Gov. Tony Evers ordered flags to fly at half-staff in Wisconsin on Monday in honor of former state Rep. Betty Jo Nelsen, who died Oct. 17 at the age of 89. Nelsen was first elected to the state ...

Governor Tony Evers has announced that flags across the state must be flown half-staff on Saturday in honor of an area first responder.

Wisconsin flag, local flags and U.S. armed forces and POW/MIA flags from being flown or hung outside any state or local institution. The bill was introduced by a group of Republicans including Rep.

However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's birthday dates to 1885 when schoolteacher BJ Cigrand organized a group of Wisconsin ... by the New York State Board of ...