Even if they had an out of state drivers license, all states require new residents to apply for a new divers license with in usually 30 to 90 days of residency anyway. Clearly this reporter had a story he wanted to tell regardless of it’s accuracy.
This is the kind of reporting that makes people not trust the press! Where is the editor, is there no fact checking going on.
I think Wisconisin requires that you apply for a new license within 10 days of arriving.