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WisDOT hosts summer road safety event with hands-on tips
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) -The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) held an event Tuesday to inform the public on road safety this summer. The event featured numerous informative booths such as car seat fitting, driving safely in construction zones and more. Attendees were also able to meet a K-9 team, tour a Wisconsin State Patrol car and see first hand all the ways to work together to keep the roads safe.
Legislature requests stay in lawsuit over electronic ballots for disabled voters
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature asked a Dane County judge to stay his temporary injunction granting voters with disabilities the ability to cast absentee ballots electronically so the order can be appealed. The lawsuit, brought by Disability Rights Wisconsin, the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin and four voters with disabilities, alleges that the current absentee […]
President of Universities of Wisconsin discusses Direct Admit
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Area high school seniors could be receiving some good news this week. The Universities of Wisconsin Direct Admit Wisconsin Program is on track to begin in the fall of 2025. Nearly 350 public and private high schools in the state are participating in the program...
Overstretched assisted living facilities, National park bill for Apostle Islands, ‘Slow-Mow Summer’
A journalist shares their reporting on Wisconsin assisted living facilities struggling to care for the complex needs of residents. Then we learn about the effort to make the Apostle Islands a national park. And an Appleton site manager explains how the city’s pivot from from “No Mow May.”
3 Scotsmen become Elkhorn baseball's biggest fans, rooting them on through American Legion Class A playoffs
OMAHA, Neb. — The potential for extreme heat didn't stop people from getting out around the metro on Tuesday. The American Legion Class A baseball playoffs were going on in Elkhorn. It was a fun story at the field: Three men from Scotland who were coaching youth soccer became...
Republicans ask voters to deny governor's power to spend fed money
Wisconsin Republicans are asking voters to take away the governor's power to unilaterally spend federal money, a reaction to the billions of dollars that flowed into the state during the COVID-19 pandemic. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers was free to spend most of that money as he pleased, directing most of it toward small businesses and economic development, angering Republicans who argued the Legislature should have oversight. That's what would happen...
Governor Evers asks voters to vote ‘no’ at the Aug. 13 election
EAU CLAIRE — Governor Tony Evers (D) visited Eau Claire Monday in order to encourage voters to vote ‘no’ on two questions that will be present on the Aug. 13 ballot. The questions read: “Delegation of appropriation power. Shall section 35 (1) of article IV of the constitution be created to provide that the legislature may not delegate its sole power to determine how moneys shall be appropriated?” and “Allocation of federal moneys. Shall section 35 (2) of article IV of the constitution be created...
Two teens remain in critical condition following police chase, crash that killed 2 others
GREENFIELD, Wis. — Two teenage girls remain in critical condition following a police chase and crash Sunday night. A 19-year-old East Troy woman driving and a 17-year-old girl from Greenfield were killed. WISN 12 News has learned the 17-year-old girl killed was a student at Whitnall High School, where...
WI v. Kevin Sehmer: Tattoo Punch Murder Trial
HARTLAND, Wis. (Court TV) – A Wisconsin man who confronted another man because he didn’t like his tattoos has been found guilty of felony murder and aggravated battery. One June 17, 2023, Joshua Davies and his wife were at a wine bar when they were allegedly approached by Kevin Sehmer, unprovoked. Sehmer, 64, had reportedly... Read more » Fore more crime and trial news coverage, visit Court TV
Milwaukee Area Leader Appointed to United Way’s Women United Global Leadership Council
Stacy Williams is appointed to serve on United Way Worldwide advisory body to provide strategic direction on issues impacting women and families. United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County and their Women United group congratulate Stacy Williams, Director and Senior Investment Consultant with Hodge Williams Group at Baird, on her appointment to the United Way Women United Global Leadership Council. This council is an advisory body dedicated to creating opportunities for women in nearly 200 communities across the globe.
Dane Co. Executive candidates talk to voters, share input on community issues
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Three weeks before the Partisan Primary Election, voters got another chance to hear future goals from the Dane County Executive candidates during a forum on Monday night. Each candidate has a unique background and hopes to create change in Dane County. Current City of Madison Alderman...