Category Archives: State News
Paramedic Pleads Not Guilty To Charges He Showed Up At Training Session Drunk
An Elm Grove paramedic could face up to nine months in prison if he is found guilty of showing up drunk for a training session while carrying a loaded gun. Fifty-eight-year-old Jeffrey Munson reported...
May 21, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Accusations Fly Between Democratic Governor And Republicans
Republican leaders in the Senate and Assembly say Governor Tony Evers isn't communicating with them on his state budget plan that they call "wacky" and "crazy." Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald...
May 20, 2019
Oversupply of Sand Hurting Wisconsin Mining Operations
A nationwide oversupply of the sand used in oil fracking processes is hitting Wisconsin mines hard. The company which owns Superior Silica Sands has entered into a debt restructuring deal with its len...
May 20, 2019 Clément Chéné / CC
Chicago Man Held For Sexual Assault At Kenosha Metra Station
A Chicago man is accused of sexually assaulting a woman at the Kenosha Metra Station. The victim tells investigators a man approached her last week asking to use her phone, then asking her to help him...
May 20, 2019
Violent Weekend Lands Two in Hospital, and One Death
A six-year-old boy becomes the 13th child injured in a Milwaukee shooting this year. The boy's mother took him to a hospital where he is reported to be in critical, but stable, condition. She tells po...
May 20, 2019
Cooperative Agreement with FDA Strengthens Wisconsin’s Response to Food Safety Emergencies
As part of a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) was awarded federal funding to lead ...
May 19, 2019 karen H. nickname.{ pooh} / CC
Better Business Bureau Study Shines Light on Prevalence of Counterfeit Products in Online Retail
The sale of fake merchandise is one of the most popular scams ever used. Whether it is "Roltex" watches or "Dolce and Banana" handbags, fraudsters have been trying to get you to pay premium prices for...
May 18, 2019 Queen Bee / CC
Dane County Buys 160-Acre Farm To Help With Flood Control
Dane County is spending 10-million dollars to buy a 160-acre farm to help with flood control. Record-breaking floods caused almost two-and-a-half-million dollars' damage in that part of the county las...
May 17, 2019 internets_dairy / CC
18 Students Suspended For May 9th Fight At Verona Area High School
Eighteen students at Verona Area High School have been suspended for their involvement in a fight on that campus May 9th. The suspensions ranged from one day to the rest of the school year -- and ther...
May 17, 2019 SOCIALisBETTER / CC
Joint Finance Committee Approves Money For Technical Colleges
Members of the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee spent Thursday making changes to the governor's budget before an expected vote probably next month. Additional money for Wisconsin technical colleg...
May 17, 2019
