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There are more people asking Governor Tony Evers to sign the law to protect businesses, schools, and non-profits in Wisconsin from coronavirus lawsuits. The protections are included in the legislation to fix the problems at the state’s unemployment office. The governor has said he will sign that package, but has not yet committed to the liability reforms.  Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce on Tuesday said businesses in the state have done everything they can to reopen safely, and said they deserve to be protected

The latest election reform at the Wisconsin Capitol could mean more choices on Election Day. A small group of lawmakers yesterday introduced a ranked voting proposal. The idea is that voters rank candidates for Congress and the U.S. Senate from their first choice on down. If one candidate doesn’t get a majority on the first vote, second choices are then counted until there is a winner. Supporters say ranked voting could help get different people elected from Wisconsin. Ranked voting would not be

Electric cars could be the future for Foxconn in Wisconsin. The company yesterday announced a new partnership with car maker Fisker. No one is saying just where the cars will be made or how many will be produced. But the idea is that Foxconn can use its sprawling manufacturing campus in Mount Pleasant. Foxconn originally planned to make iPhone screens at the plant, but later shifted production to other LCD screens, then to a ventilator side project. Foxconn yesterday said the

More than twice as many people in Wisconsin have gotten a coronavirus shot than who ever tested positive for the virus, but vaccinations have slowed. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported just 52-thousand vaccine doses have been handed out this week. Last week, DHS reported almost 200- thousand doses were put into people’s arms. DHS says over 825-thousand people in the state have gotten one dose of the vaccine, and another 386-thousand have been fully vaccinated. That’s twice as many

The latest charges from Kenosha’s nights of violence are for looting. The D.A. in Kenosha filed charges yesterday against 25-year-old Antoine Simpson and 23-year-old Rhyanon McNab. Police say the two were caught on a security camera stealing from the Uptown Beauty store in Kenosha. Both are facing felony burglary and theft charges, and they are both being held on five-thousand-dollars bond.

Wisconsin’s largest business group wants a judge to force the state’s Department of Natural Resources to be more clear about the rules for environmental clean-ups.  Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce filed a lawsuit yesterday. The suit accuses DNR of ‘unilaterally and unlawfully’ changing the rules for the state’s voluntary clean-up program. WMC says the state decides what qualifies as a clean-up and what qualifies as a contamination on a case by case basis. WMC’s lawyers say spilled milk can even be considered

A deadly crash leads to an arrest. It was just before 4 in the morning on Monday, February 22nd when Troopers from the Wisconsin State Patrol, along with deputies from the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office responded to I-94 near milepost 55 for a one-vehicle rollover crash with injuries. A 2008 Dodge Durango was westbound on I-94 when it lost control and rolled into the ditch. An occupant in the rear seat, 35 year old Magdeleno Enriquez Torres, was pronounced deceased

The total number of COVID-19 cases reported since the beginning of the pandemic is now over 561-thousand.  The state Department of Health Services reported 747 new cases today.  There were also 25 additional deaths confirmed, bringing the death toll to over 63-hundred-and-40.  There are over 84-hundred active COVID cases in the state. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS

The case of a man missing from North Fond du Lac since 1995 is now on the FBI website.  James Ruland was last seen October 26th, 1995 hitchhiking in North Fond du Lac.  His car was found a month later at the Stretch Truck Stop near North Fond du Lac.  His personal items were in the vehicle and the keys in the ignition.  Ruland’s DNA profile has been entered into the nationwide database.  His family is offering a 15-thousand-dollar reward