Author Archives: Mike Leischner
Capitol Statues Restored
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Statues that were damaged during demonstrations that followed the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis have been restored to the State Capitol grounds in Madison. Protesters tore...
Sep 21, 2021 Eugene Kim / CC
Candidate Kleefisch Tests Positive for COVID-19, Cancels Campaign Events
OCONOMOWOC, WI (WSAU) -- Republican candidate for Governor Rebecca Kleefisch has tested positive for COVID-19, her campaign has confirmed. According to a spokesperson Kleefisch was attending Church in...
Sep 20, 2021 Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, right, speaks with deploying Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 376th Financial Management Support Unit during their farewell ceremony in Wausau, Wis., Dec. 19, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Kartanos/Released)
WPS Warns of Uptick in Scammer Activity
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) -- Wisconsin Public Service says they've received several reports from customers who say they've been targeted by scammers in the last few weeks. Spokesperson Matt Cullen says man...
Sep 16, 2021 WPS scam alert. Image courtesy: Wisconsin Public Service
Wisconsin Representative Requests Investigation Into Possible Refugee Mistreatment at Ft. McCoy
SPARTA, WI (WSAU) -- Wisconsin Representative Gwen Moore has requested a federal investigation into accusations of refugee mistreatment at Ft. McCoy. Moore, alongside Minnesota's Ilhan Omar, wrote a l...
Sep 16, 2021 Gwen Moore
Summerfest 2022 Dates Announced
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) -- Summerfest is returning to the summer in 2022. Organizers of the annual outdoor music festival announced they will hold the event over three weekends next year beginning June 2...
Sep 16, 2021 Robert Geiger / CC
REPORT: Wisconsin to Take in Nearly 400 Refugees in First Round of Re-settlements
FORT MCCOY, WI (WSAU) -- Wisconsin will be home to 399 Afghan refugees as part of the first round of resettlement stemming from the evacuation of thousands following the Taliban takeover of Afghanista...
Sep 15, 2021 U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos
Kleefisch Raises $1.2 Million After Launching Bid
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Former Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch has announced that she raised over $1.2 million in the days following the launch of her campaign for Governor. The Kleefisch camp ann...
Sep 13, 2021 Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, right, speaks with deploying Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 376th Financial Management Support Unit during their farewell ceremony in Wausau, Wis., Dec. 19, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Kartanos/Released)
Evers Announces Additional Funding for Local Health Departments
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Governor Tony Evers has announced that local health departments will be sharing $58.4 million out of the state's share of the ARPA dollars. "Our local and tribal health departmen...
Sep 13, 2021 Governor Tony Evers speaks in Green Bay on May 25th, 2021. (WTAQ/Rob Sussman)
UW Police Report 45 Fan Ejections From Saturday's Football Game
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Fans have been waiting for more than a year to return to Camp Randall Stadium for UW football games after the shortened 2019 season was played behind closed doors. And in the fir...
Sep 12, 2021 Royal Broil / CC
Federal, State Officials Remind Residents That Selling Fake COVID-19 Vaccine Cards is Illegal
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Officials are reminding residents that the buying or selling of fake COVID-19 vaccine cards is illegal and could lead to punishment. "Legitimate COVID-19 vaccine cards-like the v...
Sep 10, 2021 Covid-19 vaccine. Image courtesy: ThedaCare.
