Category Archives: State News
4th Man Convicted In Death Of Lac Du Flambeau Tribal Member
The Wisconsin Department of Justice says a fourth man has been convicted in the murder of a Lac du Flambeau tribal member. Evan Oungst of Woodruff entered a guilty plea to a charge of second-degree re...
May 09, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
30-Year-Old Man Shot To Death While Sitting In Car At A Milwaukee Park
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner will conduct an autopsy today (Thursday) on the body of a man shot to death in the city's Mitchell Park neighborhood. Authorities haven't released the 30-year-old...
May 09, 2019
Ashwaubenon Police Officer Investigated For His Attire At Charity Event
An Ashwaubenon police officer has been investigated for wearing thong underwear at a charity event last summer. The Public Safety Association says questions were asked about whether what Officer Jamie...
May 08, 2019 Filippo Diotalevi / CC
Sentencing Friday for Man Convicted in Kloss Kidnapping, Parents' Murders
Jake Patterson will be sentenced tomorrow in Barron County Circuit Court for the October 2018 abduction of 13-year-old Jayme Closs and shooting deaths of her parents (Friday 1:30 P-M). The 21-year-old...
May 08, 2019
Sun Prairie Woman Arrested For Shooting Man In The Face
A 17-year-old Sun Prairie woman has been tentatively charged with first-degree reckless injury after an April incident where a man was shot in the face. Kennedy Denoble told investigators she and seve...
May 08, 2019
UW-Stevens Point Capital Campaign Surpasses Goal By $10M
When the capital campaign for initiatives at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point was officially kicked off three years ago, the stated goal was 30-million dollars. On Tuesday, Chancellor Bernie ...
May 08, 2019 Jay Cross / CC
Wisconsin A-G Kaul Joins Coalition Supporting Marijuana SAFE Banking Act
Wisconsin A-G Josh Kaul is joining a bipartisan coalition of 38 state attorneys general urging Congress to pass legislation giving marijuana-related businesses access to the federal banking system. Fe...
May 08, 2019
Consultant's Report Finds Expanding Medicaid Would Lower Premiums
A report prepared for the Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner's Office finds expanding Medicaid would lower premiums on the individual health insurance market. Wakely Consulting Group says the premiums c...
May 08, 2019 Pictures of Money / CC
Driver Says He Fell Asleep But Police Say He Was Drunk
Madison police say two children were in the car when a 34-year-old driver lost control and rolled his vehicle. Nobody was injured in the accident which happened Sunday at about 11:15 A-M. Seth R. Coll...
May 08, 2019 Tony Webster / CC
Woman Could Go To Prison If She's Convicted Of Bringing Drugs Into Courtroom
A Reeseville woman could be sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison if she is found guilty of smuggling drugs into a courtroom. Thirty-seven-year-old Katie Gamboeck appeared in court last Septem...
May 08, 2019
