Category Archives: State News
DNR Investigates Sand Plant Spill In Jackson County
The Department of Natural Resources is investigating a spill at the Wisconsin Proppants Operations in Jackson County which happened last weekend. D-N-R staff members are trying to determine what it wa...
Aug 07, 2019
Fifth Lawsuit Filed in Sun Prairie Natural Gas Explosion
A group of people who lost their homes in downtown Sun Prairie in a natural gas explosion last year is suing the companies they say are responsible. Nine former downtown residents filed a lawsuit Frid...
Aug 06, 2019 Patrick Feller / CC
SE Wisconsin Man Charged With Murder In Missouri Woman's Death
A 37-year-old southeastern Wisconsin man faces second-degree murder charges in the 2006 death of his former wife in Missouri. Megan Schultz has been missing since she left her apartment 13 years ago. ...
Aug 06, 2019 cdogstar / CC
Anti-Gun Groups Pushing Public To Take Action After Mass Shootings
Anti-gun groups like Moms Demand Action and Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort -- or WAVE -- are urging the public to take action after mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton. The Reverend Jerry Hancock wit...
Aug 06, 2019 James / CC
Vehicle Slams Into Columbia County House, Traps Woman In Her Bedroom
A woman in the town of Columbus was trapped in her bedroom Sunday when an out-of-control car came through the wall. No names have been released, but she and the driver of the car were injured. The Col...
Aug 06, 2019 Tony Webster / CC
Fast Food Workers Help Police Arrest Suspected Drunk Driver
Quick-thinking workers at a Culver's restaurant delayed a suspected drunk driver by giving him a free scoop of custard to delay him while calling the police. Fifty-six-year-old James M. Myshak now fac...
Aug 06, 2019 Arnold Gatilao / CC
Bill Before Congress Expands Health Care Options For Native American Veterans
A bipartisan bill introduced last week in Congress would expand the reimbursement system already in place for Native American veterans in 20 states. Three dozen health care facilities in those states ...
Aug 05, 2019
Wisconsin Attorney General Wants Red Flag Law
Wisconsin's attorney general is on record asking for a red flag law to keep guns out of the hands of potentially dangerous people. In the wake of recent shootings in Texas and Ohio Attorney General Jo...
Aug 05, 2019
One Month Later, Oconto County Still Cleaning Up From Storms
Oconto County is just one location in northeastern Wisconsin still working to clean up damage from last month's storms. It is taking time to cut all the branches off of downed trees so they can be mov...
Aug 05, 2019 mrpbps / CC
Milwaukee County Medical Examiner Investing 3 Infant Deaths
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office is investigating the deaths of three infants over an eight-hour period last Friday. Autopsies will be done today (Monday). The medical examiner was calle...
Aug 05, 2019 seb luimeme / CC
