Category Archives: State News
Republicans Won't Let Attorney General Pull Out Of ACA Lawsuit
A Republican lawmaker says members of his party won't let the attorney general pull Wisconsin out of a federal lawsuit over the Affordable Care Act. Representative John Nygren says Assembly Republican...
Feb 08, 2019
Assembly Speaker Open To Negotiating With Governor On Tax Cut Plan
Republicans and Democratic Governor Tony Evers want to cut taxes, but they differ over how to do it. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he's open to negotiations. His party's version of the bill would us...
Feb 08, 2019
Burned Body Found In Illinois Identified As Milwaukee Teacher
An Illinois medical examiner used dental records to identify the burned body found in a car last weekend as a missing Milwaukee teacher. Fifty-six-year-old Kathleen Ryan was reported missing Saturday ...
Feb 08, 2019 Tony Webster / CC
Jury Finds Rural Poynette Man Guilty Of Poisoning Dog
A jury in Columbia County Circuit Court has found a rural Poynette man guilty of mistreatment of animals and stalking. Twenty-eight-year-old Trent L. Hebel had been accused of poisoning a four-year-ol...
Feb 08, 2019 Jonathan Kriz / CC
Former Wisconsin Governor To Get $15-25K Per Speech
A Virginia-based national speakers group has added former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker to its list. Walker will receive 15-to-25-thousands to speak on topics like "the power of faith in times of cr...
Feb 08, 2019 Michael Vadon / CC
2 Teammates Will Be Called To Testify Against Badger WR Cephus
The names of two Badger football players are on the list of witnesses prosecutors plan to call in the sexual assault trial for Quintez Cephus. The star wide receiver missed the entire season while his...
Feb 08, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Johnson Introduces Amendment to Delist Gray Wolf in Great Lakes States
U-S Senator Ron Johnson is sponsoring a bi-partisan amendment to the Natural Resources Management Act that would delist the gray wolf in the western Great Lakes states. The amendment would restore the...
Feb 07, 2019 Derek Bakken / CC
2 Wisconsin Climate-Change Activists Among 4 Arrested At Protest Site
Four Wisconsin climate-change activists have been arrested while trying to shut down the operation of a Minnesota pipeline. Two of those taken into custody by the Itasca County Sheriff's Department ar...
Feb 07, 2019
Milwaukee Community Mourns, Pays Tribute to Slain Police Officer
Tributes are mounting on a makeshift memorial for slain Milwaukee police Officer Matthew Rittner outside the police station where he worked. Rittner is being remembered by his former Greenfield High S...
Feb 07, 2019 Scott Davidson / CC
Eau Claire Woman Charged With Attacking Her Mother
Michelle Gritzmacher-Ring made an initial appearance in Eau Claire County Circuit Court Tuesday. Investigators say she pushed her 66-year-old mother out of her wheelchair and punched her in the back l...
Feb 07, 2019
