Train derailment in southeastern Wisconsin prompts hazmat response

HARTFORD (WLUK) -- Hazmat crews were called to a train derailment and diesel fuel spill in southeastern Wisconsin Monday morning. Authorities say the train derailed around 9:30 a.m. Three people were in the locomotive at the time. They were taken to the …

Martha’s Vineyard sheriff’s deputy posed as teen to solicit explicit photos from 14-year-old girl in Wisconsin, ...

A Cape Cod man who was employed as a deputy sheriff on Martha’s Vineyard in February when he was arrested on child porn charges out of Wisconsin was indicted Monday on similar charges in Massachusetts, prosecutors said Monday. Patrick Doran, 29, of Hyannis …

Wisconsin lawmakers release fraction of $50 million allocated for literacy law implementation

​COPYRIGHT 2025 BY NEWS 8 NOW/NEWS 8000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED. MADISON (WKBT) -- Wisconsin lawmakers have released $9 million to help implement Wisconsin's 2023 literacy law …

Wisconsin legislators fail to meet June 30 deadline for new state budget

MADISON (WKBT) -- Wisconsin lawmakers will not meet Monday's deadline for a new two-year state budget.  June 30 marks the end of the fiscal year for Wisconsin. With no new budget in place, state funding will continue at current levels until a new …

Wisconsin Legislature fails to meet state budget deadline for the first time since 2017

MADISON (WLUK) -- For the first time in eight years, state lawmakers have failed to complete a new biennial budget on time. Wisconsin's budget covers a two-year period from July 1 of one odd-numbered year through June 30 of the next odd-numbered year. …

Wisconsin farmers skeptical of proposed bill to compensate for tariff-induced losses

MARIBEL (WLUK) -- A Louisiana congresswoman has introduced a new bill on Capitol Hill to help pay back farmers impacted by the Trump administration's tariffs. The bill would essentially create a dedicated fund to be used for trade-related losses. It …

Wisconsin State Patrol enters photo with S.S. Badger into national contest

(WLUK) -- The Wisconsin State Patrol is hoping a Lakeshore icon can help it win a national contest. A photo of a State Patrol vehicle parked in front of the S.S. Badger is Wisconsin's entry into this year's America's Best-Looking Cruiser …

Wisconsin budget deadline passes with key issues still unresolved

Wisconsin budget deadline arrives without a deal in place

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Monday marks the deadline for Wisconsin’s state budget, but lawmakers have yet to pass a new spending plan. “The state budget affects every resident in the state,” Jason Stein, president of the Wisconsin Policy Forum, said. While …

Wisconsin budget deadline passes with key issues still unresolved

MADISON (WKOW) -- Monday marks the end of Wisconsin's current two-year budget cycle, but lawmakers will not meet the June 30 deadline to pass a new spending plan. They will meet Tuesday to continue negotiations on several key issues, including funding …