All the headlines from our Wisconsin Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 10 2021 // Recent federal safety inspections of a northern Wisconsin foundry determined workplace safety failures caused two workers to suffer severe injuries. The business faces a proposed $200,895 in penalties.In May, a worker at...
Oct 21 2021 // The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) has charged former insurance agent Richard Freeland with a number of violations of insurance law related to the sale of an unsuitable life insurance policy and...
Oct 19 2021 // Brown & Brown, Inc. has acquired all of the stock of Remedy Analytics. Founded in 2011 by current chief executive officer, Scott L. Martin, Remedy Analytics uses its proprietary PharmaLogic® data-based medication...
Oct 13 2021 // The city of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, has shut down almost half its wells due to PFAS contamination.Wisconsin Public Radio reported that the city announced in July that it had shut down four of its 16 wells after tests found...
Oct 13 2021 // Another Wisconsin mother has filed a federal lawsuit over the lack of COVID-19 protocols at her son’s school.WEAU-TV reported that Gina Kildahl filed the suit on Oct. 11 in Madison. She’s seeking an injunction...
Oct 12 2021 // A parent has sued a southeastern Wisconsin school district after her son contracted COVID-19 from a classmate.The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Shannon Jensen filed the lawsuit in federal court against the...
Oct 6 2021 // Grange Insurance Co. in Columbus, Ohio, named John North president of Commercial Lines and Cheryl McRae Lebens president of Personal Lines, both effective Jan.1, 2022. Mike Winner retires at the end of the year after seven...
Sep 22 2021 // A Wisconsin school district has settled a lawsuit brought by a former student who said the district ignored years of complaints by her and her mother about multiple sexual assaults and a pattern of racial...
Sep 17 2021 // Wisconsin’s largest ginseng producer is facing a federal lawsuit charging the company with subjecting female workers to hostile work environment and firing them for resisting, and for discriminating against employees...
Aug 25 2021 // A Milwaukee, Wis., man accused of drag racing and causing a crash that killed two people has been charged with reckless homicide.According to a criminal complaint, witnesses told police it appeared a car driven by...
Aug 19 2021 // The family of one of the two men fatally shot during a demonstration against police violence in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has filed a federal civil lawsuit against local law enforcement, accusing officers of facilitating Kyle...
Aug 17 2021 // AM Best revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “bbb” (Good) of Madison-based Wisconsin Reinsurance Corp....
Aug 9 2021 // Residents of Grant County, Wisconsin, are cleaning up debris after a tornado touched down near Boscobel destroying or damaging homes and farm outbuildings.Initial damage assessments by fire departments in the area indicate...
Aug 2 2021 // The National Weather Service has confirmed at least four tornadoes caused widespread damage in Wisconsin and contributed to at least one death.Quinn Boehning, 29, was killed after crashing into a fallen tree and power line...
Aug 2 2021 // Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Mark Afable approved an overall 5.44% decrease in workers’ compensation insurance rates, effective Oct. 1, 2021. It’s the sixth straight year of rate decreases in Wisconsin,...
Aug 2 2021 // Wisconsin’s governor signed into law legislation creating new cybersecurity requirements for protecting data collected by the insurance industry.Gov. Tony Evers signed Act 73, which is based on model legislation...
Jul 30 2021 // Strong thunderstorms caused widespread damage across Wisconsin, left tens of thousands without power and triggered tornado warnings.The severe weather stretched from the Mississippi River to Lake Michigan and began in the...
Jul 22 2021 // Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Mark Afable has approved an overall 5.44 percent decrease in worker’s compensation insurance rates, effective Oct. 1, 2021.This is the sixth straight year of rate decreases in...
Jul 19 2021 // A Wisconsin jury said Walmart must pay more than $125 million after finding against the company in a federal disability discrimination lawsuit.The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said the eight-member...
Jul 16 2021 // Wisconsin’s governor has signed into law legislation creating new cybersecurity requirements for protecting data collected by the insurance industry.Governor Tony Evers signed Act 73, which is based on model...