Category Archives: State News

Wisconsin lawmakers are pressing the Department of Workforce Development to get unemployment checks to out of work people faster. State Representative John Nygren says the agency could pre-approve tho...

Today the Department of Health Services along with the State Emergency Operations Center launched hospital gating criteria as part of the Badger Bounce Back Plan. The criteria, developed with input fr...

With the need to keep others safe more critical than ever, the Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) Foundation is helping the men and women who bravely serve their communities by providing $50,000 through i...

Confirmed cases: 8,245 (274 new) Deaths: 340 (1 new) Negative test results: 80,467 (2,470 new) Patients hospitalized: 1,621  

Legislative leaders and Governor Tony Evers have met to discuss ways to move forward in the battle against coronavirus. Monday's meeting won't head off today's (Tuesday's) oral arguments before the Wi...

Oral arguments before the Wisconsin Supreme Court, over the governor's Safer at Home order, will be streamed live starting Tuesday morning at 10:00 a-m. The case is "Wisconsin Legislature versus Andre...

Authorities have charged a 63-year-old Lake Delton man with operating while intoxicated for a Sunday motorcycle accident. Steven G. Batzler was already on parole for a conviction on a charge of homici...

An accused killer in northwestern Missouri is asking for a new judge and a change of venue for his trial. Garland Joseph Nelson of Braymer is facing two counts of first-degree murder. His attorneys en...

Wisconsin Walmart stores have hired 44 hundred new workers to deal with the increase in customers due to the coronavirus pandemic. The closing of many businesses in the state has driven customers to b...

The state is offering a pay rate of 20 dollars-an-hour as it tries to hire a team of contact tracers. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services plans to bring up to one thousand onboard. Contact tra...