Latest Wisconsin Headlines
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Wisconsin Dentist Accused of Breaking Teeth in Insurance Fraud Scheme
Dec 21 2020 // A Wisconsin dentist is accused of damaging his patients’ teeth so that he could bill insurance companies for crown procedures. Scott Charmoli, 60, of Grafton, has been charged in federal court with eight counts of...
Employee Found Dead in Corn Silo at Didion Milling in Wisconsin
Dec 10 2020 // The man who died in a corn silo at a mill in Columbia County, Wis., was a 52-year-old employee, sheriff’s officials said. Deputies were called to Didion Milling in Cambria on Dec. 8 where an employee was reported...
Report: Despite Less Driving, Auto Fatalities Have Risen in Wisconsin
Dec 2 2020 // Auto fatalities are up in Wisconsin despite there being fewer people on the road due to the coronavirus pandemic, a report released on Dec. 1 by the Wisconsin Policy Forum found. The report examined state crash data from...
5 Leaders Promoted at SECURA Insurance in Wisconsin
Nov 23 2020 // SECURA Insurance, based in Neenah, Wis., has promoted five company leaders: Amy DeHart, senior vice president and chief actuary; Dan Ferris, chief legal officer; Tripp Humston, regional vice president–Sales; Tim...
Wisconsin Officials Draft Water Quality Standards for PFAS
Nov 9 2020 // Wisconsin health officials have finished drafting new groundwater standards for more than 20 substances, including a dozen types of PFAS chemicals. The Department of Natural Resources asked the Department of Health...
Wisconsin Supreme Court Sends Virus Capacity Limits Case to Lower Court
Nov 6 2020 // The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Nov. 4 declined to consider reinstating Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ coronavirus restrictions limiting the size of public gatherings, deferring to a lower court to decide. Evers’...
Former Insurance Agent Charged, Has License Permanently Revoked in Wisconsin
Nov 5 2020 // A former insurance agent in Wisconsin charged with violations of insurance laws has had his license permanently revoked and must pay a penalty of more than $37,000, the state insurance commissioner’s office...
Wisconsin DNR Board OKs Firefighting Foam Restrictions, Regulations
Nov 2 2020 // Wisconsin environmental regulators have approved an emergency rule that restricts the use of firefighting foam and lays out steps to treat PFAS chemicals. PFAS are human-made chemicals that research suggests can cause...
Wisconsin Republican Party: Hackers Stole $2.3M
Nov 2 2020 // Hackers have stolen $2.3 million from the Wisconsin Republican Party’s account that was being used to help reelect President Donald Trump in the key battleground state, the party’s chairman told The Associated...
Wisconsin DNR Wants to Raise Mining Fees, Require More Detailed Plans
Oct 29 2020 // Mining applicants would have to pay more for permits and licenses, supply more detailed plans to state regulators, and work around a new list of areas deemed off-limits under regulations the Wisconsin Department of Natural...
Wisconsin City’s Failure to Report Contamination Site Deemed an ‘Oversight’
Oct 28 2020 // A 2015 report identified hazardous substances on the site of the Sheboygan Municipal Armory near Lake Michigan, but contamination was only recently reported to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources at the request...
Gantz Named Senior VP – Finance at Church Mutual in Wisconsin
Oct 27 2020 // Dwayne “Dewey” Gantz has joined Merrill, Wis.-based Church Mutual Insurance Co. as senior vice president – Finance, He reports to Kevin Root, executive vice president – Operations, and will collaborate with...
Wisconsin’s Tavern League Sues Over Bar, Restaurant Limits
Oct 16 2020 // The Tavern League of Wisconsin has sued Gov. Tony Evers’ administration over new limits on bar and restaurant capacity. The lawsuit by the powerful lobbying group, filed in Sawyer County, seeks to immediately block...
Wisconsin Hotel Operator to Settle Disability Discrimination Suit for $60K
Oct 13 2020 // The company that operates the IHG Army Hotel at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin will pay $60,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit, federal regulators say. According to the lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment...
Few Wisconsin Residents Have COVID-19 Antibodies, Study Shows
Oct 1 2020 // Less than 2% of Wisconsin residents had antibodies to the virus that causes COVID-19 as of July, based on early results of a study released Tuesday as cases of coronavirus in the state continue to soar. The study was...
Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Revokes Agent’s License
Sep 30 2020 // The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance Mark Afable has charged former insurance agent, Timothy S. Bratley, with a number of violations of insurance law all targeting elderly consumers. Bratley, also a...
Wisconsin Hits 2,817 Infections, Record for New Coronavirus Cases Reported
Sep 28 2020 // Wisconsin on Saturday hit a record for coronavirus cases reported in a single day as health officials reported 2,817 people have tested positive for the virus. The state has seen some of the nation’s fastest...
Wisconsin Home Improvement Chain Appeals Jury Award for Woman’s Injury
Sep 24 2020 // Menard Inc. is appealing a jury award to a woman who was injured when she fell over a flatbed cart at its store in Minot, North Dakota. A jury last year awarded nearly $40,000 to Darlene Johnson, plus about $145,000 in...
Wisconsin Says More Loan Money Available for Rebuilding Kenosha Businesses
Sep 24 2020 // The state of Wisconsin is making more money available to help small businesses in Kenosha recover from damage during recent unrest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, officials said. Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin...
Damage from Violence in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Tops $11M
Sep 17 2020 // Kenosha, Wisconsin’s fire chief says damage from the unrest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake has now topped $11 million. Fire Chief Charles Leipzig told the Police and Fire Commission the record fire loss came...
