Author Archives: Mike Leischner
Gov. Evers Announces Support for Small Businesses Impacted by Lack of Snow
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Governor Tony Evers has announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will make federal disaster loans available to small businesses suffering financial losses due ...
Feb 20, 2024 Governor Tony Evers speaks in Green Bay on May 25th, 2021. (WTAQ/Rob Sussman)
Democrats Award 2024 Convention to Chicago
CHICAGO, IL (WSAU) -- The Midwest will be the center of American politics in 2024. More specifically, the 92-mile radius encircling Chicago and Milwaukee will be the center of American politics from J...
Apr 11, 2023 Fabien CAMBI / CC
Godlewski Appointed Secreatary of State as La Follette Announces Retirement
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Former State Treasurer and US Senate Candidate Sarah Godlewski will be Wisconsin's next Secretary of State after Doug La Follette retires this spring. Governor Tony Evers announc...
Mar 17, 2023 Sarah Godlewski in Mosinee. MWC photo by Mike Leischner
Biden to Visit Madison
WASHINGTON, DC (WSAU) -- President Biden has announced plans to visit Madison next week. According to the White House, he'll be in Madison on Wednesday, February 8th, the day after his State of the Un...
Feb 04, 2023 GPA Photo Archive
Tiffany, Gallagher, Van Orden Respond to Chinese Balloon
WASHINGTON, DC (WSAU) -- Congressmen Mike Gallagher and Tom Tiffany are both calling for action regarding the Chinese balloon that was discovered in United States airspace this week. "There's absolute...
Feb 03, 2023 Tomas Roggero / CC
LaCrosse Woman Reported Missing
LA CROSSE, WI (WSAU) -- Officers in La Crosse County are asking for the public's help to find a woman who went missing last September. Friends and family say 37-year-old Jennifer Peterson told them sh...
Jan 24, 2023 Jennifer Peterson. Image courtesy: Wisconsin Department of Justice
Runaway Inmate Reported at Dodge Correctional Institute
WAUPUN, WI (WSAU) -- Officials at the Dodge Correctional Institution say a 27-year-old inmate has been placed on escape status after she didn't return home from a medical appointment. The Dodge County...
Jan 16, 2023 Jessica Shafer
Southern Wisconsin School District Calls off Classes Monday for "Ongoing Investigation"
HIGHLAND, WI (WSAU) -- The Highland Community School District called off classes today amid an ongoing investigation. The district made the announcement in a Facebook post on Sunday, while the Iowa Co...
Jan 16, 2023 Police lights. MWC file photo.
Warmer Weather Means Less Reliable Ice
MADISON, WI (WSAU-WRN) -- After last week's cold snap, temperatures across much of Wisconsin have come back above freezing. That means ice that was reliable last week for ice fishing may not be as stu...
Dec 30, 2022 People ice fishing on Little Lake Butte De Morts in Menasha, Dec. 26, 2022.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Lottery Property Tax Credit Shrinks for 2023
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- The State Department of Revenue says this year's property tax credit from the state lottery is slightly under last year, but still above 2019 and '20 levels. Eligible taxpayers g...
Dec 28, 2022 Pictures of Money / CC
