Category Archives: State News
Governor Evers: Dollar Gas Tax Increase Won't Happen
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers isn't saying that the gas tax won't go up. But he is saying it won't go up by a dollar. The governor told a crowd in Milwaukee yesterday that there's no way the state's g...
Feb 20, 2019 Robert Geiger / CC
3 People Killed, 3 Injured In Waukesha County Home Fire
The Waukesha County Sheriff's Department reports one adult and two children died in a Tuesday morning home fire in the Town of Waukesha. Three other people were injured, including an 80-year-old woman...
Feb 20, 2019 Mahesh Kularatne / CC
Suspected Drunk Vehicle Thief Requires Extrication After Crash
Grant County charges are pending against a 21-year-old Cassville man accused of stealing a truck last Friday. Gabriel Phillips had to be extricated from the vehicle after he crashed it in the town of ...
Feb 20, 2019
Flight From Milwaukee To Atlanta Forced To Make Emergency Landing
Officials with Delta Airlines say a mechanical issue forced one of its flights to make an emergency landing Tuesday. The flight with 164 passengers on board was en route from Milwaukee to Atlanta. It ...
Feb 20, 2019 Tony Kennick / CC
Milwaukee Woman Pleads Guilty To 1st-Degree Reckless Homicide Charges
A 44-year-old Milwaukee woman has entered a guilty plea to a charge of first-degree reckless homicide. Ann Bellamy made an appearance in a Milwaukee County Circuit Courtroom Monday. She has admitted s...
Feb 19, 2019 Patrick Feller / CC
Milwaukee Teen Pleads Not Guilty To Homicide By Negligent Use Of Vehicle
A Milwaukee teenager has entered a not guilty plea to several charges including homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle. Seventeen-year-old Laron Ball made an appearance in Milwaukee County Circu...
Feb 19, 2019
Racine Mayor Proposing $15/Hour Minimum Wage In City
Racine's mayor says his city will pay its employees a minimum of 15-dollars-an-hour by the end of his first full term in office in 2023. Mayor Cory Mason's proposal has been recommended for approval b...
Feb 19, 2019 Mike Cohen / CC
Wisconsin Department Of Revenue Sniffs Out $51M In Tax Fraud
The Wisconsin Department of Revenue says its use of identity verification tools has helped it sniff out more than 51-million dollars in attempted tax fraud. The state uses analytics to single out tax ...
Feb 19, 2019 GotCredit / CC
Closs Family "Grateful" For Thousands Of Dollars In Donations
The family of 13-year-old kidnap victim Jayme Closs has released a statement saying it is grateful for the thousands of dollars which have been donated. The teenager made headlines when she escaped la...
Feb 19, 2019
Boat Operator Facing 2 Counts Of Homicide By Intoxicated Use Of A Vehicle
A Neenah man who was operating one of two boats involved in a fatal crash on Lake Winnebago last summer is facing two counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle. Forty-four-year-old Brian Sull...
Feb 19, 2019
