Substance abuse and crime are on the rise in the U.S., including in Wisconsin, which has the fourth-lowest violent crime rate in the Midwest and 20th-lowest nationwide,
Wisconsin's Department of Transportation (WisDOT) has recently launched an updated version of its winter road conditions website, 511wi.gov, according to an NBC report.
Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI) recently announced that he has pardoned an additional 30 individuals, bringing his total to 337, according to a press release from the Office of the Governor.
Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI) and Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) recently expressed their condolences for the Waukesha Christmas parade tragedy, which resulted in the death of several people and the injury of numerous others after an SUV drove into the 58th annual Christmas parade in Waukesha.
Kyle Blackbourn was recently hired as the men's basketball team's director of recruiting and scouting by the University of Wisconsin–Madison, according to a press release from the university.
The Milwaukee Brewers took on the Chicago Cubs in a three-game weekend series from Sept. 17 to 19, seeking to extend their winning streak against the team, according to a report by the Wausau Daily Herald.
A recent survey of potential Wisconsin voters conducted by VCreek AMG LLC indicates a close contest for the 2022 midterm elections, with voters' primary concerns heading into the midterms being increased prices and reducing crime.
The soldiers of Battery A, 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery out of Hartford recently welcomed Capt. Alicia Dorsett as their first female commander at a ceremony on Aug. 15, according to a report by the Courier.
Wisconsin was recently identified as the sixth-worst state in the U.S. for unemployment payment fraud, according to a report released by the United States Department of Labor grading states on their accuracy in distributing unemployment benefits.
The Wisconsin Senate Elections Committee failed to pass an election security bill last month after its chairwoman, Republican Sen. Kathy Bernier of Lake Hallie joined Democrats in voting against it.
The Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) has released a report on voter fraud and election integrity in the 2020 and 2021 elections that found between Aug. 22, 2020, and May 19, 2021, there were 41 possible occurrences of voter fraud in Wisconsin.