Category Archives: State News
Parent Irked By School’s Security Changes Now Faces Felony Charge
The parent of a study at Madison's Lake View Elementary School is barred from school grounds and faces a felony charge of battering a school district employee. Forty-two-year-old Rhonald Shultz had vi...
Oct 18, 2019 Paul Downey / CC
Health Insurance Extended For Survivors of Emergency Responders Killed On The Job
A bill signed into law Wednesday requires local and state governments, and educational institutions, to pay the premiums for the spouses and children of emergency responders killed in the line of duty...
Oct 17, 2019
Wisconsin Ranked 9th – In Drunk Driving Arrests
Only eight states have more drunk driving arrests than Wisconsin. Long known for its drinking culture, the Badger State is well above the national average with more than 406 arrests-per-100-thousand r...
Oct 17, 2019
Private School Enrollment Growing In Wisconsin
The latest numbers from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction show enrollment is growing in the state's private schools. A little more than one-in-10 students aren't taking classes in a tradi...
Oct 17, 2019 OIST / CC
Congressional Delegation Votes With Majority On Resolution
The Wisconsin congressional delegation voted with the majority of House members to condemn President Trump's decision to pull troops out of Syria. The move left Kurdish allies vulnerable as troops fro...
Oct 17, 2019
State Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Case To Scale Back Governor’s Veto Power
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear a case which could scale back the governor's broad veto powers. The conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty is challenging four of Governor Tony Ever...
Oct 17, 2019
Milwaukee Mom Accused Of Keeping Her 6 Children In Unlivable Conditions
If she is found guilty on child neglect and abuse charges, a 43-year-old Milwaukee mother could be sentenced to more than 40 years in prison. Tracey Shields is accused of keeping her six children in a...
Oct 17, 2019
1K People Take Part In Racial Justice Summit
Organizers say more than one-thousand people took part in this week's Racial Justice Summit in Madison. The discussion centered on eliminating racism and empowering women in the workplace and in socie...
Oct 16, 2019
Shawano County: 8-Year-Old Boy Escaped His Home After Being Tied Up In Basement
Authorities in Shawano County say an eight-year-old boy managed to escape his home in Eland and sneak away. Strangers picked him up and called the police. His father was arrested after the boy told in...
Oct 16, 2019
UW Study Ranks Wisconsin #2 in US for Binge Drinking
A new study ranks Wisconsin number two in the nation for binge drinking. The report by the U-W Population Health Institute shows 24 percent of adults in Wisconsin engage in binge drinking - compared t...
Oct 16, 2019 Scott / CC
