Category Archives: State News
Penalty For Drunk Drivers Who Kill Made Tougher
Drunk drivers who kill someone in Wisconsin will face a stiffer penalty. Governor Tony Evers signed a Republican bill creating a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison for anyone found gui...
Nov 21, 2019 Alan Levine / CC
Challenger For State Supreme Court Says Incumbent Is Corrupt
A challenger for the seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court held by Justice Dan Kelly has suggested the incumbent is corrupt. Kelly is a part of the high court's conservative majority. Jill Karofsky says...
Nov 20, 2019
Budget Committee Co-Chair Sues For Release Of Records
The battle of funding mental health programs for Wisconsin farmers will move into the courts next. The Republican co-chair of the Joint Finance Committee, Representative John Nygren of Marinette, has ...
Nov 20, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
20-Month Investigation Closes Down County’s Biggest Cocaine Distribution Operation
The Washington County Sheriff says the result of a 20-month investigation is the shutting down of his county's biggest cocaine distribution operation. 38 year-old Jeremy Erdman of Germantown faces fiv...
Nov 20, 2019 Dominic Milton Trott / CC
20 People Sickened With E Coli In Last Week, But Nobody Knows Where It’s Coming From
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reports 20 people have been sickened with E-Coli in the last week, but the source of the illness hasn't been determined. The state agency says those cases a...
Nov 19, 2019
Girlfriend Charged In Death Of 26-Year-Old Juneau County Man
The girlfriend of a man who was found dead has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide, hiding a corpse and child neglect. 27 year old Crystal A. Pharis made a Juneau County Court appearan...
Nov 19, 2019
Nebraska Authorities Find Remains Of 1 Of 2 Missing Wisconsin Brothers
The remains of one of the two missing Wisconsin brothers assumed murdered has been discovered in southwestern Nebraska. A rancher called authorities to say he found human remains in a stock trailer he...
Nov 19, 2019
Governor: No Immediate Plans To Call Another Special Session
Wisconsin's governor didn't get what he wanted when he called a special legislative session to talk about gun control. Now, Democrat Tony Evers says he has no immediate plans to try that again. Republ...
Nov 19, 2019
DNR Warns Hunters: Watch Your Step On The Ice
Deer hunters will be dealing with some challenging conditions when they hit the fields as the gun season opens Saturday. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources wardens are urging them to watch out ...
Nov 19, 2019 Karri Huhtanen / CC
Man Who Killed Roommate's Dog Given 5 Days In Jail
An Eau Claire man who admitted killing his roommate's dog will spend five days in jail and be on probation for two years. William Geiger was sentenced last week. He admitted stabbing the dog last year...
Nov 18, 2019 Patrick Feller / CC
