Juliana Tornabene
Digital Producer
Madison, WI
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Education
Updated: Feb. 26, 2021 at 8:46 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene
Wisconsin’s Ice Age Trail is one step closer to becoming a part of the National Park System after a bipartisan bill was passed in the U.S. House of Representatives Friday.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2021 at 11:03 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene
The NBA released the second half of the Milwaukee Bucks’ regular season schedule Wednesday.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2021 at 9:16 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene
Some Wisconsin students in higher education can now enroll in the FoodShare program and receive assistance in buying groceries, the Department of Health Services announced Wednesday.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2021 at 10:00 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene
Shailene Woodley confirmed her engagement to Green Bay Packers’ quarerback Aaron Rodgers, according to E! News.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2021 at 7:34 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene
Attorney General Josh Kaul is promoting resolutions Monday that call for canceling student loan debt for borrowers.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2021 at 6:27 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene
The Rock County Medical Examiner’s Department has identified the victims of a fatal plane crash Tuesday in Rock County.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2021 at 4:23 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene
Wisconsinites must provide documentation in order to continue receiving Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development announced Friday.
Updated: Feb. 12, 2021 at 8:33 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and the Milwaukee Police Department had no problem playing cupid to help one couple with a memory that will last a lifetime.
Updated: Feb. 12, 2021 at 6:22 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene
When it comes to what candy Wisconsinites love the most on Valentine’s Day, we have two words for you- chocolate truffles.
Updated: Feb. 11, 2021 at 6:31 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene
University of Wisconsin- Madison makes up a nearly $31 billion impact on Wisconsin’s $345 billion economy, a new report finds Thursday.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2021 at 7:56 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene
Republican leaders in Wisconsin say that legalizing marijuana in Wisconsin is the wrong way to look at things, while Democrats say this is a chance to create a new industry in Wisconsin.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2021 at 3:15 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene
A local philanthropist donated $10 million Tuesday toward a new transplant clinic at University Hospital, and UW Health noted this donation may be one of her most personal yet.
Updated: Feb. 5, 2021 at 5:15 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene
More than $43 million will be included in the 2021-23 biennial budget Wisconsin’s agriculture industry, Gov. Tony Evers announced Friday.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2021 at 8:52 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene
Indoor gatherings in Milwaukee can now include up to 250 people as long as they all wear masks, stay seated and there is room for social distancing.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2021 at 3:04 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene
A former Grafton pharmacist who is accused of spoiling over 500 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine because he thought they were “unsafe” has entered into a plea agreement in relation to the federal charges he is facing.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2021 at 9:22 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene
A new study at University of Wisconsin- Madison notes that screen time for children and families is skyrocketing between work, school and entertainment.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2021 at 7:13 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene
UW System Regent José Delgado died Sunday afternoon, President Tommy Thompson and Regent President Andrew S. Petersen announced Monday
Updated: Jan. 22, 2021 at 6:13 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene
A judge has modified the bond agreement Friday for Kyle Rittenhouse.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2021 at 12:20 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene
A conservative law group filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Dane County to challenge their gathering order.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2021 at 10:25 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene
An 8-year-old Wisconsin girl is among the star-studded lineup in Wednesday’s inauguration special.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2021 at 3:00 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene
The Wisconsin National Guard administered their one millionth COVID-19 test this week, Gov. Tony Evers announced Thursday.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2021 at 10:47 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene and Michelle Baik
Protesters supporting President Donald Trump violently clashed with law enforcement Wednesday at the US Capitol and Wisconsin lawmakers spoke out following their evacuation from the Capitol Chambers.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2021 at 2:45 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene
Flags will fly at half-staff Tuesday to honor former Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson, who died on Dec. 19.
Updated: Dec. 24, 2020 at 3:02 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene
Team members and some of their family from Heritage House Assisted Living of Portage created a “visiting booth” that is decorated like a present.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2020 at 9:34 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene
The Wisconsin National Guard shared sweet moments Tuesday nights of soldiers arriving home, just in time for the holidays.
Updated: Dec. 17, 2020 at 10:25 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene
The Wisconsin State Patrol will work in greater numbers for longer hours starting Friday to watch for impaired drivers.
Updated: Dec. 11, 2020 at 8:12 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene
Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi shared a photo of what Wisconsin looked like Friday from all the way up in the International Space Station.
Updated: Dec. 10, 2020 at 8:02 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene
The CEO of Uber is asking Governor Tony Evers to consider app-based workers as essential and prioritize them when considering who gets the COVID-19 vaccine.
Updated: Nov. 27, 2020 at 7:59 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene
The Board of Canvassers certified election results in Milwaukee County Friday evening, confirming President-elect Joe Biden’s win in that county.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2020 at 10:42 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene, Associated Press and Michelle Baik
A voter group is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to take up a case against the Wisconsin Elections Commission over the security of the 2020 Presidential Election.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2020 at 9:17 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene
Wisconsin ranked thirteenth in the country for best air quality, but some residents think the Badger state is a bit smelly.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2020 at 8:14 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene
UW Health officials stressed Friday that the deer hunting season needs to look different this year due to COVID-19.
Updated: Nov. 19, 2020 at 3:45 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene
The Wisconsin Dells man charged in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will now be held without bail.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2020 at 2:33 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene
COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin reached an all-time high, with 5,771 new positive cases being reported on Tuesday.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2020 at 3:06 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation reminded travelers Monday morning that traveling with a snowmobile on top of your car is not the safest way to transport it.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2020 at 2:38 PM CST
|By Juliana Tornabene
There were 3,433 new COVID-19 cases reported on Monday in the DHS' daily report, as well as three new deaths.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2020 at 6:46 PM CDT
|By Juliana Tornabene
The state is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to take up a case involving the emergency order that limited gatherings to the public in response to COVID-19.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2020 at 2:56 PM CDT
|By Juliana Tornabene
President Donald Trump will be visiting Wisconsin for the second time in a week on Tuesday, just one week before Election Day.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 8:41 PM CDT
|By Juliana Tornabene and Michelle Baik
Just two weeks after his COVID-19 diagnosis canceled President Trump’s rally in Wisconsin, his campaign will travel to Janesville on Saturday.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 7:50 PM CDT
|By Juliana Tornabene
The Wisconsin Electronic Disease Surveillance System will have a brief outage over the weekend which will affect COVID-19 reporting.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2020 at 8:07 PM CDT
|By Juliana Tornabene
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel charged a Wisconsin Dells man Thursday for allegedly participating in the plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Updated: Oct. 7, 2020 at 3:34 PM CDT
|By Juliana Tornabene
A new Marquette Law School poll released Wednesday shows that more people are very worried about getting sick from COVID-19 this month than were in September.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2020 at 10:07 PM CDT
|By Juliana Tornabene
The annual Freakfest in downtown Madison has been canceled this year.
Updated: Oct. 2, 2020 at 6:54 PM CDT
|By Juliana Tornabene
The Green Bay Packers awarded a $250,000 grant Friday to the Center for Veterans Issues (CVI) to support veterans and their families who are either currently or at risk for facing homelessness.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2020 at 10:51 PM CDT
|By Juliana Tornabene and Brittney Ermon
About 100 people gathered for a vigil Wednesday night at the Capitol following unrest after a grand jury indicted a former Louisville metro police officer involved in the case of Breonna Taylor on criminal charges, but not for her death.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2020 at 8:20 PM CDT
|By Juliana Tornabene
Vice President Mike Pence will be visiting Wisconsin Monday as part of the Make America Great Again! Event.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2020 at 5:44 PM CDT
|By Juliana Tornabene and WSAW Staff
President Donald Trump and son Donald Trump Jr. are both planning to stop in Wisconsin next week.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2020 at 2:23 PM CDT
|By Juliana Tornabene
Transportation Security Administration officers stopped a woman Friday at a security checkpoint from bringing a loaded gun in her carry-on bag.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2020 at 9:32 PM CDT
|By Juliana Tornabene
The annual Wisconsin Corn-Soy Expo has been postponed until 2022, but farmers will be able to participate in virtual learning sessions for free in the next few months.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2020 at 9:05 PM CDT
|By Juliana Tornabene
The University of Wisconsin- Madison and Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association received $6.13 million to help dairy farmers amid the COVID-19 pandemic.