Wisconsin

Update: Wisconsin AG Moves to Withdraw From Lawsuit

UPDATE: MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has filed a motion to withdraw the state from an ongoing federal lawsuit seeking repeal of the Affordable Care Act. Kaul filed the motion Thursday after fellow Democrat, Gov. Tony Evers, ordered him to withdraw Wisconsin from the lawsuit. Kaul had been blocked from taking action under a law passed by…

Wisconsin Woman Arrested for Handing out pot Cookies

SHAWANO COUNTY, Wis. (Fox 5) — A Wisconsin woman was arrested after handing out pot laced cookies at a St. Patrick’s Day parade, according to the Shawano County Sheriff’s Office. Cathleen Krause, 57, has been charged with delivering THC, possession of THC, and three counts of possession of a controlled substance, which authorities say happened at a parade in Wescott. Krause was…

Assembly Committee to Vote on Lifting Limits for elk Hunt

DNR Officials Want to Drop Restrictions

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin legislators are set to vote on whether to lift restrictions on the state’s elk hunt. Current regulations allow an elk season once herds in the Clam Lake and Black River regions reach 200 and 150 animals respectively. The rules limit the number of permits to 5 percent of the elk population. The Department of Natural Resources…

Evers Wants to Raise State Unemployment Benefits

The Proposal Would Raise the Maximum Rate for Unemployement Benefits

MADISON, Wis. – Gov. Tony Evers wants to boost Wisconsin’s unemployment benefits and eliminate some requirements to qualify for them. The changes included in Evers’ budget proposal would raise the maximum rate for unemployment benefits from $370 to $406 a week. Critics say the state should not raise benefits at a time of record-low unemployment. Scott Manley, a vice president…

Update: Man Shot by University Police in Stable Condition

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MILWAUKEE – Officials say a man shot by University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee police on campus is hospitalized in stable condition. University Police Chief Joe LeMire said at a news conference Tuesday two officers found the man, armed with a gun, sleeping on a bench in the Fine Arts Complex building around 7 a.m., an altercation occurred and he was shot. The…

GOP Bill Allows Expungement for First-Time Drunken Drivers

Drivers Would Require an Ignition Interlock Device for six Months

MADISON, Wis. – Republican lawmakers are introducing a bill that would allow some first-time drunken drivers to ask judges to erase their record. Sen. Andre Jacque and Rep. Jeremy Thiesfeldt’s proposal would allow first-timers to petition for expungement if they didn’t cause an injury and their blood alcohol content was less than 0.15 percent. They also would have to drive…

O’Rourke Returning to Wisconsin After Launching Campaign

O'Rourke Will be in Wisconsin on Sunday

MADISON, Wis. – Beto O’Rourke is coming to Wisconsin this weekend in an early campaign stop after launching his presidential bid in neighboring Iowa. O’Rourke was slated to appear Sunday at a coffee shop in Madison, the liberal capital city of Wisconsin. It will be O’Rourke’s second visit to the overwhelmingly Democratic city in a month. He met with University…

UW-Superior Provost out After Less Than Year on job

Dr. Smith Began her Role on June 1, 2018

SUPERIOR, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Superior Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, Dr. Molly Smith is no longer serving in her position at the University. UWS Chancellor Renee Wachter informed faculty and staff in an email earlier that Dr. Smith will remain on campus over the coming months to assist in finishing some outstanding projects. In the meantime,…

Butterball Recalls Ground Turkey After Four Salmonella Cases

The Company is Recalling More than 78,000 Pounds of raw Ground Turkey

MADISON, Wis. – Butterball LLC is voluntarily recalling more than 78,000 pounds of raw ground turkey products as Wisconsin health officials investigate four salmonella cases in the state. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services said Thursday the four patients have the same strain of salmonella and are linked to the Butterball ground turkey products being recalled. Health officials say a…

Flooding Prompts Evacuations Along Fond du Lac

Authorities are Monitoring all Areas Along the River

FOND DU LAC, Wis. – Ice-jam flooding along the Fond du Lac River in eastern Wisconsin has prompted the evacuation of some residents as water swamps local roads and the basements of homes. Firefighters from the city of Fond du Lac are going door to door to check on people along the river. At least 10 have been evacuated. A…

Evers’ Capital Budget Calls for $2 Billion in new Borrowing

(AP Photo) MADISON, Wis. – Gov. Tony Evers’ capital budget proposal calls for borrowing $2 billion over the next two fiscal years for projects ranging from building new juvenile corrections facilities, a new state office building in Milwaukee and upgrading buildings around the University of Wisconsin System. The proposal must pass both the state building commission and the Legislature’s budget-writing…

Elizabeth Smart set to Speak in Wisconsin on Closs Rescue

The Event Will be Held on March 15

(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)MADISON, Wis. – Kidnapping victim Elizabeth Smart is scheduled to speak in northwestern Wisconsin next week to help the region cope with a high-profile double homicide-kidnapping. Prosecutors have accused 21-year-old Jake Patterson of breaking into 13-year-old Jayme Closs’ home just outside Barron in October, killing her parents with a shotgun and abducting her. They say he held…

Early Morning Village of Superior House Fire Displaces Family

A Firefighter Sustained Minor Injury

SUPERIOR, Wis. – A home in the Village of Superior sustained an estimated $20,000 in damages after a fire broke out early Wednesday morning. Superior Fire Department crews were called to 6409 Banks Avenue at 2:35 a.m. Wednesday for a report of smoke filling up a house. When fire crews arrived the single family home had smoke visible in the…

UPDATE: Evers Refuses AP Request for Letter Walker Left him

The AP Requested the Letter on January 11

(AP Photo)UPDATE: — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Monday released a hand-written note given to him by former Gov. Scott Walker just before he left office in January, after initially refusing an Associated Press open records request for the document. Evers released it hours after the AP published a story about his denial and asked that he reconsider. Evers rejected…

Wisconsin Births Decline to Lowest Point in 40 Years

Teens Births Have Dropped 60 Percent

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A Wisconsin researcher says a drop in teen pregnancies has contributed to the lowest number of babies being born in the state in more than 40 years. Wisconsin Public Radio reports that data from the state Department of Health Services show there were less than 65,000 babies born in 2017; the lowest number in the state…

New Building for Ashland Police Department in Jeopardy

The Next Council Meeting is Scheduled for March 12

ASHLAND, Wis. – The plans for a new Ashland Police Department are in jeopardy after the council failed to get a super majority to create a redevelopment authority for the $4.4 million project. Members needed 2/3rds the vote to approve the redevelopment authority for the new building. The measure needed to pass 7-4, but it only received six votes. One…

Evers to Unveil First State Budget to Skeptical Republicans

Evers Will Unveil his Plan Thursday Night

(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file)MADISON, Wis. – Gov. Tony Evers is releasing his first state budget to a skeptical Republican Legislature, with many of his proposals likely dead on arrival and others unlikely to pass without significant changes. Evers, a Democrat, unveils his plan Thursday night during a joint meeting of the Legislature. That will kick off a monthslong process…