All the headlines from our Wisconsin Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 9 2018 // Fraser Shipyards has settled lawsuits involving dozens of workers who were exposed to lead while working on an old freighter in Superior, the company said.Fraser has agreed to pay $7.5 million to more than 60 workers who...
Nov 8 2018 // Keystone Insurers Group (Keystone) has appointed JoAnn Hartung as Wisconsin state vice president for the agency partnership organization.Hartung has served multiple roles within the industry, most recently as regional...
Nov 6 2018 // A young driver was inhaling chemical vapors, or huffing, just prior to striking and killing three Girl Scouts and a mother and critically injuring a fourth girl who had been picking up trash along a rural Wisconsin...
Nov 2 2018 // A utility-location worker failed to properly mark a natural gas line in a Madison, Wisconsin, suburb this summer, leading to an explosion that leveled more than half a dozen buildings and killed a firefighter, according to...
Nov 1 2018 // A new state report shows doctors have been prescribing fewer opioids over the last three years.The report from the state Controlled Substances Board shows opioid prescriptions have decreased 32 percent over the last three...
Oct 31 2018 // The state Supreme Court is limiting an insurance company’s payout in a massive northwestern Wisconsin wildfire.Logging equipment owned by Ray Duerr Logging LLC sparked the Germann Road Fire in Douglas County in May...
Oct 29 2018 // Wet weather this year has delayed Wisconsin’s grain harvest and caused widespread mold problems in farm fields, according to agriculture experts.The U.S. Department of Agriculture expects Wisconsin farmers to harvest...
Oct 15 2018 // Social media caused confusion during evacuation efforts following a refinery explosion and fire in Wisconsin, according to a report.Douglas County created an 18-page report examining the emergency response to the Husky...
Oct 12 2018 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr has approved four new out-of-state companies to sell insurance products in Arkansas.The Arkansas Insurance Department (AID) has granted Certificates of Authority to...
Oct 12 2018 // Keystone Insurers Group (Keystone) has named Burns Insurance Agency of Marshfield to its growing list of partners in Wisconsin. Burns Insurance Agency was established in May 2000 by Cindy Burns. Dan Burns joined the agency...
Oct 5 2018 // Federal officials have fined a northwest Wisconsin refining company more than $83,000 for safety violations related to an explosion that injured dozens of people and led to an evacuation.The Occupational Health and Safety...
Oct 2 2018 // Social media caused confusion during evacuation efforts following a refinery explosion and fire in Wisconsin, according to a report.Douglas County has created an 18-page report examining the emergency response to the Husky...
Oct 1 2018 // Apple Inc. persuaded a federal appeals court on Sept. 28 to throw out a $234 million damages award in favor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s patent licensing arm for infringing a patent on computer processing...
Oct 1 2018 // Federal Emergency Management Agency officials are touring Wisconsin to assess damage in communities that were hit by flooding and tornadoes in August.Five FEMA teams are assessing damage to public infrastructure and homes...
Sep 19 2018 // The damage total from flooding and storms in Wisconsin in August continues to rise and now approaches a quarter of a billion dollars.Gov. Scott Walker tweeted on Sept. 18 that the preliminary damages are nearly $234...
Sep 17 2018 // Wisconsin’s insurance commissioner says military veterans are eligible for reimbursement of the insurance licensing exam fee in most cases.Insurance Commissioner Ted Nickel said the waiver of the $75 examination fee...
Sep 17 2018 // Brian L. Risen, senior vice president, Mackinaw Underwriters, a member of the AmeriTrust Group Inc., has been promoted to president of the Meadowbrook Insurance Agency in Southfield, Michigan.Risen has over 23 years of...
Sep 11 2018 // Wisconsin’s insurance commissioner says military veterans are eligible for a waiver of the insurance licensing exam fee in most cases.Insurance Commissioner Ted Nickel said the waiver of the $75 examination fee is...
Sep 7 2018 // A lawsuit alleges that negligence by the owners of Wisconsin’s only oil refinery caused an explosion and fire that injured 36 people and caused a mandatory evacuation in the city of Superior.The class action lawsuit...
Sep 6 2018 // Bowling pins topple, teeter, spin and fly. But this summer in Wisconsin, they’ve also been charred by flames and soaked with floodwater, while others are headed into retirement.In July, fire destroyed the Friendship...