Author Archives: Mike Leischner
Summerfest Postponed to September
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) -- One of the nation's biggest outdoor concert events is being postponed to allow more time for COVID-19 vaccination efforts to be completed. Summerfest is being moved from June 2...
Feb 02, 2021 Robert Geiger / CC
BBB: Don't Share Photos of Your COVID Vaccination Card
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- The consumer watchdog Better Business Bureau is reminding residents to treat their COVID-19 vaccination record like sensitive, personal data to protect themselves from scammers. ...
Jan 31, 2021 COVID-19 vaccine. Image courtesy: WLUK
Assembly Passes on Mask Resolution Vote
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- In a last-second change of heart, the Wisconsin Assembly held off on passing a resolution to overturn Governor Ever's mask mandate citing concerns over its financial impact for s...
Jan 28, 2021 Randy Stern / CC
State Senate Passes Resolution Against Governor's Mask Mandate
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- The State Senate has passed a resolution that overturns Governor Tony Evers' mask mandate on an 18-13 vote. Lawmakers spent much of Tuesday afternoon debating the measure, with D...
Jan 26, 2021 Governor Tony Evers wears a mask during a media briefing on October 7th, 2020. (Screenshot/Wisconsin DHS)
State Patrol Reports Snow-Hidden Fatal Crash on I39
ARLINGTON, WI (WSAU) -- The Wisconsin Highway Patrol is looking for information related to a rollover crash that killed one person in Columbia County. Troopers say they discovered a snow-covered Toyot...
Jan 26, 2021 Fatal Crash. MWC file photo.
Pandemic Not Helping Conditions at Youth Prisons
IRMA, WI (WSAU) -- A new report shows that conditions in the state's youth prison system have not gotten better through the COVID-19 pandemic. A report in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel says exhausted...
Jan 26, 2021 Lincoln Hills/Copper Lake youth prison. MWC file photo.
DHS Adds More Groups to COVID-19 Vaccination List Beginning March 1st
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Wisconsin's Department of Health Services has announced a handful of new groups will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines beginning on March 1st if supplies are available. The list ...
Jan 26, 2021 COVID-19 vaccine. Image courtesy: WLUK
Two Dead in Southwest Wisconsin House Fire
LANCASTER, WI (WSAU) -- A 12-year-old boy is dead along with a 33-year-old man after a house fire in the rural Grant County Village of Blue River. Sheriff's officials say the fire was reported on Satu...
Jan 24, 2021 Robert Couse-Baker / CC
Dane County Sheriff to Resign
MADISON, WI (WSAU-WRN) -- Dane County's Sheriff will not finish out the remainder of his term. Dave Mahoney has informed county and state leaders that he will be resigning his position effective in Ma...
Jan 19, 2021 Sheriff Dave Mahoney. Image courtesy: Dane County Sheriff's Office
National Lottery Jackpots Continue to Grow
DES MOINES, IA (WSAU) -- Casual lottery players listen up- your next crack at a combined $1.5 billion in prize money is Tuesday night with the Mega Millions drawing. The jackpot for that game sits at ...
Jan 19, 2021 Wisconsin Lottery
