Preserved order #14

Honoring Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper Bradley Ritger

Timing and scope

Flags: US, US-WI · *

Solar timing uses Madison as the jurisdiction reference; local sunrise/sunset varies.

half staff

Oct 10, 2026 07:05 CDT → Oct 10, 2026 18:22 CDT

I, TONY EVERS, Governor of the State of Wisconsin, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the Laws of the State, hereby order that the flag of the United States and the flag of the State of Wisconsin shall be flown at half-staff at all buildings, grounds, and military installations of the State of Wisconsin, beginning at sunrise on Saturday, October 10, 2026, and ending at sunset on that date.

Complete reviewed facts

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