All the headlines from our Wisconsin Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 31 2018 // Appleton, Wisconsin-based SECURA Insurance has presented 27 fire departments with donations earned by its local independent agents in eight states.The donations ranged from $500 to $1,500, with some agencies choosing to...
May 23 2018 // A University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point official who handled sexual misconduct complaints and resigned when he was accused of sexually harassing a woman on campus in 2015, went on to hold positions handling similar...
May 23 2018 // A.M. Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (ICR) of “a” to Wisconsin-based CM Select Insurance Co. (CM Select), a wholly owned subsidiary of...
May 21 2018 // The family of a mentally ill man who died after Milwaukee, Wis.-area police officers used a stun gun on him has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Village of West Milwaukee. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel...
May 21 2018 // Wisconsin added the most manufacturing jobs of any state in the first quarter of 2018 and ranks fourth nationally in the number of private sector jobs added in March, the state Department of Workforce Development (DWD)...
May 18 2018 // A new report shows doctors are issuing fewer opioid prescriptions in Wisconsin.The state Department of Safety and Professional Services released a report on May 16 from the Controlled Substances Board. The report examines...
May 18 2018 // A Milwaukee-area company will go to trial in a racial discrimination case after a federal judge declined to dismiss a lawsuit alleging the firm refused to hire a woman because she was black.U.S District Court Judge David...
May 17 2018 // A Wisconsin appellate court says an insurance company doesn’t have to cover a bulldog attack that left a woman hospitalized.Shawn Lievense’s bulldog, Tank, attacked Sara Hanson and Kathryn Baumann-Mader in...
May 16 2018 // Wisconsin transportation officials are growing concerned about risky behavior by drivers and pedestrians as the number of pedestrian fatalities increased last year, mirroring a national trend.The state saw almost 60...
May 11 2018 // The National Weather Service says a preliminary investigation indicates a small tornado caused damage in southwestern Wisconsin.A barn and machine shed were destroyed near Fennimore Wednesday afternoon. Several other...
May 7 2018 // AssuredPartners Inc. has acquired National Insurance Services (NIS), headquartered in Brookfield, Wisconsin.NIS is trusted by over 2,500 public sector organizations in 29 states for employee benefits consulting and...
May 7 2018 // A state appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit against operators of a website that facilitated the purchases of a gun used in a mass shooting in suburban Milwaukee, Wisconsin, five years ago.Radcliffe Haughton killed his...
May 2 2018 // A corn grinder began belching flames shortly before a deadly explosion tore through a southern Wisconsin mill last year, federal safety inspectors said.The May 31 blast at the Didion Milling Co. plant in Cambria killed...
May 1 2018 // A fire fueled by strong winds extensively damaged a grain elevator in Wisconsin’s Brown County.The fire broke out about 11:30 a.m. Sunday in Mina. Because of 40 to 45 mph winds, smaller fires caused by blowing,...
Apr 30 2018 // Tens of thousands of residents of a northern Wisconsin city were cleared to return to their homes on April 27, a local official said, a day after a Husky Energy Inc. refinery explosion injured at least 20 people.The...
Apr 27 2018 // An explosion at Husky Energy’s refinery in Superior, Wisconsin, caused a fire that burned for several hours on Thursday and sent smoke billowing into the air, prompting the evacuation of thousands of residents,...
Apr 26 2018 // A Wisconsin state appeals court says a public relations firm doesn’t have the right to free access to the state Department of Transportation’s accident database. The DOT releases accident reports through its...
Apr 26 2018 // Wisconsin added the most manufacturing jobs of any state in the first quarter of 2018 and ranks fourth nationally in the number of private sector jobs added in March, the state Department of Workforce Development (DWD)...
Apr 23 2018 // A state appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit against operators of a website that facilitated the purchases of a gun used in a mass shooting in suburban Milwaukee, Wisconsin, five years ago.Radcliffe Haughton killed his...
Apr 20 2018 // Gov. Scott Walker’s administration filed a request with the federal government seeking a waiver that would allow Wisconsin to offer a $200 million reinsurance program designed to lower premiums and attract more...