Category Archives: State News
Two Wisconsin Native American Tribes Receive $2.5M In Federal Grants
Federal grants of two-and-a-half-million dollars will pay for the installation of solar panels on tribal buildings. The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in Odanah and the Forest County Potawat...
Aug 19, 2019 Pictures of Money / CC
Stop Lyme disease: address threat with new tick ID cards
If you spend time outdoors in Wisconsin, chances are you're at some risk for Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. It's important to know about tick-borne illnesses because Wisconsin has one of...
Aug 18, 2019 John Tann / CC
Nine Companies Win Business Friend of the Environment Award
For the 30th year in a row, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) has recognized companies with the Wisconsin Business Friend of the Environment Award. This year, companies were chosen for prog...
Aug 18, 2019
October will be National Cybersecurity Awareness MonthÂ
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in partnership with the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), have announced the release of this year's National Cybersecurity Awareness...
Aug 18, 2019 Jeroen Bennink / CC
Wisconsin Ranks 20th in the Country When It Comes to Childcare Costs
Wisconsin is in the top half of the country when it comes to the cost of childcare. According to the Economic Policy Institute, Wisconsin is the 20th cheapest state for childcare, but it's also one of...
Aug 17, 2019
Truck Driver Who Hit School Bus Found Guilty
A Columbia County jury has found a 43-year-old truck driver from Indiana guilty of injuring 20 students when he smashed into the back of a school bus last year. Sentencing for Wayne Murphy will take p...
Aug 16, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
2 Women Injured By Crowd Of Attackers In Apparent Argument Over Man
A Milwaukee woman says her daughter and another victim were injured when they were attacked after an argument over a man. She says several women damaged her daughter's car and broke into her house Wed...
Aug 16, 2019
Harmony Grove Woman Finds Human Remains Buried In Backyard
Forensic experts have been working with the Columbia County Sheriff's Office to investigate human remains found in a Harmony Grove backyard. The woman who lives there says she was looking through a bi...
Aug 16, 2019 Daniel / CC
Fatal Boat Accident Reported On North Fork Flambeau River
A 59-year-old Franklin man has died in a boat accident on the North Fork Flambeau River in the Township of Lake. No names have been released. The Price County Sheriff's Office says the victim and a 58...
Aug 16, 2019 Vigil Photography / CC
Report Shows Growing Impact of Ag in Wisconsin
On the same day a report named Wisconsin the top producing cranberry state for the 25th straight year, a research group at the University of Wisconsin found the impact of agriculture on the state's ec...
Aug 15, 2019
