Category Archives: State News
Wisconsin Woman’s Family Sues DMV
The family of a 78-year-old Wisconsin woman is suing the D-M-V for the way she was treated last year when she went to renew her driver's license. The suit alleges Mary Wobschall broke her wrist after ...
Dec 16, 2019 Micah Sittig / CC
No Tax Incentives For Foxconn Without New Negotiations
A governor's spokesperson says Foxconn will need to renegotiate its deal with the state of Wisconsin. Apparently, the Taiwan-based electronics giant won't qualify for billions in tax credits under the...
Dec 16, 2019
Madison Police Arrest 20-Year-Old Man On Suspicion Of Homicide
Madison police are investigating a Saturday afternoon shooting as a homicide. Twenty-year-old Marcus Hamilton has been charged. Investigators say they don't know if Hamilton and the shooting victim kn...
Dec 16, 2019 Daniel / CC
$2M Federal Grand Money Coming To SE Wisconsin For Opioid Crisis
More than two-million dollars in federal funding is coming to southeastern Wisconsin to help officials deal with the opioid crisis. The money is part of a 333-million-dollar U-S Department of Justice ...
Dec 16, 2019 Find Rehab Centers / CC
Officer, 4 Civilians Injured When Milwaukee Police Pursuit Ends With Crash
Milwaukee police report an officer and four people in a fleeing car were injured when a police pursuit ended with a crash. The Friday night chase started when a squad car tried to make a traffic stop ...
Dec 16, 2019
Suspect Charged With 2 Felonies, 1 Misdemeanor In Discovery Of Body In Adams County
A 25-year-old man is charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor in the discovery of human remains last month in a wooded area of Adams County. Deputies were called by a man who said he found what he ...
Dec 16, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
WEDC supports John Deere project to expand, add jobs
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) has authorized up to $250,000 in state income tax credits over three years for a project at John Deere Horicon Works. The company plans to invest ...
Dec 14, 2019 Jim Epler / CC
DATCP Designates Over 74,000 Acres Eligible for Farmland Preservation in Clark, Grant, and Sauk Counties
Starting January 1, 2020, about 74,148 acres in Clark, Grant, and Sauk counties will be eligible to enter into farmland preservation agreements with the designation of three new agricultural enterpris...
Dec 14, 2019
Fox Communities Credit Union Offering Home Cooked Meal for Homeless, Low Wealth Families, and Vets
For the fourth year in a row, Fox Communities Credit Union will be honoring the spirit of the Christmas season by offering a home-cooked meal for the homeless, low wealth and veteran families in the F...
Dec 14, 2019 Roberta Garrido / CC
BBB Alert: Beware LA-based DotService.com Targeting Wisconsin Trucking Companies
BB Serving Wisconsin is warning trucking companies about letters arriving via postal mail informing them that their USDOT number is "past due." The letters say "PAST DUE" and says the company needs to...
Dec 13, 2019
