State News
What to know about GOAT, Wisconsin's new DOGE-inspired government efficiency committee
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Wisconsin Assembly's Government Operations, Accountability and Transparency Committee, or GOAT...
Mar 13, 2025
Wisconsin lawmaker pushes to repeal federal EV charging station funding program
(WTAQ-WLUK) - Cuts to a program which helps pay for new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations could be coming. District 8 R...
Mar 10, 2025
Voters still want to learn more about Supreme Court, DPI races, poll finds
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- With less than four weeks to go before the election, voters were more tuned in to the state Supreme Court race...
Mar 05, 2025
Republicans introduce "Cole Act" aimed at reforming pharmacy benefit managers
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- At the Capitol, new Republican authored legislation aims to reform pharmacy benefit managers. Dodge...
Mar 05, 2025
WEC audit finds no machine errors in 2024 presidential election
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- A Wisconsin Election Commission audit found no voting machine errors in Donald Trump's 2024 victory...
Mar 03, 2025
Wisconsin gambling helpline sees increase in addiction calls amid sports betting boom
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- There's an increase in concern over gambling addictions across the country, as accessibility and...
Feb 26, 2025
Armed Standoff Ends Peacefully in Appleton
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A man was arrested Thursday after climbing to the roof on church property and firing a gun into th...
Feb 24, 2025
Gov. Evers introduces language in bill to remove the terms "mother" and "father" from state law
MADISON, WI (WSAU) - Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers's office introduced a bill on Friday afternoon that would change the way a...
Feb 22, 2025
Wisconsin Assembly approves bill that would ban cell phones in classrooms
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Legislation that would require K-12 public school boards in Wisconsin to adopt policies prohibiting the use of...
Feb 21, 2025
Wisconsin prepares for flood season with safety awareness week declared by Gov. Evers
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Before spring arrives, Wisconsinites are encouraged to prepare now for flood season. Flooding is one of the mo...
Feb 19, 2025
WIAA limits girls' sports to students assigned female at birth
STEVENS POINT, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Only students designated female at birth will be allowed to compete in girls sports, the Wis...
Feb 19, 2025
Childcare & education spending: A preview into Gov. Evers' 2025 budget address
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Later this week, Governor Tony Evers will unveil where he wants your tax dollars to go in the stat...
Feb 17, 2025
Democratic Party zeroing in on Wisconsin statehouse ahead of 2026 midterms
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Political advertisements may be making a sooner-than-expected return to your TV screens as Democrats look to r...
Feb 14, 2025
Teen charged in Lincoln Hills prison counselor's death to be tried in adult court
MERRILL, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - One of the teens charged in connection with the death of a counselor at the state youth prison will...
Feb 13, 2025
Proposed bill in Wisconsin legislature offers tax breaks on gun safe purchases
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Making its way through the Wisconsin legislature this session is SB12; a bill that, if it becomes law, would o...
Feb 12, 2025
New information from mother of missing, pregnant Wisconsin teen
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- The family of a missing, pregnant teen from southern Wisconsin shared new details as an Amber Alert continued ...
Feb 12, 2025
Wisconsin bishops respond to federal mass deportation plans in letter
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Bishops with the Wisconsin Catholic Conference released a letter standing in solidarity with immigrants coming...
Feb 12, 2025
WIAA reviews eligibility rules following Trump's order on transgender athletes
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- The WIAA says it's reviewing its rules after President Donald Trump signed an executive order which prohibits ...
Feb 07, 2025
Amber Alert extended to Arkansas for missing Beaver Dam teenager
DODGE COUNTY (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Amber Alert issued for a missing 16-year-old pregnant girl from Beaver Dam has been extended ...
Feb 06, 2025
Newly issued Wisconsin license plates to begin with 'B'
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- After nearly eight years, newly issued license plates in Wisconsin will start with the letter &quo...
Feb 06, 2025
