Category Archives: State News
More Snow Headed For Wisconsin
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for all of southern Wisconsin starting Monday evening and lasting for at least 24 hours. A low-pressure area is promising to bring a lot of...
Feb 11, 2019 Mark Mitchell / CC
Waukesha County District Attorney's Office Investing Officer-Involved Shooting
Waukesha police say a suspected forger pulled out a knife and charged at an officer Sunday morning. That 55-year-old suspect was shot four times. His name hasn't been released. Police stabilized the m...
Feb 11, 2019
Interstate 94 Blocked For Hours By Chain Reaction Crash Involving 40 Vehicles
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation reports seven semi-trucks and 33 cars were involved in a chain reaction crash on Interstate 94 Sunday shortly after noon. One person was critically injured a...
Feb 11, 2019
Baldwin Sponsors Bill to Prevent Big Pharma From Blocking Generic Drugs
U-S Senator Tammy Baldwin is a co-sponsor of legislation to combat anti-competitive practices used in the pharmaceutical industry. The Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples Act (CR...
Feb 10, 2019
Former Wisconsin Police Chief's Request For New Trial Denied
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has denied the request for a new trial from a former police chief. Gary Wayerski has served six years of his 14-year sentence for the repeated sexual assaults of two teenag...
Feb 09, 2019
Records Show Tyco Knew Source of Groundwater Contamination
State records show Tyco Fire Products knew for at least four years before notifying residents that its toxic products were contaminating groundwater. Reporting from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel show...
Feb 09, 2019
Ex-Governor Scott Walker Lands National Speaking Gig
Former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is joining a Virginia-based national speakers group. Walker is expected to charge 15- to 25-thousand dollars a speech on topics including "the power of faith in ...
Feb 08, 2019
Rock County Courthouse Guards May Carry Guns
Security guards at the Rock County Courthouse could begin carrying guns as part of a plan to improve safety at the Janesville public building. More than 15-hundred people visit the courthouse each wee...
Feb 08, 2019 Joseph Kranak / CC
Semitruck Driver Flips Off Bus Driver As He Blows Through Stop Lights
A citation has been issued to the driver of a semi-truck who failed to stop for a school bus dropping off children Wednesday afternoon. The driver hasn't been identified, but four points have been tak...
Feb 08, 2019 Ian Dick / CC
Good Samaritan Uses Tow Strap To Rescue 19-Year-Old Man From Creek
A good Samaritan says he keeps a tow strap in his car for emergencies and has used it to help get other cars out of a ditch. Thursday morning was the first time Matthew Snoerk had ever used it to help...
Feb 08, 2019 Christopher Michel / CC
