Category Archives: State News
BBB Tips: Don't Be Tricked by Halloween Scammers
Halloween is just around the corner, and with so many costumes and decoration ideas, it's hard to choose what to buy, and where to buy it from. When it comes to purchasing costumes and other Halloween...
Oct 20, 2019 Maryland GovPics / CC
Toast to Life Raises More Than $108,000 to Support Adults with ALS in Northeastern Wisconsin
The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) announced today that the 6th Annual Toast to Life to Benefit ALS Research on October 10, 2019 raised more than $108,000 to help free kids and adults from the h...
Oct 20, 2019
Dairy Processor Grants Available Through December 13th
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) invites Wisconsin dairy processors to apply for the next round of Dairy Processor Grants through December 13th. The fundi...
Oct 19, 2019 Anthony Easton / CC
Milwaukee Has Had 5 Interstate Shootings In 2019
Interstate 43 in Milwaukee was shut down twice this week while authorities searched for evidence after shooting incidents. Five times, there have been shootings on that busy stretch of highway in the ...
Oct 18, 2019 skyandsea876 / CC
Former Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Quits Jobs, Possibly Getting Ready To Run
Speculation centers on a possible run for governor in 2022 after former Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch quit her job. She served eight years under former Governor Scott Walker. Kleefis...
Oct 18, 2019 Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, right, speaks with deploying Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 376th Financial Management Support Unit during their farewell ceremony in Wausau, Wis., Dec. 19, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Kartanos/Released)
Monona Woman Accused Of Shooting Estranged Husband In The Face
A 48-year-old Janesville man says he had stopped at an A-T-M when he saw a silver van approach his vehicle from behind. His name hasn't been released. He says his wife was the driver and he heard a sh...
Oct 18, 2019
Parent Irked By School’s Security Changes Now Faces Felony Charge
The parent of a study at Madison's Lake View Elementary School is barred from school grounds and faces a felony charge of battering a school district employee. Forty-two-year-old Rhonald Shultz had vi...
Oct 18, 2019 Paul Downey / CC
Health Insurance Extended For Survivors of Emergency Responders Killed On The Job
A bill signed into law Wednesday requires local and state governments, and educational institutions, to pay the premiums for the spouses and children of emergency responders killed in the line of duty...
Oct 17, 2019
Wisconsin Ranked 9th – In Drunk Driving Arrests
Only eight states have more drunk driving arrests than Wisconsin. Long known for its drinking culture, the Badger State is well above the national average with more than 406 arrests-per-100-thousand r...
Oct 17, 2019
Private School Enrollment Growing In Wisconsin
The latest numbers from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction show enrollment is growing in the state's private schools. A little more than one-in-10 students aren't taking classes in a tradi...
Oct 17, 2019 OIST / CC
