Category Archives: Local News
The Latest COVID-19 Update From Saturday
In Wisconsin, officials announced another 154 confirmed cases of COVID-19. That pushed the state total to 4,199. They also reported another six related deaths, pushing that tally to 211. There are 15 ...
Apr 18, 2020
Governor Reynolds Closes Iowa Schools For Remainder of Year
Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education are closing all schools in the state for the remainder of the year. Schools will continue to offer continuous online learning to mitigate the...
Apr 18, 2020
Two Wisconsin Sheriffs Denounce Evers Safer at Home Order
Two Wisconsin sheriffs have spoken out against Gov. Tony Evers' extension of the Safer at Home order and asked the governor to develop other plans for reopening Wisconsin's economy. On Thursday, Evers...
Apr 18, 2020
Republicans Plan Legal Action Against Evers' Extended Safer-At-Home Order
Wisconsin Republicans are planning to file lawsuits over Governor Evers' extended safer-at-home order that runs until May 26th. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says his goal is to have a legal strategy in ...
Apr 18, 2020
Governor Evers Extends Safer-At-Home Order Until May 26
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers is extending the state's safer-at-home order through May 2th6 or until a superseding order is issued. It adds some new measures to support progress made in containing cor...
Apr 17, 2020
Reynolds Issues Stay At Home Orders For 14 Counties
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced plans to implement additional mitigation measures in northeast Iowa after the region reached one of the highest possible levels on the state's COVID-19 risk chart....
Apr 17, 2020
Escaped Inmates From Portage Arrested in Illinois
Two inmates, who escaped from the state's maximum-security prison in Portage Thursday morning, have been found in Illinois. Police were searching for 46-year-old Thomas Deering and 37-year-old James N...
Apr 17, 2020
Hunger Task Force buying Wisconsin Milk
The Hunger Task Force is committing a million dollars to buy thousands of gallons of milk from dairy farmers to stop it from being dumped. Dairy farmers were told to dump the product earlier this mont...
Apr 17, 2020
Iowa Unemployment Rate Inches Upward
Iowa Workforce Development is reporting that Iowa's unemployment rate climbed to 3.7% in March as the state began to see the impact of an economic downturn amid efforts to slow the spread of the coron...
Apr 17, 2020
Evers Extends Stay At Home Order To Late May
Governor Tony Evers is extending the stay-at-home order for about a month longer than his initial order. Evers extended Wisconsin's Safer at Home order that was originally slated to expire next week. ...
Apr 16, 2020
