Hobby Lobby stores are not considered essential and should not be in operation in Wisconsin at this time, according to the Wisconsin Economic Development Council (WEDC).
DAY TMJ4 NEWS DID A STORYABOUT A WHITEFISH BAY STORE...STAYING OPEN... DEEMEDESSENTIAL FOR AMONG OTHERTHINGS, SELLING SCHOOLSUPPLIES... ...POLICE IN WESTALLIS... AND MENOMONEE FALLSSHUT DOWN HOBBY LOBBYSTORES... SAYING THOSEBUSINESSES WERE VIOLATING THEGOVERNOR'S EMERGENCY ORDER.MEANWHILE... HOBBY LOBBY INKENOSHA IS STAYING OPEN... OURBEN JORDAN IS THERE.(BEN LL-VOSOT)Ben Jordan -TMJ4 News"A Hobby Lobbyemployee here confirms thisKenosha store is open forbusiness today and we've seena few customers enter over thepast hour."(VO)SIGNS ON THEDOORS HERE CLAIM THEY ARE ANESSENTIAL BUSINESS BECAUSETHEY SELL ITEMS TO WORK FROMHOME AND MATERIALS TO MAKEMASKS - BUT THAT ISN'T THECASE ACCORDING TO THE W-E-D-C.JUST YESTERDAY - THE WESTALLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT SHUTDOWN THEIR HOBBY LOBBY AFTERDEEMING IT A NON-ESSENTIALBUSINESS.
POLICE SAY THATHOBBY LOBBY WAS COOPERATIVEAND CLOSED THEIR DOORS.TODAY,WE ALSO FOUND THE MENOMONEEFALLS HOBBY LOBBBY IS CLOSED.KENOSHA POLICE TELL ME THEYARE SEEKING VOLUNTARYCOMPLIANCE BY EDUCATINGBUSINESSES WITH A WRITTENWARNING THAT SAYS - QUOTE -(GFX)"Your business, oridentified portion of thebusiness, must cease operationor be in violation of theorder.
Please comply with thisorder to avoid legal action."(SOT)THE SAFER AT HOME ORDERSAYS NON-ESSENTIAL STORES THATCONTINUE TO OPERATE CAN BEFINED 250 DOLLARS AND UP TO 30DAYS IN JAIL.
REPORTING INKENOSHA, BEN JORDAN, TMJ4 NEWS.
The West Allis Police Department shut down a Hobby Lobby store Monday morning after deeming it a non-essential business.
