Names of Fallen Wisconsin Law Enforcement Officers to be Added to National Memorial
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Five fallen Wisconsin law enforcement officers will be remembered next week. Those officers will be among the 282 names placed on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C. They include Chetek Police officer Emily Breidenbach, Milwaukee police officer Peter Jervin...
May 09, 2024
Study Ranks Wisconsin Worst in Nation for Black Residents
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- A new study again ranks Wisconsin worst in the nation for its Black residents. The study from 24/7 Wall St. analyzed data from the U.S. Census Bureau and other sources. According to the study, the median household income for Black individuals in Wisconsin of just over $38,000 is only 51% of th...
May 08, 2024
Biden Rips Trump, Touts Microsoft Project in Racine Visit
RACINE, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- President Joe Biden touts Microsoft's $3.3 billion investment to build an AI data center on the Pleasant Prairie campus of the failed Foxconn project. And as expected, Biden's remarks over the noon hour in Racine on Wednesday included digs at his predecessor. "He and his administration pro...
May 08, 2024
Madison City Council Deadlocks on Resolution in Support of UW Protest Encampment
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- A resolution of support for UW protesters fails to pass in Madison Tuesday night. On an 8 - 8 vote, Madison's city council deadlocked on a resolution that called on UW Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin to allow the encampment on Library Mall to continue. So it failed. The UW's stance has bee...
May 08, 2024
Rothman says UW System will Cooperate with DEI Audit
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- An audit of diversity, equity and inclusion practices at state agencies and the UW System will proceed. UW System President Jay Rothman on Tuesday told the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee that he's not clear on what exactly will be audited. "So I'm struggling with what the standards...
May 07, 2024
Biden in Racine Wednesday, Harris to Milwaukee Next Week
RACINE, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- President Joe Biden returns to Wisconsin Wednesday. Biden is scheduled to deliver remarks at Gateway Technical College in Sturtevant at noon. He's expected to highlight the scaled up Microsoft data center development in Mount Pleasant, and perhaps contrast that with the underperforming Foxconn ...
May 07, 2024
Joint Finance Committee Approves Spending $36 Million on Opioid Settlement Funds
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- The Legislature's Joint Finance Committee on Tuesday approved spending $36 million in opioid settlement funds. Committee co-chair Senator Howard Marklein says that will include money for education and prevention. "Many of us can remember the public service campaigns like just say no. This...
May 07, 2024
Joint Finance Committee Takes a Pass on Releasing PFAs Funds
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- At the Capitol, the legislature's budget committee met on Tuesday. But the committee's Republican majority did not take up "forever chemicals" or health care funding for western Wisconsin, as requested by Governor Tony Evers. "We will not be discussing PFAS or HSHS today," ...
May 07, 2024
Wedding Barns Sue over New Liquor License Law
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- A pair of wedding barn owners is suing the state over its new liquor license laws. The barns, represented by the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, say the new law unfairly targets their establishments by requiring them to get formal liquor licenses to host weddings with alc...
May 07, 2024
Evers Again Requests Joint Finance Committee Special session
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- Governor Tony Evers is again calling a special meeting of the legislature's Joint Finance Committee, to approve funding to address hospital closures and PFAS contamination. The Democratic governor can call a special meeting of the Republican controlled budget panel but he can't force the commi...
May 06, 2024