Category Archives: State News
West Allis Police Arrest 4 HS Students After Fight
West Allis police report the arrest of four students at Nathan Hale High School after a Tuesday fight on the campus. Officers say the disruption at the end of the school day involved two groups. Becau...
Oct 30, 2019
South Milwaukee Bar Patrons Credited With Stopping Sexual Assault
Customers inside a Milwaukee bar interrupted a sexual assault last weekend, leading to the arrest of a registered sex offender. The bar patrons were watching surveillance video playing on a television...
Oct 29, 2019 Frédéric BISSON / CC
Governor Evers Creates Another Commission, This One On Census
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers says he wants to make sure everyone living in the state gets counted next year. Evers is creating the Complete Count Commission to make sure that happens. The Democratic ...
Oct 29, 2019
Madison Firefighter Jailed in Cocaine Trafficking Investigation
A Madison firefighter is jailed in connection with a cocaine investigation. Forty-one-year-old firefighter/E-M-T Andrey Hansbro and 56-year-old Gerald Moran were arrested following a drug search on Ma...
Oct 29, 2019 Joseph Kranak / CC
Milwaukee Take 4 Suspects Into Custody For Hit-And-Run That Killed 6-Year-Old
Milwaukee police report they have arrested four suspects in last week's hit-and-run crash which killed a six-year-old girl and left two other children with serious injuries. No names have been release...
Oct 29, 2019
Arrests Made In Murder Of Prosecutor From Wisconsin In Micronesia
The governor of the Zap state in Micronesia says suspects in the murder of a prosecutor from Wisconsin have been taken into custody. Rachelle Bergeron was shot to death October 14th. Neither the names...
Oct 29, 2019 cdogstar / CC
Northwoods Lumber Company Expanding Its Operations Next Year
A lumber company in Wisconsin's Northwoods is planning to open a fourth location in January. There's no information on how many new jobs the expansion to Minocqua might create. Arbor Vitae-based Pukal...
Oct 29, 2019 Mike Mozart / CC
Crews Start Work On Annual Lights Show At Madison’s Olin Park
Work to install holiday lights and displays at Madison's Olin Park started Monday and will continue until November 7th. The light show offers the holiday spirit on the shore of Lake Monona for seven w...
Oct 29, 2019 Zoe Rudisill / CC
Madison Police Say 63-Year-Old Man Was Shot To Death After Firing At Officers
Madison police say a 63-year-old man fired his gun at officers before he was shot to death Sunday night. The Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation is handling Madison's first officer-involved s...
Oct 28, 2019
5 Sex Offenders Arrested In Halloween Sweep
A Halloween sweep results in the arrests of five registered sex offenders in Milwaukee. State parole agents say one offender had a porch light turned on and a bowl of candy visible. Both are parole vi...
Oct 28, 2019
