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Governor Tony Evers signed Executive Order #305 ordering U.S. and Wisconsin flags to fly at half-staff on Saturday, October 10, 2026, in honor of Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper Bradley Ritger. Ritger died from injuries sustained in the line of duty on October 2. His services were scheduled for October 10, and the order applies from sunrise to sunset that day.
Governor Tony Evers and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley opened the new Forensic Science and Protective Medicine Facility in Wauwatosa. The four-story building houses Wisconsin's Milwaukee Crime Lab, the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office and the county Office of Emergency Management, along with Versiti Wisconsin's organ procurement operation. State support for the project totals nearly $139 million.
Governor Tony Evers announced that Wisconsin is leading a lawsuit against the Trump Administration over the U.S. Department of Labor's May 2025 termination of grants for unemployment insurance modernization and fraud prevention. Filed in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, the suit says about $29 million of Wisconsin's funding was terminated, part of more than $45 million challenged by a coalition of states. The grants were created under the American Rescue Plan Act.
Governor Tony Evers appointed Delani Dow to the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents in the nontraditional student regent position for a two-year term. She fills the vacancy left when Desmond Adongo's term expired on May 1, 2026. Dow is an elementary education major at UW-River Falls and works as a home health aide.
Governor Tony Evers used his weekly radio address to mark Indigenous Peoples' Day in Wisconsin on Monday, October 12, the eighth year the state has formally observed it since his 2019 executive order. The release recalls his 2021 apology for Wisconsin's role in Indian boarding schools and a 2025 order on Tribal treaty rights and wild rice stewardship. Evers highlighted partnerships with the state's 12 Tribal Nations.
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers ordered U.S. and state flags flown at half-staff on 26 September and 10 October 2026 for Final Alarm Memorial services honoring firefighters killed in the line of duty. The directive covers public buildings, grounds and facilities across Wisconsin. The dates coincide with the Final Alarm Memorial events as previously announced.
