Category Archives: State News
Wisconsin Supreme Court To Hear Oral Arguments On Lame-Duck Laws
Justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the suit challenging the lame-duck laws passed by the Legislature last December. A group of labor unions filed the suit eight months...
Oct 21, 2019 Paul Downey / CC
Accused Killer From Schofield Booby-Trapped His Apartment
Sixty-four-year-old Henry West is already charged with killing one person and wounding two others. Now, Marathon County prosecutors say the Schofield man booby-trapped his apartment with bombs intende...
Oct 21, 2019 Phil Whitehouse / CC
Madison College Students Startled By Sign: “UW Is 4 White People”
At first, students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison thought the signs they were seeing may have been threatening. They read: "U-W is 4 White People." Then, it was pointed out the signs were plac...
Oct 21, 2019 Phil Roeder / CC
Wisconsin State Patrol Investigating Accident Involving Big Rig, Buggy
The Wisconsin State Patrol reports two people in a buggy suffered serious injuries in an accident late Saturday along U-S Highway 10 in Jackson County. The names of the two victims who were taken to a...
Oct 21, 2019
BBB Tips: Don't Be Tricked by Halloween Scammers
Halloween is just around the corner, and with so many costumes and decoration ideas, it's hard to choose what to buy, and where to buy it from. When it comes to purchasing costumes and other Halloween...
Oct 20, 2019 Maryland GovPics / CC
Toast to Life Raises More Than $108,000 to Support Adults with ALS in Northeastern Wisconsin
The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) announced today that the 6th Annual Toast to Life to Benefit ALS Research on October 10, 2019 raised more than $108,000 to help free kids and adults from the h...
Oct 20, 2019
Dairy Processor Grants Available Through December 13th
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) invites Wisconsin dairy processors to apply for the next round of Dairy Processor Grants through December 13th. The fundi...
Oct 19, 2019 Anthony Easton / CC
Milwaukee Has Had 5 Interstate Shootings In 2019
Interstate 43 in Milwaukee was shut down twice this week while authorities searched for evidence after shooting incidents. Five times, there have been shootings on that busy stretch of highway in the ...
Oct 18, 2019 skyandsea876 / CC
Former Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Quits Jobs, Possibly Getting Ready To Run
Speculation centers on a possible run for governor in 2022 after former Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch quit her job. She served eight years under former Governor Scott Walker. Kleefis...
Oct 18, 2019 Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, right, speaks with deploying Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 376th Financial Management Support Unit during their farewell ceremony in Wausau, Wis., Dec. 19, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Kartanos/Released)
Monona Woman Accused Of Shooting Estranged Husband In The Face
A 48-year-old Janesville man says he had stopped at an A-T-M when he saw a silver van approach his vehicle from behind. His name hasn't been released. He says his wife was the driver and he heard a sh...
Oct 18, 2019
