Category Archives: State News
Federal Panel Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Legislative Boundaries
A panel of three federal judges has sided with Assembly Republicans and dismissed a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's legislative boundaries. Democratic voters had sued four years ago arguing the bounda...
Jul 03, 2019
6 People, 2 Dogs Escape Beloit House Fire
Six people and two dogs managed to avoid suffering any injuries when a home in Beloit caught on fire Tuesday afternoon. Beloit firefighters say the entire north side of the house was burning when they...
Jul 03, 2019 Trevor Hurlbut / CC
Expansion At Fitchburg Appliance Plant Could Mean 222 New Jobs
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation says a 70-million dollar expansion project at Sub-Zero Group appliances in Fitchburg will create 100 new jobs. The company makes refrigeration, cooking a...
Jul 03, 2019 Phillip Pessar / CC
WisDOT Denies Design Flaw Argument For Stretch Of I-94 In SE Wisconsin
Engineers with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation admit there are serious problems with a 20-mile construction project in near Racine -- it's just not a design flaw. There have been 210 accide...
Jul 03, 2019 allenhimself / CC
Sun Prairie School Employee Arrested On Sex Charges
A 42-year-old employee of the Sun Prairie Area School District has been booked into the Dane County Jail on sex crime charges. Michael A. Johnson was working at the high school when he allegedly had i...
Jul 03, 2019
Madison Mayor Calls For Stricter Gun Laws After Shooting At Shake The Lake Fireworks Show
Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway wants cities and municipalities to regain some control of guns. Rhodes-Conway is calling for stricter gun laws after a person in the crowd at last weekend's Shake the...
Jul 02, 2019
17-Year-Old From Dodgeville Suffers Serious Injuries While Falling From Jeep
The Grant County Sheriff's Office reports a 17-year-old from Dodgeville has suffered serious injuries when he fell from a moving Jeep. The accident happened on Saturday afternoon in the village of Liv...
Jul 02, 2019 Matt Brown / CC
Court-Order Monitor: Problems Still Remain At Youth Prisons
A report filed in U-S District Court Monday finds conditions at the state's youth prisons are improving, but problems remain. Monitor Teresa Abreu made a three-day visit to Lincoln Hills May 31st thro...
Jul 02, 2019 -JvL- / CC
West Allis Man Accused Of Injecting Unknown Substances Into Girlfriend
A 46-year-old West Allis man could face decades in prison if he is convicted of injecting unknown substances into his girlfriend. She wasn't a willing participant but says she couldn't say no to him. ...
Jul 02, 2019
Court-Order Monitor: Problems Still Remain At Youth Prisons
A report filed in U-S District Court Monday finds conditions at the state's youth prisons are improving, but problems remain. Monitor Teresa Abreu made a three-day visit to Lincoln Hills May 31st thro...
Jul 02, 2019 michael scott / CC
