Elise Romas

Farmers who work with large packaging facilities and grocery stores are not seeing larger chunk of that profit, because there are more people to pay in the process of getting the beef to the consumer.

A public hearing on the matter prompted a heated debate at the Wisconsin State Capitol Thursday morning.

The Dept. of Natural Resources says October and November are the start of something important: an annual cycle for deer.

Farmers have been dealing with tar spot for the last six years. Watching it spread from parts of southern Midwest, up toward the Madison area.

AG Josh Kaul says this can compromise an investigation and is not safe.

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Nearly 400 Afghan refugees slated to come to Wisconsin will likely settle in one of six cities. The Refugee Coordinator at Wisconsin’s Dept. of Children and Families (DCF) expects refugees to end up in Milwaukee, Green Bay, Appleton, Oshkosh, Wausau or Madison.

Medical professionals say when it comes to these viruses, it’s not a bad idea to double up on vaccinations.

“You think about survival," one refugee said.

The agency says scammers are taking advantage of the tech scene, especially when it comes to buying computers and tablets for the classroom.

The Wisconsin Association of School Personnel Administrators (WASPA) estimates state districts lost somewhere between 10-15% of their staff last school year.

The call to action encourages participants to report deer sightings of bucks, does and fawns between Aug. 1 and Sept. 30 in their area, which provides important data for deer management, according to a press release from the WI DNR.

This year, the orchard’s Honeycrisp trees are looking bare.

Law enforcement considered Bart a missing person for several days Chandler Halderson faces additional charges of first-degree intentional homicide, hiding and mutilating a corpse.

Kruse went missing Saturday after he was swept away by the Wisconsin River while trying to help another boater.

Wisconsin’s active boat registrations are up by about 20,000 compared to pre-pandemic numbers. This influx of new boaters combined with the hot, holiday weekend means more people will likely be on the water.

The county highway department is still making their way through these damaged areas. One farmer added this weather will set him back this winter.

Right now, some buyers are not paying for them, to make their offer more appealing to the seller, but experts recommend the opposite.

Thanks to a $1.2 million grant from the American Cancer Society, researchers at the cancer center are looking at the success rate of colon cancer screenings in rural clinics.

Bodemer says five bad sunburns before turning 20-year-old could double someone’s risk of melanoma.

That’s why this fall, the School of Education is offering a Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP).

Water parks and attractions in the Wisconsin Dells are ready to make a splash, but many locations are doing it with a smaller staff.

The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) was telling home bakers they could only sell shelf-stable products made with flour. Thursday, an attorney representing DATCP said that’s because of a Wisconsin State Statute that says using any ingredient other than flour could pose a potential health risk to consumers of in-home bakery items.

Legislators on the JFC spent more than an hour debating the importance of expanding Badger Care, a state Medicaid program for low-income Wisconsinites.

The building is only open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. All visitors can only enter through the entrance on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Once inside, guests must wear a mask and social distance.

State Superintendent is the lead position at Wisconsin’s Dept. of Public Instruction, which gives guidance to school districts across the state.

Governor Tony Evers built additional provisions for this process into his budget. According to WI Attorney Gen. Joshua Kaul, they are the same measures the governor tried to pass last legislative session.

Business owner Chris Schindler calls it his ‘Super Bowl’ and the money from this event helps them get through the slow winter months.

According to the regional Social Security Office out of Chicago, there are approximately 12,200 Wisconsinites waiting on the status of their disability benefits application.

Firefighters use thermal imaging to monitor heat when they can’t see through smoke. Friday, NBC15 used it to track the falling temperature in three containers of soup.

Since Mar. 15, the state has paid out $4.8 billion to more than 566,000 people, but there is still a backlog of people waiting for help.

The search for a missing 10-year-old Baraboo girl came to a tragic end late Tuesday morning when her body was discovered in a rural farm area, not far from her home.