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Sep 3, 2021

More than 8,000 Afghan refugees at Wisconsin’s Fort McCoy

More than 8,000 refugees from Afghanistan were being temporarily housed at Fort McCoy in western Wisconsin as of Friday and the military base has a capacity to host up to 13,000 as they are resettled across the country, a military official said on Friday.

Sep 3, 2021

Evers extends $100 incentive for COVID-19 vaccinations

Wisconsin's $100 reward program for those receiving the COVID-19 vaccine will be extended two weeks until Sept. 19, Gov. Tony Evers announced Friday.

Sep 3, 2021

In-person oral arguments to resume in state Supreme Court chambers

In-person oral arguments will resume in the state Supreme Court next week.

Sep 2, 2021

Another Republican says don’t sue UW over COVID policies (UPDATE)

A second Republican lawmaker says he doesn't support suing the University of Wisconsin System over its COVID-19 protocols, deepening an intra-party squabble over whether the Legislature should take control of the system's mitigation policies.

Sep 2, 2021

Panel ruling on tobacco settlement nets $14M for Wisconsin

The state is in line to receive about $14 million thanks to an arbitration panel's ruling in a multistate tobacco settlement dating back to 1998.

Sep 2, 2021

Milwaukee County prepared to reject election subpoena

Milwaukee County's chief elections clerk indicated Thursday that he was not going to comply with a subpoena issued by a Republican lawmaker requiring him to turn over ballots and voting machines to a GOP-controlled legislative committee next week.

Sep 2, 2021

$750K bond set for man charged in grandson’s beating death

Bond was set at $750,000 cash Thursday for a Milwaukee man accused of fatally bludgeoning his 12-year-old grandson whom he accused of stealing his money.

Sep 2, 2021

Settlement reached in Dane County medical malpractice case

An $831,474.84 settlement has been reached in a medical malpractice case in Dane County.

Sep 2, 2021

Chairman: Nothing wrong with talking with conservatives

The chairman of the Department of Natural Resources policy board said Thursday he did nothing wrong when he consulted with a Republican congressman and an aide to the GOP state Senate leader about refusing to step down from his position.

Sep 2, 2021

Fight over well water near Lake Superior could land in court

A grassroots citizen group is pushing back against a Duluth company's proposal to bottle and sell water from a well near Lake Superior.

Sep 2, 2021

Wisconsin man enters not guilty plea in dismemberment case

A judge on Wednesday entered a not guilty plea on behalf of a Wisconsin man accused of killing and dismembering his parents.

Sep 2, 2021

Health officials urge masks, vaccines as COVID average soars

Health officials are warning Wisconsin residents to get vaccinated, wear masks and avoid indoor gatherings over the Labor Day weekend as the delta variant drives the state's COVID-19 case average to levels not seen in months.

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