Category Archives: State News
Spending Bill Headed To US Senate Includes $320M For Great Lakes
A one-point-four-trillion dollar spending bill which just cleared the U-S House of Representatives includes 320-million for cleaning up the Great Lakes. The legislation goes to the U-S Senate next. Th...
Dec 18, 2019
Democrats Say Voting Purge Isn’t A Crisis, Just An Organizing Challenge
Democrats are vowing to redouble their efforts to make sure any voters whose registrations might be nullified by an Ozaukee County judge's decision will be able to register again before next year's pr...
Dec 17, 2019 Vox Efx / CC
Oshkosh Police Searching for Escaped Inmate
UPDATE: Escaped Inmate, Ryan Jurgens was located in Appleton WI and taken into custody by the Appleton Police Department. The Oshkosh Police Department is investigating an incident in which an inmate ...
Dec 17, 2019
Driver Accused Of Killing 3 Girl Scouts, 1 Mother Changes Plea To No Contest
The 22-year-old driver accused of killing three Girl Scouts and a mother of one of the girls last year has changed his plea. Colten Treu had pleaded not guilty to nine charges, including homicide by i...
Dec 17, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
2019 Wettest Year On Record For Wisconsin (And Midwest US)
If it seemed like a lot of precipitation was falling this year - you're right. Weather records go back to 1895 and 2019 has been the wettest year ever. That's true for Wisconsin and the nine Midwester...
Dec 17, 2019
Madison Fire Department Replaces Firefighting Foam With PFAS-Free Product
The Madison Fire Department has replaced the firefighting foam it uses with products which are PFAS-free. The so-called "forever chemicals" have been linked to health issues like birth defects, thyroi...
Dec 17, 2019 liz west / CC
Governor Calls On Legislature’s Budget Committee To Meet Thursday
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers is calling on members of the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee to meet Thursday to approve funding for efforts to help the homeless. Evers sent a letter making the re...
Dec 17, 2019
2 Senior-Heavy Teams Meet Tonight In Milwaukee
Seniors do all the heavy lifting for both teams meeting tonight (Tuesday) at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. Seniors Markus Howard and Sacar Anim account for more than half of the points scored by the ...
Dec 17, 2019 Karl Baron / CC
No Suspects Or Motives In Fatal Shootings Of 2 Milwaukee Teens
Milwaukee investigators are not saying if they think the fatal shootings of two teenagers over the weekend are connected. So far, there are no suspects and no known motives for the deaths. Police say ...
Dec 16, 2019
Kids Under 12 Banned From Milwaukee Hospital For Flu Risk
Kids under the age of 12 are being temporarily banned from Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and Neenah. The hospital says this is an effort to stop the spread of the flu, which has region...
Dec 16, 2019 Dan Foy / CC
