NEW LISBON, Wis. (AP) — A man charged in the killing of a Wisconsin woman and two girls more than a week ago was captured Thursday, authorities said. Virgil Thew was arrested about 30 minutes after someone reported a suspicious person in Elroy, a small community about 12 miles from New ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature are moving quickly to place a measure on the April ballot that would enshrine the state’s already strict voter ID requirement into the state constitution. The move would make it more difficult for Democrats to soften ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ plan to let voters repeal and create state laws without legislative involvement met opposition Monday from Republican leaders of the Legislature, who signaled that the idea is likely to be rejected for a second time. Evers’ plan comes the ...
Wisconsin has seen a record-high number of norovirus outbreaks in the last month, which may be driven by a new strain of the highly-contagious virus. Norovirus causes vomiting and diarrhea and is the leading cause of foodborne illness, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is typically spread through eating contaminated food or touching contaminated surfaces. It often spreads at restaurants and congregate settings such as long-term care facilities or schools. Lynn Roberts, epidemiologist for the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, said it’s typical ...
By Benjamin Yount The Center Square Wisconsin’s new laws for the new year are mostly notable because there are so few, and the changes are relatively small. Many states see hundreds of new laws with each new year. Illinois, for example, will see nearly 300 news laws on New Year’s Day. In Wisconsin, however, many new laws become effective as soon as the governor signs them. That means 2025 will not kick off with a wave of new rules. Wisconsin, instead, will see some technical changes, and off-the-beaten-path laws. One of them will be the change to annual state park ...
A strong snow and ice storm followed by brutally cold conditions will soon smack the eastern two-thirds of the United States as frigid air escapes the Arctic, plunging as far south as Florida, meteorologists forecast. Starting today, millions of people are going to be hit by moderate to ...
