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H.O.P.E. bills signed into law around Wisconsin
WESTON, WI (WSAU) — Governor Scott Walker embarked on a tour of the northern half of the state Monday to sign several bills fighting against opioid addiction. The bills fit in to the Heroin Opia...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jul 18, 2017
LISTEN: Drug Take-Back Campaign
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) – ThedaCare now offers new medication take-back boxes. It is part of an opioid awareness campaign, with a purpose to get drugs safely out of the home and it is making disposa...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 12, 2019
Opioid Settlement Grant Awarded to Manitowoc Center to Help Pregnant Women, Mothers
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A state grant is helping put women on the road to recovery from opioid use disorder in Manitowoc. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) awarded $10 million to ...
Rachel Charniak Apr 06, 2023
LISTEN: Drug Take-Back Campaign
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - ThedaCare now offers new medication take-back boxes. It is part of an opioid awareness campaign, with a purpose to get drugs safely out of the home and it is making disposal easi...
Rob Sussman Sep 12, 2019
Fond Du Lac Man, Oshkosh Woman Arrested for Over a Dozen Drug Crimes
FOREST COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Fond du Lac man and an Oshkosh woman are in jail and could face a string of charges, after they were allegedly found with fentanyl and methamphetamine in a hotel roo...
Rachel Charniak Jan 10, 2023
Lawsuit: Health Secretary offered 'fill in the blank' emergency orders for counties
MADISON, WI (WSAU) – Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm issued a letter with ‘fill in the blank’ emergency orders that counties could use in the hours after the Wisc...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 16, 2020
Lawsuit: Health Secretary offered 'fill in the blank' emergency orders for counties
MADISON, WI (WSAU) – Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm issued a letter with ‘fill in the blank’ emergency orders that counties could use in the hours after the Wisc...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 16, 2020
Reasons for hope: the drugs, tests and tactics that may conquer coronavirus
By Christine Soares (Reuters) - With much of the world living in lockdown, the spread of the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, that was first detected in China late last year is beginning to slow in some p...
Syndicated Content Apr 17, 2020
Consumer protection officials warn of phony computer repair scams
MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) — The Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection is warning residents to be wary of people trying to scam you by posing as computer tech support. Spokesman Je...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 14, 2016
Teachers' Unions Asking For Virtual Start To The School Year
MADISON, WI (WSAU) - Some of the state's largest teachers unions have sent a letter to Governor Tony Evers asking for an 'online only' start to the school year statewide. The unions say that a virtual...
Robert Kennedy Jul 21, 2020