relaxes Restrictions on Some Wisconsin Businesses
Gov. Tony Evers has announced another turn of the dial on Safer at Home to relax some of the restrictions on Wisconsin businesses. Emergency Order #36, signed today by Wisconsin Department of Health S...
May 11, 2020 GoToVan / CC
"It’s A Complex Case,” So Supreme Court Will Take Its Time Deciding
Wisconsin legal experts are telling reporters the case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court is complex so the justices will take their time reaching a decision. Republicans are making a technical legal ...
May 11, 2020
Bayfield Man Accused Of Shooting Neighbor To Death
A 62-year-old Bayfield man has been taken into custody for a shooting that left his neighbor dead. The Bayfield County Sheriff's Office says Randy Erickson was arrested for the incident Friday night. ...
May 11, 2020 Tony Webster / CC
La Crosse Suspect Accused Of Stealing 170+ Firearms
A 34-year-old La Crosse man was arrested last week when he allegedly tried to sell some stolen weapons. Duncan Wisland is accused of taking 174 firearms from units at an Onalaska storage company last ...
May 11, 2020 Robert Nelson / CC
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Receives Package Containing Dog Excrement In Mail
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says some people need to seriously think about their anger and how to resolve their issues. The Republican received a package in the mail last Thursday - and inside he found...
May 11, 2020
Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin Grant Recipients Announced
Nine local food projects have been selected to receive grants through the Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin (BLBW) program, a competitive grant program designed to strengthen Wisconsin's food industries by hel...
May 10, 2020
DATCP, Pork Association partner on 'Passion for Pork' initiative
The Wisconsin Pork Association (WPA) and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) have joined forces to start a new program connecting Wisconsin pork producers to...
May 10, 2020
CWD Not Detected in Depopulated Burnett County Elk Herd
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that an elk herd at a Burnett County breeding farm that tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Aug...
May 10, 2020
