Category Archives: State News
Man Arrested for Trying to Kiss, Sexually Assault Janesville Walmart Workers
A man accused of sexually assaulting female employees at a Walmart in Janesville is being held in the Rock County jail. Police say 50-year-old Robert Cicmanksy from Rockton, Illinois was arrested Tues...
Nov 27, 2019
Stevens Point Man Handed Life Sentence For Killing Wife, Hiding Corpse
A Portage County judge has sentenced Jason Sypher to life in prison for killing his wife and hiding her corpse. Sypher was found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide in a trial that ended last ...
Nov 27, 2019 michael scott / CC
NE Wisconsin Woman Pleads Not Guilty To Charges She Set Fire That Killed Her Ex-Boyfriend
Marquette County prosecutors say 42-year-old Frances Rittman started the house fire which killed her former boyfriend last April. Rittman's attorneys entered a not guilty plea on her behalf during a T...
Nov 27, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Accused Acid-Thrower Refuses Psychiatric Evaluation
The 61-year-old Milwaukee man accused of throwing acid on another man's face says he disagrees with his lawyer's request for a competency evaluation. Clifton Blackwell refused the evaluation during a ...
Nov 27, 2019
Janesville Police Look For Overly Friendly Man In Walmart Supercenter
Janesville police say they are looking for a guy who went into the Walmart Supercenter last week and tried to kiss some of the female employees. The workers say he approached them and started talking ...
Nov 27, 2019 Mike Mozart / CC
NW Wisconsin Authorities Say Man Who Killed Himself Accidentally Was Drunk
Authorities in northwestern Wisconsin say the 26-year-old man who accidentally shot himself to death last weekend was drunk. Richard LuJan was found dead inside an apartment on downtown Cadott Sunday....
Nov 26, 2019
Wisconsin Deer Harvest Falls by 26 Percent on Opening Weekend of Gun Hunt
The Wisconsin D-N-R is reporting a 26% drop in the deer harvest during the opening weekend of this year's gun season. A total of 90,286 deer were taken last weekend - compared to 123,090 on the openin...
Nov 26, 2019 C Watts / CC
20-Year-Old Wisconsin Woman Pleads No Contest To Felony Murder Charges
A 20-year-old Wisconsin woman will be sentenced on felony murder charges in January. McKayla Tracy entered a no-contest plea Monday in Dane County Court. Investigators say Tracy thought Dalton Ziegler...
Nov 26, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Fatal Shootings By Wisconsin Police Up 23% This Year
A report from the Wisconsin Professional Police Association shows there were 16 fatal police shootings this year, including one in Two Rivers. That represents a 23-percent increase from the 13 recorde...
Nov 26, 2019
12 Assembly Members Complete Israel Visit
A dozen members of the Wisconsin Assembly have wrapped up an eight-day trip to Israel. Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says the trip included sessions on water technology, infrastructure, busine...
Nov 26, 2019
