State News

Thu, May 17, 2012

National reporting system shows state's high school grad rate was 87% last year

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - State education officials said Thursday that Wisconsin’s high school graduation rate was 87 percent last year, under a standardized national ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

April jobs report shows Wisconsin lost estimated 6,200 private sector jobs

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s much-anticipated jobs report for April came out Thursday afternoon.

It showed that the state lost an estimated 6,200 ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Portage airport stuck in Catch 22

PORTAGE, WI (WTAQ) - This sounds like a classic Catch 22.

The federal government says Portage cannot have a new airport because there’s not ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Ex-La Crosse cop fined $5,000 for illegally killing ducks

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A former La Crosse police officer has been fined $5,000 for illegally killing ducks while he was a hunting guide ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Woman facing charges for allegedly causing fatal OWI crash

VERNON COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - A southwest Wisconsin woman faces criminal charges, for allegedly causing a drunk driving crash that killed her husband.

54-year-old Jason ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Dodge Co. plant facing fines for fatal chemical exposure

THERESA, WI (WTAQ) - Federal officials have recommended $64,000 in fines against a Dodge County plant where a worker was killed and another suffered ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Report: Complaint filed about autistic student being put into seclusion box

WAUPUN, WI (WTAQ) - A state education official will review a complaint that a Waupun elementary student with autism was repeatedly placed into a seclusion ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Wisconsin Lottery officials clarify that 2 million-dollar Powerball tickets sold

CHILTON, WI (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Lottery clarified Thursday that there were two – and not three – big winners from the Badger State in Wednesday night ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Study: Wisconsin getting hit with more heavy rains more often

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - If you think Wisconsin is getting pounded with heavy rains more often, you’re right.

The Natural Resources Defense Council and ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Local gov't clerks working extended hours for absentee voters on Memorial Day

MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - The Memorial Day weekend begins next Friday – but it won’t be much of a holiday for some local government clerks throughout ...