Category Archives: State News
Eau Claire Bus Driver Given Credit For Saving 2-Year-Old Who Was Wandering In Traffic
An Eau Claire bus driver was in the right place at the right time Tuesday to save a small girl he spotted wandering in the street. Mike Steinke was driving on his route when he stopped his bus, got ou...
May 8, 2020
GOP Assembly Speaker Calls for Regional Response to COVID-19
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says Wisconsin needs a regional approach to re-opening businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. Republican lawmakers held news conferences today in Appleton, Wausau and C...
May 7, 2020
8 Workers Test Positive For COVID at Richelieu Foods Beaver Dam Facility
Richelieu Foods is closing its Beaver Dam facility for the rest of the week after eight employees tested positive for coronavirus. The food-labeling company plans to test all 420 workers with assistan...
May 7, 2020
Wisconsin Grade For Social Distancing Drops From “B” to “D”
Less than three weeks from the end of the Safer at Home order, Wisconsin is losing its mojo when it comes to social distancing. The data analytics company Unacast is using cell phone data to determine...
May 7, 2020 GoToVan / CC
Cudahy Alderman: $500 Ticket For Scuffle With Mayor “Worth Every Penny”
A Cudahy alderman says the 500-dollar ticket he got for a fight with the mayor is worth every penny. Police say Alderman Justin Morales grabbed Mayor Tom Pavlic April 14th and pushed him up against hi...
May 7, 2020
Missing Granton Man’s Body Found In Black River
The body of a missing Granton man has been found in the Black River. Thirty-year-old Perry Miller went overboard when his boat capsized Monday. The Clark County Sheriff's Office says Miller's body was...
May 7, 2020
Coronavirus Pandemic Digs $870M Hole In Wisconsin’s Economy
The coronavirus pandemic has created an $870 million hole in Wisconsin's economy. State tax collections took a dive in the first month after the governor's Safer at Home order closed many businesses. ...
May 7, 2020 Pictures of Money / CC
Democratic Party Still Planning On In-Person Convention In August
The chairman of the Democratic National Committee says his party is still planning to hold an in-person national convention in Milwaukee next August. Tom Perez conducted a Wednesday conference call wi...
May 7, 2020 Kelly DeLay / CC
State Of Missouri Will Seek Death Penalty For Man Suspected Of Killing 2 Wisconsin Brothers
State prosecutors in Missouri say they plan to seek the death penalty for a man accused of killing two Shawano County brothers. Garland Joseph Nelson is charged with first-degree murder in the deaths ...
May 7, 2020
Wittenberg Woman Recovering After Knife Attack – Suspect Arrested
The Shawano County Sheriff's Office is holding a 31-year-old Hortonville man for allegedly cutting a woman's throat during an argument. The woman is hospitalized. Investigators say the incident happen...
May 7, 2020
