Category Archives: State News
Illinois Prosecutors Won't File Criminal Charges In April Ammonia Leak
Illinois prosecutors say some negligence was involved, but it doesn't rise to the legal of criminal conduct -- so, no charges will be filed in an April anhydrous ammonia leak. A tractor was being used...
Jun 26, 2019 Muhammad Ali / CC
Head Of Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Stepping Down
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Secretary Mark Hogan will leave the position later this year. No specific date has been given. Hogan headed the W-E-D-C when it negotiated the Foxconn Techno...
Jun 26, 2019
UW Grad Found Guilty Of Killing Chinese Student In Illinois
A former student at the University of Wisconsin could face the death penalty after his murder conviction in Peoria. Brendt Christensen was found guilty Monday of kidnapping and killing a Chinese schol...
Jun 25, 2019 Patrick Feller / CC
Evers Signs Bill Eliminating Tax Benefit For Companies Moving Out Of Wisconsin
Move out of Wisconsin? You'll lose a benefit when you file your taxes. That's the message to companies which move out of the state. Governor Tony Evers signed a bill Monday targeting the tax deduction...
Jun 25, 2019 GotCredit / CC
Stoughton JV Girls Basketball Coach Fired For "Inappropriate Activities"
Stoughton police recommended charges against the former girls junior varsity basketball coach, but the Rock County District Attorney's office has declined. Robinson Louis has lost his job at Stoughton...
Jun 25, 2019
Frac Sand Mine Boom Ends In Wisconsin
Three Wisconsin sand mines have been shut down and production is about to be halted at a fourth. It appears that the region's frac sand development boom is finished. There's been no reduction in the d...
Jun 25, 2019 John Fowler / CC
Body Of Missing 11-Year-Old Drowning Victim Found
The search for a missing 11-year-old boy had ended -- but not really. Adams County Sheriff Brent York says crews found the body of Jamison Miller at about 7:30 A-M Monday near the Kilbourn Dam in Wisc...
Jun 25, 2019 Daniel / CC
Milwaukee Woman Tells Police "He Jumped Onto My Knife"
When Glendale police responded to a stabbing report last week, the woman waiting in the motel room told them the victim "jumped onto my knife." Twenty-eight-year-old Shaniqua Alexander faces charges o...
Jun 25, 2019 James Case / CC
Waukesha Jury Hears Testimony Against Former Husband In Cold Case
Thirty-eight-year-old Dona Mae Bayerl went missing 40 years ago and she has never been seen since. The murder trial for her former husband started in Waukesha County Circuit Court Monday. Seventy-nine...
Jun 25, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Milwaukee Police Investigate Death Of Another 5-Year-Old Boy
Milwaukee police have taken two people into custody for questioning in the death of another five-year-old boy. Officers responded at 2:30 A-M Saturday for what is called a "dead on entry" call. Emerge...
Jun 24, 2019 cdogstar / CC
