Category Archives: State News
Milwaukee Police Arrest Man Accused Of Throwing Battery Acid On Opponent
It will be up to the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office to determine if a hate crime charge will be filed against an assault suspect. The 61-year-old man is accused of calling 42-year-old Mah...
Nov 4, 2019
Man Dies In Weekend House Fire In Mauston
The Wisconsin Department of Criminal Investigation is working with Mauston police on a fatal house fire. Mauston firefighters found a man's body inside the building early Saturday morning. The victim'...
Nov 4, 2019 Trevor Hurlbut / CC
American Farm Bureau Federation: Wisconsin Leads Nation In Farm Bankruptcies
A report from the American Farm Bureau Federation finds more bankruptcy filings by Wisconsin farmers than in any other state, 48. The report puts the nationwide increase at 24 percent over the previou...
Nov 4, 2019 RichardBH / CC
NW Wisconsin Women Convicted Of Stabbing Boyfriend To Death
A Dunn County jury wouldn't buy a Stanley woman's claim of self-defense for stabbing her boyfriend to death. The jury found 22-year-old Ezra McCandless guilty of first-degree intentional homicide Frid...
Nov 4, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Wausau Pizza Customer In Trouble Over Threats
He said his pizza didn't have enough cheese. Everest Metro Police have cited a man for disorderly conduct after he ranted at workers in a Pizza Hut restaurant last week. His name hasn't been released....
Nov 4, 2019 Jeremy Keith / CC
Wisconsin Celebrates Family Caregivers During November Awareness Month
Wisconsin's caregiving crisis continues with no end in sight while resilient family caregivers shoulder an estimated 80 percent of all care in the state, according to the Wisconsin Family and Caregive...
Nov 3, 2019 Michael Havens / CC
Number of WI Uninsured Children Holds Steady, but Just Barely
Wisconsin saw a slight increase in the number of uninsured children between 2016 and 2018. And according to a new report, the state is doing better than many but could be doing more to keep children c...
Nov 2, 2019
USDA Issues Conservation Payments to Wisconsin Farmers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Wisconsin is processing $28,637,057 in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) rental payments to landowners to support voluntary conservat...
Nov 2, 2019 Lian Pin Koh / CC
Hemp License Applications, Registration Open for 2020 Season
Hemp licensing applications and registrations are available for the 2020 Wisconsin growing season. The deadline for current licensees to renew their registration is March 1, 2020. New licensees can ap...
Nov 2, 2019 GotCredit / CC
Wausau Man Charged With Several Felonies For Causing Fatal Accident
Witnesses tell investigators the man who caused a fatal accident in Rib Mountain last August was speeding. Several felony charges have been filed against Enrique Sanchez including homicide by intoxica...
Nov 1, 2019
