Category Archives: State News
Lake Delton Police Look For Suspect In Child Abduction Attempt
Lake Delton police say the evidence they collected at a home last weekend indicates somebody tried to abduct the two-year-old child living there. The parents say noises from the child's room woke them...
May 17, 2019
Wisconsin 1 Of 45 States Suing OxyContin Maker
Wisconsin is one of 45 states suing Connecticut-based Purdue Pharma, trying to hold the company which makes OxyContin responsible for the opioid addiction crisis. Opioids were connected to almost 48-t...
May 17, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Northern Lights Could Be Visible Again
If they were missed this morning because of the cloud cover, there's still a possibility people in Wisconsin will be able to enjoy the Aurora Borealis early Friday. The National Weather Service says p...
May 16, 2019 Alfred Weidinger / CC
Man Suspected Of Spraying Deputy With Pepper Spray Arrested
Family and friends of a man suspected of spraying a deputy with a can of pepper spray say he may be going through a mental health crisis. Thirty-year-old Joshua Martin is accused of attacking the Colu...
May 16, 2019
Monroe Man Tells Investigators He Thought 16-Year-Old Girl Was Older
A Monroe man who faces 10 charges for having sex with a 16-year-old girl tells investigators he thought she was older. Justin C. Stocker is accused of exploiting the underage victim. Police say Stocke...
May 16, 2019 cdogstar / CC
Former Pastor Caught In Sting, Headed To Prison
The former pastor of a Wausau church will spend one year in prison after he was caught in an online child sex sting. Fifty-four-year-old Scott Patschke was sentenced Tuesday in Marathon County Circuit...
May 15, 2019
Milwaukee Mayor Wants $5M Plaza Built Downtown
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett has big plans for the downtown area as Wisconsin's largest city gets ready for the Democratic National Convention. Barrett is already working furiously to expand the street...
May 15, 2019 goatsgreetings / CC
Wisconsin Assembly Honors Kidnapping Victim Jayme Closs of Barron
The Wisconsin General Assembly is honoring Jayme Closs of Barron as a "hometown hero." The 13-year-old girl and family were in the chamber today while State Representative Romaine Quinn spoke of the t...
May 15, 2019
Former Fox Crossing Municipal Judge Accused Of Violating Restraining Order
New charges have been filed against a former Fox Crossing municipal judge now accused of violating a restraining order. Len Kachinsky was charged last month. A court manager was granted that restraini...
May 15, 2019
Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested While Walking Half-Mile From Bank
Madison police say they took a bank robbery suspect into custody Tuesday while he walked away from Old National Bank. Thirty-two-year-old John E. Bauer of Madison was less than a half-mile from the ba...
May 15, 2019
