Author Archives: Mike Leischner
State of the State Address Scheduled
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Wisconsin will have an in-person State of the State address in 2022. Lawmakers will be called in for a joint session of the Senate and Assembly on February 15th at 7 PM to hear f...
Dec 27, 2021 Eugene Kim / CC
Temporary Memorial for Waukesha Parade Victims Comes Down, City to Consider Permanent One
WAUKESHA, WI (WSAU) -- The temporary memorial to the six victims of the Waukesha Chrismas Parade tragedy has been removed, with plans for a permanent one in the months ahead. The city council is set t...
Dec 27, 2021 Waukesha Strong. Image courtesy: City of Waukesha
Foxconn Earns Tax Credits for 2021
MOUNT PLEASANT, WI (WSAU) -- For the first time in two years, Foxconn has hit the hiring and investment mile-markers required for tax credits through the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. Le...
Dec 26, 2021 Robert Geiger / CC
Lottery Credit Jumps 38% for Wisconsin Homeowners
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Another profitable year for the Wisconsin State Lottery is benefiting property taxpayers. The Department of Revenue has announced that the average credit for property owners is $...
Dec 22, 2021 Wisconsin Lottery
Public Health Advisory Issued for Omicron Variant of COVID-19
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has issued a Public Health Advisory for the new variant of COVID-19. Officials are calling on all residents to take "urgent action" to...
Dec 20, 2021 EpicTop10.com / CC
NWS Declares December 15th Storms a Derecho
DES MOINES, IA (WSAU) -- The line of severe thunderstorms that spawned over a dozen tornadoes on a line between Mason City, Iowa and Neillsville, WI has been declared a Serial Derecho by the National ...
Dec 20, 2021 A tornado hovers near Black Creek Aug. 10, 2021.
(M’Kallyn Hintz via Fox 11 Online)
First Lady, Second Gentleman to Visit Wisconsin
WASHINGTON, DC (WSAU) -- Dr. Jill Biden and Doug Emhoff will both visit Wisconsin next week, according to White House officials. The duo will visit both Waukesha and Milwaukee on Wednesday, December 1...
Dec 10, 2021 Marc Nozell / CC
Evers Issues Veto for Five Abortion-Related Bills
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Governor Tony Evers has vetoed a handful of bills dealing with abortion. Among the measures that met the veto pen was a bill that would require doctors to provide care for a chil...
Dec 03, 2021 Governor Tony Evers pushes his budget proposal, which would include over $96 million to replace Cofrin Library on the UW-Green Bay campus. (PHOTO/WTAQ News)
Flags at Half-Staff in Honor of State Trooper Who Died of COVID-19
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Flags across Wisconsin are flying at half-staff at the order of Governor Tony Evers as the Wausau post of the State Patrol prepares to bury one of their own. Master Trooper Daniel...
Nov 29, 2021 Daniel Stainbrook. Image courtesy: Wisconsin State Patrol
Waukesha Community Marks One Week Since Parade Tragedy
WAUKESHA, WI (WSAU) -- Children's Wisconsin says they are still treating seven patients who were injured in last week's Waukesha Christmas Parade tragedy, according to a spokesperson for the hospital....
Nov 28, 2021 Police lights. MWC file photo.
