Latest Wisconsin Headlines
All the headlines from our Wisconsin Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Wisconsin City Sues Organizer of Pub Crawl to Recoup Costs
Jul 11 2014 // The city of Oshkosh, Wis., is suing a man who organized a costly pub crawl without a permit. Oshkosh Northwestern Media reports the city filed a small claims lawsuit against Joseph Kubiak for money it spent on police...
Appeal Likely After $25M Medical Malpractice Award in Wisconsin
Jul 9 2014 // A Milwaukee, Wis., woman and her husband have been awarded more than $25 million in a medical malpractice case. The woman’s arms and legs were amputated in 2011 after a strep infection went undetected. A Milwaukee...
Wisconsin Insurer Fails to Activate Coverage for Nearly 300
Jul 8 2014 // Nearly 300 people who applied for stand-alone dental coverage from Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Wisconsin through the federal health care exchange thought they had policies but didn’t have them activated, according...
Wisconsin Tornado Caused $1M Damage To Colfax Schools
Jul 3 2014 // A weak tornado that struck Wisconsin last week caused more than $1 million in damage to Colfax schools and the district’s athletic complex. The Chippewa Herald reported the tornado touched down briefly twice Friday...
Gross Will Lead SECURA in Wisconsin as President and CEO
Jul 1 2014 // Appleton, Wis.-based SECURA Insurance announced that Dave Gross is taking over as president and CEO of the company. Gross moved into the spot following the retirement of John Bykowski at the end of June. Bykowski will...
New Wisconsin Law Aims to Protect Against ‘Storm Chasers’
Jun 24 2014 // There’s a new state law that aims to protect homeowners against unscrupulous contractors who offer to repair the sort of storm damage that occurred last week in southern Wisconsin. The law’s provisions seem to...
Wisconsin Company Faces $449K Fine for Safety Violations
Jun 13 2014 // A federal safety agency has proposed fining a Wisconsin company more than $449,000 for allegedly failing to adequately protect workers from hazardous chemicals. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited...
Wisconsin’s AVID Risk Solutions, Brent Harris Agency Merge
May 28 2014 // AVID Risk Solutions of Madison, Wis., announced a partnership with the Brent Harris Agency of Prairie du Sac, Wis. The merger of the two companies is effective June 1, 2014. The Brent Harris Agency will continue to service...
Wisconsin Office Building Closure Delaying Some Workers’ Comp Checks
May 27 2014 // Some workers who have been injured on the job are seeing delays in their workers’ compensation payments, due to a fire that closed a major state office building earlier this month in Madison, Wis. The Wisconsin State...
People – Midwest
May 19 2014 // Appleton, Wis.-based SECURA Insurance promoted Tim Heyroth to the newly created position of vice president-sales. Heyroth, who has been with SECURA for more than 17 years, will be responsible for developing and...
Wisconsin Researchers Test Affordable Wooden Shelters
May 16 2014 // Bob Falk is frugal and a realist. The research engineer at Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, Wis. could have used expensive lumber, pricey nails and high-grade plywood in his tests to create an almost impenetrable...
Wisconsin AG Candidate Not Sure About Criminalizing First DUIs
May 12 2014 // Wisconsin attorney general hopeful Susan Happ isn’t convinced criminalizing first-time drunken driving offenses would be the right move. Happ told a WisPolitics.com luncheon that first-time drunken drivers already...
Wisconsin’s HNI Announces Personnel Changes
May 6 2014 // New Berlin, Wis.-based risk management, insurance and business advisory firm, HNI, reported a number of personnel changes. Teresa Bundy, Pat Madden and Brittany Swinton have been hired as account managers, and Dominique...
Wisconsin Loggers Stealing Valuable Walnut Trees
May 1 2014 // Loggers spurred by the high price of walnut wood have been illegally cutting down trees on private property in southern Wisconsin, a sheriff said. Rock County Sheriff Robert Spoden told Wisconsin State Journal this week...
Wisconsin-Based HNI Launches Sales & Advisory Development Program
Apr 25 2014 // After a 63 percent growth spurt over the past two years, Milwaukee, Wis.-based HNI, a non-traditional risk management firm, announced it is launching a sales and advisory development program to recruit and rapidly onboard...
Wisconsin’s M3 Insurance Expands Management Team
Apr 23 2014 // Wisconsin-based M3 Insurance announced the expansion of its management team. Inge Lindeque joins M3 as director of sales – employee benefits, and Brian Meyer is the new director of risk management – employee...
Wisconsin Trucker Wins Great American Insurance’s Big Rig Giveaway
Apr 17 2014 // A Wisconsin trucker who’s been driving for 35 years won a customized truck in Great American Insurance Group’s annual Big Rig Giveaway. Roger Lemírande was missing from the crowd at booth 69172 on Saturday,...
Tesla Sued by Wisconsin ‘Lemon Law King’
Apr 9 2014 // Wisconsin’s self-proclaimed lemon law king filed a lawsuit against direct-order car maker Tesla Motors, accusing the company of selling a defective electric sedan to a Franklin doctor. Tesla is currently fighting new...
Ag Tourism Liability Bill Passes Wisconsin Senate
Apr 3 2014 // Farmers wouldn’t be financially liable for the death of someone participating in an agricultural tourism activity under a bill that has cleared the Wisconsin Senate. Agricultural tourism is growing in popularity as...
Bill to Make Cancer Drugs More Affordable Passes Wisconsin Senate
Apr 2 2014 // Chemotherapy pills that cancer patients can take at home would be more affordable under a bill that the Wisconsin Senate passed on April 1 – the last planned meeting day of its two-year session. The oral chemotherapy...
