Gov. Mike DeWine has ordered U.S. and Ohio flags to be flown at half staff for multiple days. On Monday, the governor called for flags to be lowered at all public buildings and grounds throughout Wood County,

Here's what to know about the flags at half-staff and the Wisconsinite they're honoring. Wisconsin flags have been lowered Friday, Sept. 27 in honor of U.S. Army Air Force Staff Sgt. Ralph H. Bode, a Racine native who died in World War II.

Flags in Wisconsin were at half-staff on Saturday, as ordered by Governor Tony Evers. The gesture was to honor the state's firefighters who had died in the line of duty. The Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs had made the announcement in May,