Author Archives: Mike Leischner
Special Session On Governor's Surplus Plan Set For Today
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Lawmakers in Madison are set to report for a special session regarding Governor Tony Ever's proposal to return a portion of the recently announced multi-billion dollars state sur...
Mar 07, 2022 Ron Cogswell / CC
Republicans Appeal Map Decision to US Supreme Court
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Wisconsin's Republican Party has appealed last week's decision regarding political maps to the nation's highest court. In a filing on Monday, the GOP asked the US Supreme Court t...
Mar 07, 2022 David / CC
BBB Says Beware of Ukraine Donation Scams
MADISON, WI (WSAU-WRN) -- The Better Business Bureau of Wisconsin is calling on residents to exercise caution when donating to groups claiming to benefit Ukrainians. President Jim Temmer says your don...
Mar 06, 2022 Stand with Ukraine. image courtesy: WLUK
Supreme Court Sides With Evers in Political Map Fight
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- On a 4-3 decision Thursday, the State Supreme Court has voted to implement political maps backed by Governor Tony Evers for the next ten years. "The maps I submitted to the Court...
Mar 03, 2022 Richard Hurd / CC
Forest County Potawatomi Tribe Signs Amended Gaming Pact With the State
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- As expected more Native American Tribes are lining up to allow event wagering at their casinos; looking to cash in on the lucrative sports betting market. Governor Tony Evers and...
Feb 18, 2022 Wildcat Dunny / CC
REPORT: Republicans Favor Milwaukee for '24 Convention
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) -- A new report from Politico says Republican leaders are taking a liking to Milwaukee as host of their 2024 convention. According to sources close to the situation, RNC officials...
Feb 17, 2022 Fiserv Forum
Wisconsin Elections Commission Revises Ballot Dropbox Guidance for April Election
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- The Wisconsin Elections Commission has voted unanimously to change its guidance regarding ballot dropboxes for the April 5th spring election, following guidance from the state Su...
Feb 16, 2022 Absentee Ballot dropbox in Wausau. Image courtesy: Mayor Katie Rosenberg/Facebook
Last Afghan Refugees Leave Fort McCoy
FORT McCOY, WI (WSAU) -- The US Department of Defense says there are no Afghan refugees remaining to be resettled at Fort McCoy. "I would like to thank the federal staff, servicemembers, volunteers, a...
Feb 15, 2022 Evacuees wait to board a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 23, 2021. Picture taken August 23, 2021. U.S. Marine Corps/Sgt. Isaiah Campbell/Handout
First Super Sunday to Feature Legal Betting in Wisconsin
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) -- There's something a little different about this Super Bowl Sunday in Wisconsin. For the first time, Wisconsinites don't need to cross state lines to place a legal wager on the ...
Feb 13, 2022 The amended gaming compact between the State of Wisconsin and the Oneida Nation is signed at the Oneida Casino (Fox 11 Online)
Wisconsin DMV Issues Warning About Text Message Scams
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- The state Department of Motor Vehicles is warning residents about text message scams that have tricked some into providing personal data such as credit card numbers to hackers. T...
Feb 07, 2022
