Category Archives: State News
Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs Investigating Drone Crash at Volk Field
The Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs is investigating a drone crash Wednesday afternoon near Volk Field. National Guard officials say an R-Q 7 Shadow unmanned aircraft lost its operator link a...
Jul 18, 2019 Lian Pin Koh / CC
Wisconsin Unemployment Rate Inches Up to 2.9 Percent in June
Wisconsin's unemployment rate inched up a tenth of a point in June to two-point-nine percent. The Department of Workforce Development says the state added 19-hundred total non-farm jobs in June while ...
Jul 18, 2019
Accused Cop Killer Waives Prelim, Heads Back To Jail Cell
The Wednesday hearing in Racine County Circuit Court for accused cop killer Dalquavis Ward was over in just a couple of minutes. The 26-year-old Milwaukee man is accused of shooting Officer John Hetla...
Jul 18, 2019 michael scott / CC
Former UW Student Could Be First Person Given Death Sentence In Illinois In 15 Years
An Illinois jury is deliberating whether to give a former U-W student the death penalty for a 2017 murder. Brendt Christensen was found guilty of kidnapping and killing a Chinese student at the Univer...
Jul 18, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Road Rage Murder Suspect Charged With Killing 3-Year-Old Girl
A 39-year-old man is charged with first-degree reckless homicide and five counts of recklessly endangering safety in Milwaukee County. Antonio Bratcher is accused of firing a gun from his S-U-V into a...
Jul 18, 2019
Fond du Lac Woman Sentenced For Stealing $310K From 97-Year-Old Victim
A caregiver will spend eight months in jail and be required to make restitution for stealing 310-thousand dollars from a 97-year-old victim. Margaret Meyers was sentenced in Fond du Lac County Circuit...
Jul 17, 2019 Scott Davidson / CC
Governor Evers Calls Criticisms From Former Lawmaker "Rantings"
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers says he doesn't need any advice from former lawmakers about the state's budget process. Former senate majority leader Chuck Chvala said Evers sold-out Democrats when he s...
Jul 17, 2019
De Pere: Teenage Suspects Charged With Shooting Out Windows In Car, Offices
Ten counts of criminal damage to property have been filed against a De Pere teenager and an accused accomplice could be next. Investigators say the two suspects used B-B guns to shoot out windows in v...
Jul 17, 2019
Milwaukee Man Given Maximum Sentence For Hiding Murder Weapon
Hiding a murder weapon is going to send a 28-year-old Milwaukee man to prison. Untrell Oden was sentenced in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Monday to five years, with half of that term spent on extend...
Jul 17, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Salvation Army To Build $25M Homeless Facility In Madison
A new Salvation Army facility for the homeless on Madison's east side could cost about 25-million dollars. The five-story building would include transitional housing, a gymnasium, a chapel, a playgrou...
Jul 17, 2019 Mike Mozart / CC
