Category Archives: State News
New Sampling Finds 73% Of Private Wells Tested In SW Wisconsin Contaminated
Scientists with the University of Wisconsin-Extension say a sampling of private wells has found 73 percent contaminated with fecal matter. Thirty-four wells were checked in Grant, Iowa and Lafayette c...
Dec 05, 2019 r. nial bradshaw / CC
Late Start For Wisconsin Deer Season Results In 25% Reduction In Harvest
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says the late start for this year's gun deer season means hunters missed the rut and deer weren't moving around. That resulted in a 25-percent reduction i...
Dec 04, 2019 Northwest Power and Conservation Council / CC
Dane County Strategically Reduces The Charge Against Woman In Fatal Shooting
Dane County prosecutors say reducing the charge against a 22-year-old accused killer limits her ability to claim self-defense. Kenyairra Gadson is now charged with first-degree reckless homicide in th...
Dec 04, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
2 People Arrested After Pursuit Turns Into Rural Manhunt In Monroe County
The Monroe County Sheriff's Department says two people have been arrested after a vehicle chase that turned into a manhunt in a rural part of that county. The chase started in Tomah when a Wisconsin S...
Dec 04, 2019
Plant Closing In Clinton Will Cost 59 Workers Their Jobs Next Year
Plans by Regal Beloit America to close its plant in Clinton will eliminate 59 jobs. The workers will be phased out in three steps starting in late January. The Beloit-based company has notified the Wi...
Dec 04, 2019 Alan Levine / CC
WI Election Commission Wants Lawmakers To Clarify Rules On Voter Roll Purge
The Wisconsin Election Commission is asking for guidance from state lawmakers on when to remove a name from the voter rolls. There's currently a pending court fight over what to do about people who ha...
Dec 03, 2019 Maryland GovPics / CC
U-W System Will Not Add Faculty to Presidential Search Committee
The University of Wisconsin System is not going to add faculty members to its presidential search committee. Regents says they're sticking with the nine people named to pick a replacement for Presiden...
Dec 03, 2019
17-Year-Old Student With Gun Is Shot At Waukesha HS Monday Morning
A 17-year-old student at Waukesha South High School was shot Monday when he pointed a handgun at police. The school had been put on lockdown when that student arrived with the gun in his possession. T...
Dec 03, 2019 Robert Nelson / CC
Pocan Predicts 70-80% Chance House Votes On Impeachment Before End Of Year
Congressman Mark Pocan predicts there is a 70-to-80 percent chance the House of Representatives will vote on impeachment before the end of the year. The Wisconsin Democrat maintains there is "no doubt...
Dec 03, 2019 Photo YourSpace / CC
Darlington Woman Cited In Hit-And-Run Involving Amish Buggy
A 56-year-old Darlington woman has been cited on several counts, including operating a motor vehicle, while intoxicated, first offense. Investigators say Jeanne M. Halvorson hit an Amish buggy on High...
Dec 03, 2019 cdogstar / CC
