State News

ANTIGO, Wis. (AP) – The Sartori cheese company plans to spend $14 million to expand and renovate its plants in Antigo and Plymouth. The fourth generation family-owned company says the project includes updating equipment at its Antigo plant. The expansion and renovation is expected to add a total of 53 jobs. Work will start in More >

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Gov. Scott Walker says a historic tax credit bill he has signed into law will help revitalize downtowns across Wisconsin. Walker signed the measure Wednesday at the Hotel Northland in Green Bay. Redevelopment of that 1920s-era hotel is among the projects expected to benefit from the bill that doubles a tax credit More >

OCONTO, Wis. (AP) – A jury in Oconto County has convicted one of two men accused of killing a Green Bay man 15 years ago. Fifty-three-year-old Peter Hanson was found guilty Tuesday of killing 19-year-old Chad McLean, whose body was found in the Pensaukee River a month after he disappeared in February 1998. McLean was last More >

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A Republican-led state Assembly committee called together to study the Common Core academic standards in Wisconsin is not recommending they be scrapped, despite pressure from tea party conservatives to do just that. Instead, recommendations released by the committee on Wednesday call for establishing a process for the continued review and adoption of More >

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Gov. Scott Walker plans to sign a bill that would increase requirements for high school math and science classes students would have to take for graduation. Walker was scheduled to sign the measure Wednesday in Madison. The bill would increase the math and science requirement for graduation from two to three credits each. More >

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Gov. Scott Walker plans to sign into law a bill that backers say will help several historic redevelopment projects around the state. Walker was scheduled to sign the measure Wednesday at the Hotel Northland in Green Bay. Redevelopment of that 1920s-era hotel is among the projects expected to benefit from the bill More >

FOND DU LAC, Wis. (AP) – Police in Fond du Lac say no explosives were found in a search of an apartment building where a 40-year-old man engaged in a standoff with officers on Monday. The Reporter Media (http://fondul.ac/1kzndk0 ) reports the man is expected to appear in court Thursday. He has been arrested but not More >

MILWAUKEE (AP) – The federal government says 5,300 Wisconsin residents have signed up for health insurance through the federal website as of Nov. 30. The government released data Wednesday showing that more than 47,000 residents completed insurance applications through HealthCare.gov, and 5,300 completed the process. However, the government’s numbers are more than a week old. The More >

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ headquarters in Madison is back open after a flood sent workers home Tuesday afternoon and shuttered the building for half a day. The state Department of Administration said Wednesday the DNR has returned to normal operations and cleanup from the flood is nearly complete. The More >

RIPON, Wis. (AP) – Fire has damaged three retail buildings in downtown Ripon and displaced second-floor tenants. Red Cross officials say the agency is providing services to at least five families who were safely evacuated from the upper floors. Ripon Fire Chief Tim Saul says the fire started about 3 a.m. Wednesday. About 30 agencies were More >