Category Archives: State News
Standoff Involving Man With Knife, Kids Ends Peacefully in Fond du Lac
A man armed with a knife who barricaded himself in a Fond du Lac home with three children is now in custody. Police say the standoff ended peacefully this morning when the SWAT team entered and arrest...
Jun 04, 2019
Trial Starts For New Richmond Man Accused Of Killing His Son
The trial has started for a New Richmond man who is accused of killing his son during an April 2018 incident. Kayle Fleischauer entered a not guilty plea last year to a charge of first-degree intentio...
Jun 04, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Menomonee Falls Police: Almost 2 Dozen Arrests For Underage Drinking
Menomonee Falls police say they were called about a large underage alcohol party last week where they wound up taking 23 people into custody. The party was publicized on social media. Officers say the...
Jun 04, 2019 Alan Levine / CC
Sauk Prairie Police Identify 2 People Found Dead Sunday Afternoon
Sauk Prairie police are hoping an autopsy performed today (Tuesday) will tell them what caused the deaths of a mother and her son who were found in their home. Police Chief Jerry Strunz says there is ...
Jun 04, 2019
Sally Beauty To Close This Summer, Put 84 People Out Of Work
Beauty Systems Group has notified the state of Wisconsin and Marinette's mayor about plans to close its distribution center. Eighty-four jobs in northeastern Wisconsin will be lost starting July 26th....
Jun 04, 2019 Alan Levine / CC
"Blue Building" In Downtown Milwaukee Gets $30M Makeover
Owners of the iconic "blue building" in downtown Milwaukee are spending 30-million dollars on a huge renovation project. The former Reuss Federal Plaza was bought by a New York company two years ago. ...
Jun 04, 2019
Concerned Neighbors Call Police, Leading To Discovery Of 2 Bodies
Sauk City police officers found two bodies Sunday when they were dispatched to a home for a welfare check. Concerned neighbors told police they hadn't heard from the victims for about a week. They say...
Jun 03, 2019
Convicted Killer-Kidnapper Jake Patterson Moves To His Permanent Home
Barring the unforeseen, convicted killer-kidnapper Jake Patterson will never leave the Dodge Correctional Institute in Waupun. The 21-year-old man who kidnapped teenager Jayme Closs and killed her par...
Jun 03, 2019 Joseph Kranak / CC
Agencies Team Up to Inform About Healthcare Options
Two state agencies are partnering to help people access health care. Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Andrea Palm says the joint effort with the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance...
Jun 03, 2019
Tribe Joins Fight Against Mine on the U-P
The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin is part of an effort to stop a metallic ore mine from being opened near Marinette. The tribe is one of several groups opposing Aquila Resources from opening a g...
Jun 03, 2019
