Category Archives: State News
National Weather Confirms 2 Tornadoes in Jefferson County
The National Weather Service is now confirming two tornadoes Tuesday night in southern Wisconsin's Jefferson County. An EF-1 tornado with winds of 100 miles per hour touched down near Sullivan. An EF-...
Oct 03, 2019 SmartSign / CC
Tornado Damage in Chippewa County Estimated at More Than $3 Million
Damage from last week's tornado in the western Wisconsin town of Wheaton is estimated at more than three-million dollars. Chippewa County Emergency Management director Dennis Brown says he submitted t...
Oct 02, 2019 SmartSign / CC
Appleton Woman Arrested on Her 5th offense OWI
A 53-year-old Appleton woman has been charged with her 5th OWI offense. Tina M Berton from Appleton was arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Fond du Lac Post for operating a motor vehicle under the ...
Oct 02, 2019
Mother Charged in Sons' Kenosha County Vape Cartridge Operation
Prosecutors say the mother of two Kenosha County brothers busted with one-and-a-half-million dollars in T-H-C vape cartridges was part of the operation. Forty-three-year-old Courtney Huffhines was cha...
Oct 02, 2019 Scott Davidson / CC
Wisconsin Legislature's Joint Finance Committee Meeting in Special Session
The Wisconsin Legislature's Joint Finance Committee will be in session today (Wednesday) to go over some funding requests and other topics. Staff from the Department of Public Instruction will be aski...
Oct 02, 2019
Ag Secretary Perdue Talks About Future Farming at World Dairy Expo
U-S Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says the 2018 farm bill will help Wisconsin's dairy industry, but small farmers have no guarantees. During a town hall at the World Dairy Expo, Perdue said, "I d...
Oct 02, 2019 Pacific Southwest Region 5 / CC
Pipe Bomb Report in Superior Leads to Evacuations, Street Closure
Things are back to normal in Superior after a pipe bomb threat closed a major street and led to the evacuation of the new fire hall and a dentist office. A remote controlled robot took pictures of the...
Oct 02, 2019 Tony Webster / CC
Groundbreaking for $80 Million Aluminum Recycling Plant in Wisconsin Rapids
A little rain didn't stop a Canadian firm from breaking ground on a new $80 million aluminum plant in Wood County. Wisconsin Rapids will be the site of Matalco's fourth plant in the United states. Vic...
Oct 02, 2019 Bart Everson / CC
Bill Eliminating 6-Month Waiting Period After Divorce Gaining Support at Capitol
A bill that would eliminate Wisconsin's six-month waiting period for getting married after a divorce is closer to become law. The bi-partisan measure had hearings last week and gained unanimous suppor...
Oct 01, 2019 anthony kelly / CC
Ex-Nurse Pleads Guilty to Abusing Infants in Madison Intensive Care Unit
A former nurse accused of abusing infants in a Madison hospital's neo-natal intensive care unit is pleading guilty to 19 charges. Forty-three year-old Christopher Kaphaem (KAP'-em) had his bond revoke...
Oct 01, 2019 Paul Downey / CC
