State News

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