Category Archives: State News
Madison Police Arrest Man For Allegedly Stalking Teenage Girl
Madison police have arrested a 28-year-old man for allegedly stalking a teenage girl. The incident happened Saturday at about 3:00 P-M after the girl got off a city bus. She says the suspect followed ...
Sep 23, 2019 cdogstar / CC
Body Of Drowning Victim Recovered From Milwaukee River
Members of a dive response team has recovered the body of a 30-year-old drowning victim from the Milwaukee River. The man's name hasn't been released. He was apparently on a boat with a group of frien...
Sep 23, 2019 Daniel / CC
Authorities Looking For "Armed And Dangerous" Northwoods Man
Authorities in Oneida and Vilas counties say the 40-year-old domestic violence suspect they are looking for should be considered armed and dangerous. The public is being asked to help authorities find...
Sep 23, 2019
Portage Man Sentenced To 9 Months In Jail For Killing His Dog With A Hammer
A Columbia County Circuit judge has sentenced a Portage man to nine months in jail for killing his dog with a hammer. The dog belonged to 31-year-old Brandon Shearer's girlfriend. Deputies say Shearer...
Sep 23, 2019 James Bowe / CC
Wisconsin’s Role in Protecting the U.S. Pork Supply from African Swine Fever
Since the outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) started in Asia last year, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has been working with industry partners to pro...
Sep 21, 2019 K-State Research and Extension / CC
DHS Lead Abatement Program Receives Federal Approval
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced they received approval from the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to implement a health services initiative to provide lead ...
Sep 21, 2019 Claire Cessford / CC
Man Accused Of Killing His Wife Decides To Represent Himself
An accused killer in Columbia County has fired his defense attorneys. Fifty-five-year-old Kevin K. Krueger is charged with first-degree intentional homicide in his wife's shooting death two years ago....
Sep 20, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Milwaukee County Medical Examiner Investigates Officer's Death
A procession will escort the body of veteran Milwaukee Police Officer Mark Lentz from the medical examiner's office to a funeral home later today (Friday). Two years after he was deliberately hit by t...
Sep 20, 2019
Wisconsin DPI Head Calls Achievement Gap A "Crisis"
Wisconsin State Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor calls the persistent achievement gap an educational "crisis." Taylor gave her first state of education address at the Capitol Thursday. Her comme...
Sep 20, 2019 Andrew Malone / CC
Wisconsin Corn-Soybean Farmers Running Behind Schedule
The Wisconsin Growers Association blames a cold, wet spring for getting this year's planting season off to a slow start. Normally, mid-September is when corn and soybean farmers begin the harvest. It'...
Sep 20, 2019
