Category Archives: State News
Wildfire Smoke From Canada Fills Northwestern Wisconsin Skies
Meteorologists say that was smoke from burning wildfires filling the skies over northwestern Wisconsin Thursday. The National Weather Service says skies were clear above the smoke -- which came from w...
May 31, 2019 Andrew Magill / CC
Charges Filed Against Milwaukee Woman Accused Of Running Over Rival
Witnesses say two women had been throwing punches at each other before one of them got into her car and ran over the other one. Fifty-year-old Sandra Rybka faces charges of second-degree reckless homi...
May 31, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Michigan Fisherman's Body Recovered From Menominee River
The body of a fisherman from Michigan has been recovered one month after he went missing. Authorities in Oconto County say another fisherman found 57-year-old Benjamin Tart of Iron River in the waters...
May 31, 2019 Daniel / CC
Another Madison Teacher Accused Of Using Racial Slur In Front Of Students
The principal at Spring Harbor Middle School in Madison says a teacher accused of using a racial slur in front of students has been removed from the class. An investigation is being conducted. There h...
May 31, 2019 David Schott / CC
Wisconsin Department Of Justice: 300 Rape Cases Delayed By Untested Evidence Kits
A report from the Wisconsin Department of Justice finds nearly 350 active rape cases were delayed by untested rape kits. D-N-A testing was only done on 56-hundred of 86-hundred cases last year. Althou...
May 30, 2019
Wisconsin DNR Closes Fishing Season On Eau Claire Flowage Temporarily
Fishing will be limited on the Eau Claire Flowage for three-and-a-half months while the City of Schofield completes public utility maintenance. A public informational meeting was held in Wausau last n...
May 30, 2019
Grandson Arrested For Locking 76-Year-Old Woman In Car
Police say a man gambled for 16 hours at the Potawatomi Casino while his grandmother was locked in a car. A security guard found the 76-year-old woman in the vehicle in the casino garage. The doors we...
May 30, 2019 Lablascovegmenu / CC
ACLU Sues Milwaukee Police For "Unlawful Arrest"
The Milwaukee Police Department is being sued for the arrest of two spectators at a memorial site in August 2016. Police had ordered a crowd at the memorial for Sylville Smith to disperse. Smith had b...
May 30, 2019
Pocan Calls For Impeachment Of Trump -- For 2nd Time
Congressman Mark Pocan is responding to comments from special counsel Robert Mueller by calling for the impeachment of President Trump for the second time in less than two weeks. The Wisconsin Democra...
May 30, 2019
Security Increased At Three Lakes School District After Threat
What police call a "non-specific" threat resulted in increased security at the Three Lakes School District Wednesday. School buildings were on lockdown all day, meaning no one was allowed in or out wi...
May 30, 2019 Mike Mozart / CC
