Category Archives: State News
Neenah Man Bound Over For Trial In Boating Accident Which Killed 2 Sisters
Prosecutors say a 44-year-old Neenah man was intoxicated when he was involved in a fatal boating accident on Lake Winnebago last summer. Brian Sullivan was bound over for trial during a Thursday appea...
May 24, 2019 Rumble Press / CC
5 People Face Federal Indictments For Forced Labor And Human Trafficking
Federal prosecutors accuse five people of forcing Mexican immigrants to work on farms by threatening to harm them. The 14 Mexican immigrants received agriculture work visas in 2016, supposedly to work...
May 24, 2019 cdogstar / CC
California HS Teacher Faces Sex Charges After Similar Problems In Wisconsin
A high school Spanish teacher in California who faces sex charges had similar problems when he taught in Madison. Fifty-nine-year-old Hector Vazquez has entered a not guilty plea to three felony charg...
May 24, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Nicolet College Notifies Students About Suicide At Entrance
A campus notification was sent to students at Nicolet College Thursday afternoon telling them there was an incident involving a gun at the campus main entrance. Students were encouraged to avoid the a...
May 24, 2019 Tony Webster / CC
DNR Restructuring State's Bear Hunt For 1st Time In Decades
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is making changes to the rules for the state's bear hunt. There will be six bear hunt management zones instead of four and limits will be based on agricul...
May 23, 2019
Sheboygan Man Arrested with Over a Pound of Meth
A 41 year old Sheboygan man was taken into police custody late last week after he was found to be in possession of over one pound of Methamphetamine. Ethan Massey was living with a woman at the home o...
May 23, 2019
Republicans Want To Add Half-Billion To School Funding, Way Short Of Evers' Proposal
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he believes members of his party in the Wisconsin Senate agree with a plan which would increase funding for K-through-12 schools by 500-million dollars. The Joint Finan...
May 23, 2019
WEDC Provides Paper Company With $1.7M In Tax Credits
Expansion at the N-D Paper division in Biron is expected to create 27 new jobs for the Wisconsin Rapids area. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is providing one-point-seven-million dollar...
May 23, 2019 Pictures of Money / CC
Fairchild Woman Accused Of Sex Trafficking A Child
Authorities in Eau Claire County have charged a woman with two counts of trafficking a child. Investigators say a 15-year-old girl was sexually assaulted over a three-day period by Catherine Ottinger'...
May 23, 2019
DNR And Other State Agencies Will Be Looking For Drunken Boaters
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is reminding boaters to stay safe during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Patrols will be out on the lakes and waterways looking for operators who are un...
May 22, 2019 Michael Pereckas / CC
