MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- As expected, Governor Tony Evers has vetoed a bill dealing with testing standards in Wisconsin's K-12 schools. The Republican authored legislation would have reset state report card standards to levels set in the 2019-20 school year, align grades 3-8 with national standards, and restore high s...

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Even before President Donald Trump put pen to paper, word of his plans to slash the Department of Education has sparked debate in Wisconsin. Now that it's official, state leaders are weighing in on the move. Thursday's executive order comes after the agency initiated a nearly 50% cut to its ...

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- American citizens pay into it every paycheck and every year, it pays out billions of dollars in retirement benefits and disability insurance to millions: social security. But many say it's not an easy system to navigate. "Social security, disability claims process is already bewilderin...

MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Wisconsin Assembly's Government Operations, Accountability and Transparency Committee, or GOAT for short, is beginning its work in Madison. "We're learning. We don't always know what the next rock, what's under the next rock and what we're going to find," said committee member S...

(WTAQ-WLUK) - Cuts to a program which helps pay for new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations could be coming. District 8 Rep. Tony Wied wants to repeal the 'National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure' (NEVI) federal program. He's supporting legislation called the 'Unplug EV Charging Stations Program Act.' Wied said to...

(WTAQ-WLUK) -- With less than four weeks to go before the election, voters were more tuned in to the state Supreme Court race than the state superintendent of public instruction race, a poll found. The latest Marquette University Law School poll found that majorities of Wisconsin voters had not heard enough about most ...

MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- At the Capitol, new Republican authored legislation aims to reform pharmacy benefit managers. Dodgeville Representative Todd Novak authors the bill alongside Senate President Mary Felzkowski. "I have a rural district. Most of my pharmacies are independently owned. It's a huge issue with t...

MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- A Wisconsin Election Commission audit found no voting machine errors in Donald Trump's 2024 victory. According to a release from the Commission, there was no evidence that any of the voting systems used and audited in Wisconsin changed votes from one candidate to another, incorrectly tabulated...

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- There's an increase in concern over gambling addictions across the country, as accessibility and sports betting becomes more common. While Wisconsin doesn't allow online betting, a local gambling problem resource center says their helpline is getting busier. For many people, placing a bet a...

APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A man was arrested Thursday after climbing to the roof on church property and firing a gun into the air. Assistant Police Chief Polly Olson said officers were called to the St. Bernadette campus around 10:15 a.m. The Thompson Community Center also uses the former school building on the campus...