Author Archives: Mike Leischner
Fireworks Accident Displaces Madison Family
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Improperly discarded fireworks led to a house fire that has displaced a Madison family this 4th of July weekend. Fire officials say the blaze started just outside a home in the 4...
Jul 04, 2021 Robert Couse-Baker / CC
Republican Lawmakers Tout "Historic" Budget in Wausau
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A handful of Republican lawmakers from around Central and North-Central Wisconsin gathered at North Central Health Care in Wausau to discuss what they call a historic state budget...
Jul 01, 2021
"Barry Alvarez Day" Declared
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- It's "Barry Alvarez Day" in Wisconsin. The outgoing UW AD is being honored with a proclamation from Governor Tony Evers declaring that today is all about him and his contribution...
Jun 30, 2021 Barry Alvarez. Image courtesy: UW Sports Information
Evers Issues Veto For GOP-Authored Unemployment Bill
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Governor Tony Evers issued a veto Tuesday for a bill that would have ended the additional $300 per week in federal unemployment benefits. The Governor cited two main reasons for ...
Jun 30, 2021 Bytemarks / CC
Evers Issues Executive Order for Gender-Neutral Language Options on Birth Certificates
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- As Pride Month comes to an end, Governor Tony Evers has issued an executive order calling for gender-neutral language options for identifying parents of a child on birth certific...
Jun 28, 2021 Governor Tony Evers speaks in Green Bay on May 25th, 2021. (WTAQ/Rob Sussman)
State Hits 50% Vaccine Mark
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Department of Health Services officials have announced that 50.1% of Wisconsin residents have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, some six months after the first dose...
Jun 28, 2021 COVID-19 vaccine. Image courtesy: WLUK
Evers Announces $140 Million in Grants for Tourism, Entertainment Businesses
LAKE GENEVA, WI (WSAU) -- Governor Tony Evers has announced that he will be distributing $140 million of the state's American Rescue Act funding to businesses and groups in the tourism, entertainment,...
Jun 24, 2021 Governor Tony Evers speaks to the media during the announcement of a COVID-19 vaccine clinic on the UW-Green Bay campus. WTAQ file photo
Biden to Visit Wisconsin Next Week
WASHINGTON, DC (WSAU) -- President Joe Biden will be visiting Southwest Wisconsin next Tuesday alongside Secretary of Ag Tom Vilsack. ABC News has reported that the visit will focus on the needs of ag...
Jun 22, 2021 Matt Johnson / CC
Remains of Three Wisconsin Brothers Identified from Attack on Pearl Harbor
WASHINGTON, DC (WSAU) -- US Military officials have confirmed the remains of three Wisconsin Brothers who were serving on the USS Oklahoma when it was torpedoed by the Japanese on December 7th, 1941. ...
Jun 20, 2021 Malcolm Barber. Image courtesy: DPAA
Evers Leaning Towards Veto for Unemployment Benefit Bill
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers is reportedly leaning towards a veto for a bill that would end the extra $300 per week in federal unemployment benefits that were put in place at th...
Jun 13, 2021 Governor Tony Evers speaks in Green Bay on May 25th, 2021. (WTAQ/Rob Sussman)
