Category Archives: State News
Republican Assembly Leaders Pushes For Override Of 3 Budget Vetoes
The majority leader of the Wisconsin Assembly is pushing for the override of three partial budget vetoes by Governor Tony Evers. Jim Steineke sent a letter to Assembly members Wednesday, but his job i...
Nov 7, 2019
US Air Force Will Make Decision On F-35 Home Next Spring
The U-S Air Force has ended the public comment period over locating F-35 fighter jets at Madison's Truax Field. A news release says the military will make a final decision next spring. Support for the...
Nov 7, 2019 Wilson Hui / CC
Man Accused Of Throwing Battery Acid On Victim Now Charged With Hate Crime
The 61-year-old Milwaukee man accused of throwing battery acid on a victim is now facing a hate crime charge. The decision by the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office was announced Wednesday. M...
Nov 7, 2019
Build-Up Of Carbon Monoxide Blamed For Home Explosion
Investigators with the Middleton Fire Department say a Wednesday morning explosion in the town of Middleton was apparently caused by an accidental build-up of carbon monoxide. A vehicle had been runni...
Nov 7, 2019 Gabriel Saldana / CC
Wisconsin Senate Approves 2 Bills To Stiffen Drunken Driving Penalties
The Wisconsin Senate has approved a pair of bills that will make drunken driving penalties much tougher. The first would establish a mandatory minimum five-year sentence for homicide by intoxicated us...
Nov 6, 2019
State Assembly Hearing on Bill Raising Tobacco Age to 21 in Wisconsin
There was a first hearing in the Wisconsin Assembly today on a bill that would raise the age to buy and use tobacco products from 18 to 21 in the state. The measure is in response to the recent vaping...
Nov 6, 2019
Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Asks for Help in Identifying Killer
The Columbia County Sheriff's Office is hoping somebody knows something about a September homicide. Investigators are trying to kind the person who killed 35-year-old Keith R. Wolf when he went to inv...
Nov 6, 2019
Angry Governor Rips Republicans For Firing His Ag Secretary
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers called former Agriculture Secretary Brad Pfaff a man who has dedicated his life to serving and advocating for the state's farmers. The Wisconsin Senate voted to fire the ...
Nov 6, 2019
Accused Hit-And Run Driver Turns Himself In
Milwaukee police say a 25-year-old man, accused of being the hit-and-run driver who injured two children Monday afternoon, turned himself in Tuesday. The man's name won't be released until the Milwauk...
Nov 6, 2019
Work To Dismantle House About To Fall Into Lake Michigan Starts Today
Work crews will begin to dismantle a three-story house about to fall into Lake Michigan today (Wednesday). The structure hanging over a cliff in Kenosha County has been in danger of falling into the l...
Nov 6, 2019 Kevin Jarrett / CC
