Category Archives: State News
Wisconsin Standardized Test Scores For Reading, Math Fall By 60%
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is releasing a series of disappointing results on standardized tests. Sixty percent of public school students in the state failed to read and do math at ...
Sep 12, 2019
Judge Rules In Case Against Man Accused Of Killing 3 Girl Scouts And A Mother
A Chippewa County Circuit judge has ruled that evidence from a Rusk County case can be used against the 22-year-old man accused of killing three Girl Scouts and a mother last year. Prosecutors say Col...
Sep 12, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Wisconsin Not Signing Off On $12B Settlement With Purdue Pharma
Wisconsin is one of 16 states refusing to sign off on a 12-billion dollar settlement with Purdue Pharma. Lawyers for 27 other states and more than two-thousand cities and counties have reached agreeme...
Sep 12, 2019 Charles Williams / CC
Kenosha Police Arrest Man Accused Of Making Counterfeit Vaping Cartridges
Kenosha police have arrested 20-year-old Tyler Huffhines, accusing him of making counterfeit vaping cartridges containing T-H-C oil. Huffhines is scheduled to make a court appearance Friday. His 23-ye...
Sep 12, 2019 Vaping Post / CC
14-Year-Old Suspects Charged With Marathon County Shooting Incident
Two 14-year-old suspects have been arrested and charged for their roles in a Wausau shooting incident earlier this week. Due to their ages, no names have been released, but both are from Wausau. Polic...
Sep 12, 2019
Good Samaritan Stops Strong-Armed Robbery, Holds Suspect
When a 22-year-old college student yelled for help, Madison police say a man from Kentucky responded. Investigators say the Good Samaritan stopped the strong-armed robbery and held the suspect long en...
Sep 12, 2019 cdogstar / CC
State Legislators Introduce Bill to Create Wisconsin 9/11 Memorial Highway
State legislators introduced a bill Wednesday that would create the Wisconsin 9/11 Memorial Highway in Kewaskum. Senator Duey Stroebel and Representative Timothy Ramthun were joined at the Capitol by ...
Sep 11, 2019
Student Spots Dead Body Near West Milwaukee Intermediate School
The body of a man in his 40s was spotted Tuesday morning on the campus of West Milwaukee Intermediate School. A student made the discovery at about 7:00 A-M and reported it to the main office. Police ...
Sep 11, 2019
Medical Examiner Working To Identify Remains Found In Burned House
Firefighters found a man's body in a burned home in Necedah Monday night after the flames had been put out. The 9-1-1 caller who reported the fire told emergency responders a man lived in the home alo...
Sep 11, 2019 Trevor Hurlbut / CC
Mother Sentenced To 4 Years For Hiding Her Son's Death
A 23-year-old Shawano woman has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison for hiding her infant son's death. Police responding to a tip found the two-month-old boy's body in a bassinet at the ...
Sep 11, 2019 michael scott / CC
