Best Read Wisconsin Headlines
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#1 As DEI Comes Under Legal Attack, Companies Alter Their Programs
Jan 17 2024 // Sophia Danner-Okotie’s has ambitious plans for her Nigerian-inspired clothing line but a sense of dread has punctured her optimism as she watches a legal battle being waged against a small venture capital firm that...
#2 Wisconsin Roofing Contractor Faces $180K in Fines For Repeated Safety Violations
Nov 29 2023 // After an Overhead Solutions LLC manager attended an on-site training discussion on fall hazards on May 25, 2023, federal workplace safety inspectors observed the company’s employees working about 30 feet above ground...
#3 Wisconsin Corn Mill Agrees to Pay $1.8M After Fatal Explosion
Dec 18 2023 // A Wisconsin milling company has agreed to pay an additional $1.8 million in penalties after a corn dust explosion that killed five workers and injured more than a dozen others at its Cambria plant in 2017, the federal...
#4 Wisconsin Milling Company Agrees to $11.2M Settlement After Fatal Corn Dust Explosion
Oct 10 2023 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A milling company has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges that employees at a Wisconsin corn plant falsified records in the years leading up to a fatal corn dust explosion. The plea deal calls...
#5 Wisconsin Wedding Barns Sue Over State’s New Liquor Law Requiring Licensing
May 10 2024 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A pair of Wisconsin wedding barns sued the state Tuesday seeking to block enactment of a new law that requires them to get liquor licenses similar to other establishments that host events. Owners and...
#6 Minivan Crash in Wisconsin Causes Building Facade Collapse and Roof Damage
Jul 27 2023 // GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) __ A minivan crashed into a building in Wisconsin, toppling much of its brick facade and leaving much of its roof sagging precariously, police said Monday. Officers called to an area near downtown...
#7 Summer-Like Conditions Lead to First Wisconsin Tornadoes in February
Feb 14 2024 // EVANSVILLE, Wis. (AP) — The first tornadoes ever recorded in Wisconsin in the usually frigid month of February tore through mostly rural areas on a day that broke records for warmth, setting up the perfect scenario for...
#8 More P/C Carriers With Less Surplus: Aon Ward Analysis
Feb 19 2024 // As we continue into 2024, many property/casualty companies are primed to grow their businesses, but not all have adequate levels of surplus to support premium growth, an Aon Ward executive said during a December 2023...
#9 Wisconsin Aircraft Crashes Kill 4
Aug 2 2023 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Devyn Reiley, the daughter of two-time Super Bowl winner Bruce Collie, was one of four people who died in two separate crashes at a Wisconsin aircraft convention over the weekend, event...
#10 More P/C Carriers With Less Surplus: Aon Ward Analysis
Jan 11 2024 // As we head into 2024, many property/casualty companies are primed to grow their businesses, but not all have adequate levels of surplus to support premium growth, an Aon Ward executive said during a mid-December...
#11 Wisconsin Supreme Court: Amazon Drivers Can Be Declared Employees
Mar 28 2024 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday let stand a lower court ruling that declared some delivery drivers for Amazon were employees as the state argued, not independent contractors as the online...
#12 Wisconsin Sawmill to Pay $191,000 and Cease Hiring Children Under 16 Following Teenager’s Death on the Job
Sep 11 2023 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A northern Wisconsin sawmill has agreed to pay nearly $191, 000 and stop hiring children under 16 to settle a federal lawsuit labor regulators filed after a teenager was killed on the job this summer...
#13 Wisconsin Teenager Charged After Throwing Gas on a Bonfire, Triggering Explosion
Aug 7 2023 // SHAWANO, Wis. (AP) __ A Wisconsin teenager has been charged with triggering a bonfire explosion that injured more than a dozen people. Prosecutors in northeastern Wisconsin`s Shawano County charged Sam Armstrong, 18, on...
#14 Severe Weather Spawns Tornado, Damage and One Death in South, Midwest
Apr 4 2024 // Thousands of homes and businesses were without power Tuesday as severe weather roared through several states, causing at least one death and spawning possible tornadoes. Parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Mississippi,...
#15 Pier Collapse at University of Wisconsin-Madison Leaves One Hospitalized and 20 Injured
Sep 6 2023 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A pier filled with people celebrating Labor Day on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus partially collapsed into a lake, leaving one person hospitalized and slightly injuring about 20 others,...
#16 Wisconsin Corn Mill to Pay $940K Settlement Over Fatal Explosion
Aug 15 2023 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A milling company has agreed to pay $940,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging multiple violations at a plant that was the scene of a fatal explosion in 2017, state Justice Department officials announced...
#17 Daughter of Wisconsin Inmate Who Died in Solitary Sues Prison Officials
Feb 9 2024 // MILWAUKEE (AP) — The daughter of a Wisconsin inmate who killed himself in solitary confinement has filed a federal lawsuit against state prison officials, alleging they failed to provide adequate mental health care and...
#18 MGT Partners Acquires CM Select Insurance Company in Wisconsin
Oct 5 2023 // MGT Partners LLC acquired CM Select Insurance Company from Church Mutual Holding Company Inc. The deal is subject to approval of regulatory filings. CM Select will be rebranded as MGT Insurance and operate as a...
#19 Wisconsin Assembly Passes Amendment Limiting DEI Efforts
Feb 16 2024 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A constitutional amendment supported by Republicans that attempts to limit diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in Wisconsin won approval Thursday in the state Assembly. The measure is the latest...
#20 Wisconsin Court Limits Regulators’ Authority to Mandate PFAS Cleanup
Mar 8 2024 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Environmental regulators can’t unilaterally force polluters to clean up contamination from so-called forever chemicals without going through the Legislature to establish specific limits on the...
