Author Archives: Mike Leischner
Alliant Energy Center to Require COVID-19 Vaccination or Negative Test for Coliseum Events
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Those attending events at the Alliant Energy Center will need to provide proof of their vaccination status against COVID-19 or a negative test for the disease within the last thr...
Aug 17, 2021 Alliant Energy Center
Third Weekly Powerball Drawing to be Added Later This Month
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Officials with the Wisconsin Lottery have announced plans to join other statewide lottery associations in a third weekly Powerball drawing starting August 23rd. "We're excited to...
Aug 16, 2021 Wisconsin Lottery
Evers, Subeck Announce Prescription Drug Plan in Wausau
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Governor Tony Evers and State Representative Lisa Subeck of Madison announced a package of over a dozen bills designed to lower prescription drug prices for pharmacies and consume...
Aug 04, 2021 (From left) Governor Tony Evers, Wausau Mayor Katie Rosenberg, and State Representative Lisa Subeck in Wausau. MWC photo by Mike Leischner
Milwaukee Man Charged With Firing Gun During Bucks Championship Celebration
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) -- An 18-year-old Milwaukee man is now facing gun-related charges after he fired several shots into the air while watching the Bucks win the 2021 NBA title in the Deer District la...
Aug 03, 2021 Fiserv Forum
DHS Announces Support for New CDC Mask Guidance
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- The State Department of Health Services has announced it supports new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding the wearing of face coverings in publ...
Jul 28, 2021 Alachua County
UW System to Offer Scholarships as Vaccination Incentive
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- The University of Wisconsin system has announced a plan to incentivize COVID-19 vaccinations among students called "70 for 70." The plan will offer 70 scholarships valued at $7,0...
Jul 25, 2021 UW System logo
Poynette Man Dies Following High-Speed Crash on I 39
PORTAGE, WI (WSAU) -- The Wisconsin State Patrol is investigating a high-speed crash that has left a 37-year-old Poynette man dead this weekend. Officers say it started when they received numerous com...
Jul 17, 2021 Fatal Crash. MWC file photo.
Evers Issues Veto for Mill Bill
367 Mill Bill Veto Statement MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Governor Tony Evers has issued a veto for Assembly Bill 367, also known as the Mill Bill, a move that is sending Republicans back to the drawing boar...
Jul 08, 2021 The idled Verso paper mill in Wisconsin Rapids. MWC photo by Mike Leischner.
Evers Signs Budget, Including 10% Tax Cut for Middle-Class Families
WHITEFISH BAY, WI (WSAU) -- Governor Tony Evers has signed the 2021-2023 state budget into law, including a 10% tax cut for middle-class families. "In many ways, this budget presents a false choice be...
Jul 08, 2021 Governor Tony Evers speaks in Green Bay on May 25th, 2021. (WTAQ/Rob Sussman)
UPDATED: Silver Alert Cancelled for Missing West Bend Man
UPDATE 9:30 PM- Michael Leinen has been found and is safe. WEST BEND, WI (WSAU) -- A Silver Alert has been issued for a 76-year-old West Bend man who family members say became disoriented and l...
Jul 05, 2021 Michael Leinen
