Category Archives: State News
Fatal Boat Accident Reported On North Fork Flambeau River
A 59-year-old Franklin man has died in a boat accident on the North Fork Flambeau River in the Township of Lake. No names have been released. The Price County Sheriff's Office says the victim and a 58...
Aug 16, 2019 Vigil Photography / CC
Report Shows Growing Impact of Ag in Wisconsin
On the same day a report named Wisconsin the top producing cranberry state for the 25th straight year, a research group at the University of Wisconsin found the impact of agriculture on the state's ec...
Aug 15, 2019
Wisconsin Tops Nation In Cranberry Production -- 25th Year In A Row
The U-S-D-A National Agricultural Statistic Service reports Wisconsin's cranberry harvest tops the nation for the 25th year in a row. The estimated five-point-six barrels of fruit generate about one-b...
Aug 15, 2019 Pen Waggener / CC
Foxconn Executives Meet With Wisconsin Officials -- Give Update On Plans
Executives with the Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology Group have been meeting with Wisconsin government officials. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos met with Foxconn...
Aug 15, 2019
Shooting Of Woman In Madison Ruled Accidental
Madison police say the woman shot Wednesday near busy State Street was the victim of an accident. Her name hasn't been released. Police say the victim was getting into an S-U-V to accept a ride from s...
Aug 15, 2019 MIKI Yoshihito / CC
Substitute Teacher Charged With Felony For Putting Student In Headlock
A 68-year-old substitute teacher at Whitman Middle School in Wauwatosa is accused of putting a student in a headlock. That has led to the filing of a charge of physical abuse of a child against Glen F...
Aug 15, 2019 cdogstar / CC
Delafield Man Accused Of Making Meth In Convenience Store Restroom
A Delafield man faces several felony charges after allegedly using a portable meth lab at a convenience store last week. Gregory Hardin was taken into custody when the remnants of what is called a "sh...
Aug 14, 2019
Election Commission: Only 5 Wisconsin County Clerks Need New Computers For Voting
The problem with aging computers for local election managers in Wisconsin isn't as bad as state officials had feared. The Election Commission says it is scaling back its purchase of new computers. It ...
Aug 14, 2019 Maryland GovPics / CC
Charges Filed Against Man Who Fired Shots At Other Cars On I-94
A 22-year-old West Allis man faces charges of endangering safety and illegal firearm possession after a dangerous incident on Interstate 94 last week. Austin Fountaine is accused of firing shots at a ...
Aug 14, 2019
Man Convicted Of Killing Police Officer Fires His Legal Team
The Milwaukee man found guilty of killing a police officer has fired his legal team. Twenty-seven-year-old Jordan Fricke was convicted last month in the fatal shooting of Officer Matthew Rittner. Fric...
Aug 14, 2019
