Author Archives: Mike Leischner
WEC Appeals Ballot Dropbox Ruling
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- As expected, the Wisconsin Elections Commission is appealing the recent ruling from the Waukesha County Circuit Court which declared ballot dropboxes illegal. The Associated Pres...
Jan 21, 2022 Absentee Ballot dropbox in Wausau. Image courtesy: Mayor Katie Rosenberg/Facebook
VP Harris to Visit Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) -- Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to visit Wisconsin early next week. According to her office she'll be in Milwaukee Monday, January 24th along with Environmental Prote...
Jan 19, 2022 GPA Photo Archive
DOT Taking Action to Help Ease Bus Driver Shortage
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- The state Department of Transportation is implementing temporary measures to help get more school bus drivers behind the wheel. "WisDOT is taking every available opportunity to e...
Jan 18, 2022 Bus Driver ID. Image courtesy: WisDOT
GOP-Backed Bill Would Extended Concealed Carry Permits to 18 Year Olds
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- A Republican-authored bill in Madison would allow those 18 and older to apply for a concealed carry permit. State Rep. Shae Sortwell of Two Rivers is sponsoring the measure, he s...
Jan 17, 2022 Ron Cogswell / CC
Search Committee Names Two Finalists for UW System President
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Two finalists have been named in the search for the next president of the UW System, including the current Chancellor at UW Eau Claire and the Chairman and CEO at a Milwaukee-are...
Jan 14, 2022 UW System logo
State Prisons Suspend In Person Visits as COVID-19 Cases Surge
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- The Wisconsin Department of Corrections is suspending all in-person visits as part of a wave of changes to help slow COVID-19 outbreaks within the system. According to a news rel...
Jan 13, 2022 Oshkosh Correctional Institution. Image courtesy: FOX 11
New Charges Filed Against Waukesha Parade Attack Suspect
WAUKESHA, WI (WSAU) -- The man accused of driving his vehicle into the Waukesha Chrismas Parade route last November is now facing nearly 80 charges in connection with the incident. As of Wednesday aut...
Jan 12, 2022 Darrell Brooks
SOURCE: Johnson to Seek Third Term in US Senate
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- A Republican Party source says that Senator Ron Johnson is preparing to announce his intent to seek a third term in the upper chamber. WKOW TV in Madison says the announcement wi...
Jan 07, 2022 US Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin.
Winning Powerball Ticket Sold in Green Bay
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Once again the Badger State is cashing in on a massive lottery prize. Wednesday's $630 million Powerball jackpot will be split between winners in California and Wisconsin, with t...
Jan 06, 2022 Wisconsin Lottery
Wisconsin Records 10,000th COVID-19 Death
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Wisconsin's Department of Health Services has announced that the state reached a somber milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic this week. With 34 deaths blamed on the disease Wednesd...
Dec 29, 2021 EpicTop10.com / CC
