Latest Wisconsin Headlines
All the headlines from our Wisconsin Topic Page, ordered by recency.
OSHA Had Cited Wisconsin Mill 3 Times Before Fatal Explosion
Aug 1 2008 // The Wisconsin paper mill where an explosion killed three workers earlier this week received three citations for safety violations in the past 10 years, including one that was serious, according to a federal Web site. The...
Wisconsin High Court: Homeowners Insurance Doesn’t Cover Negligence
Jul 18 2008 // A couple’s homeowner’s policy does not cover alleged negligence by the wife for not preventing her husband from sexually abusing a child, a divided Wisconsin Supreme Court said July 17. The unnamed child and...
Wisconsin Family Gets $18M after Birthing Injury
Jul 18 2008 // A judge approved an $18.2 million settlement from the government for a Milwaukee family whose daughter suffered brain damage during birth at a federally funded clinic. The lawsuit was argued in U.S. District Court because...
S&P Advises Floods Could Lead to Ratings Actions on Midwest-Focused Insurers
Jul 11 2008 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said it does not expect the 2008 Midwest floods to impact ratings or outlooks for the majority of companies that it rates. However, property/casualty writers that are...
Wis. Man Loses Classic Cars with Damage Estimates of $100,000 to Flood
Jul 11 2008 // Many property owners suffered large losses in the June 2008 flooding event in southern Wisconsin. But few lost a fleet. James Pritzlaff’s collection of classic cars is still under about 4 feet of water that...
Wisconsin Boy Hospitalized, Sickened by Floodwaters
Jun 30 2008 // University of Wisconsin Hospital officials say a 6-year-old boy with a life-threatening kidney disease may have been infected while playing in contaminated floodwater. Dr. Ellen Wald says the child has been on dialysis and...
Wisconsin Re-evaluates Current Flood Standards
Jun 26 2008 // Wisconsin officials are re-evaluating whether infrastructure is being built and maintained to strict enough standards to handle severe weather. Engineering professor Ken Potter of the University of Wisconsin-Madison says...
Officials Say Wisconsin Dells’ Lake Delton to be Restored by Next Spring
Jun 25 2008 // The Lake Delton village board says the Wisconsin Department of Transportation will handle repairs to the breach in the community’s empty lake and adjacent highway with the hope of restoring the lake by next spring....
Wisconsin Initial Storm Estimate Reaches $470 Million
Jun 23 2008 // The storms that produced widespread flooding across the state this month caused almost half a billion dollars in damage. The Wisconsin Emergency Management department says preliminary figures add up to more than $470...
Wis. Court: Acuity Mutual Liable for $1 Million in Damages to Symantec
Jun 20 2008 // Acuity Mutual Insurance is liable for nearly $1 million in damages a federal court ordered a Wisconsin business to pay Internet software company Symantec Corp. That is the ruling Wednesday by the Wisconsin Supreme...
Wisconsin Man Receives 5-year Sentence in DUI Crash that Killed Son
Jun 18 2008 // A 56-year-old West Bend, Wis. man will serve five years in prison for drunk driving and causing the death of his 9-year-old son. John B. Ibeme will also serve seven years of extended supervision and two years of probation...
Many Wisconsin Communities Dropped Federal Flood Insurance
Jun 17 2008 // About 50 Wisconsin communities, including flood-damaged Lake Delton and La Valle near the Wisconsin Dells resort area, have dropped out of the federal flood insurance program, making residents ineligible for federal aid,...
Many Homeowners in Flooded Midwest Lack Insurance
Jun 16 2008 // Recent flooding that swamped parts of the Midwest, including Indiana, Wisconsin and Iowa, caught many property owners unprotected. Only 1 percent of all Indiana homeowners have flood insurance. Wisconsin reports even less...
Death Toll Stands at 10 in Aftermath of Midwest Tornadoes, Flooding
Jun 16 2008 // The death toll now stands at 10 in the Midwest as tornadoes, severe thunder storms and flooding hit Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin beginning June 6. States battled tornadoes that touched down in multiple areas, heavy...
Wisconsin Communities Sign Up for Terrorism Insurance
Jun 12 2008 // Communities across the country and some in Wisconsin have signed up for domestic terrorism insurance. Local leaders say that while the likelihood of a terrorist attack is low, it’s still an insurance policy that...
Ratings: Willis, Erie, Farmers-Flemington, Am. Resources, Am. General, Stnd. Mutual, Wisconsin County
Jun 12 2008 // Fitch Ratings has placed its ratings on Willis North America Inc. (WNA) and Willis Group Holdings Ltd. (Willis) on its rating watch negative list. Fitch said its rating action follows the announcement that Willis has...
Storms Cause Flooding in Indiana, Damage in Wisconsin and Illinois
Jun 9 2008 // The death toll now stands at eight in the Midwest as tornadoes, severe thunder storms and flooding hit Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin over the last five days. The forecast for all three states call for more of the...
Wisconsin High Court: Passenger Not Liable for Damages in Fatal Crash
Jun 4 2008 // The Wisconsin Supreme Court says a passenger in a vehicle that caused a fatal drunken driving crash does not have to pay another $250,000. The decision means Badger Mutual Insurance Co., which insured David Schrimpf, will...
Hanover Group Names Knipfer Regional Vice President, Wisconsin
Jun 4 2008 // The Hanover Insurance Group recently announced that it has strengthened its presence in Wisconsin, naming Andrew R. Knipfer, CPCU, ARM, regional vice president for commercial lines. In this role, Knipfer will oversee all...
Motorists Slowing Down, Wisconsin Transportation Director Says
Jun 3 2008 // A Wisconsin patrol official says motorists in the state appear to be slowing down. Transportation safety director Dan Lonsdorf says the rising cost of gasoline is one of the biggest factors contributing to the reduced...
