Category Archives: State News
Ex-Mayville Officer Pleads Not Guilty to Child Enticement
A former Mayville police officer is pleading not guilty to child enticement charges in Dodge County. Thirty-year-old Mark Forster is also facing four felony counts of misconduct in office and contribu...
Oct 4, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
A Shawano County Woman Gets 80 Days for Distributing Pot-Laced Cookies
A Shawano County woman is sentenced to 80 days in jail for handing out marijuana-laced St. Patrick's Day cookies. Cathleen Krause of Westcott pleaded no contest Thursday to possession and distribution...
Oct 4, 2019 miss_millions / CC
Milwaukee County Zoo Welcomes Rare Batch of Baby Vipers
Eight rare snakes born at the Milwaukee County Zoo are already very popular. The rhinocernos vipers rarely breed -- so their birth has gained a lot of attention. The zoo has three adults and the eight...
Oct 3, 2019
Convicted Eau Claire Sex Offencder Faces New Charges
A convicted sex offender from Eau Claire is facing new charges in Marathon County after being caught in a sting trying to meet two 15-year-olds for sex. Thirty-six-year-old Marshall King was actually ...
Oct 3, 2019
Rare Equipment Failure Blamed For ATC Summer Blackout in Madison
American Transmission Company says a 'very rare' equipment failure was at fault for this summer's blackout in Madison. The blackout started when a voltage regulator failed at an electrical substation ...
Oct 3, 2019 Vinovin / CC
Joint Finance Committee Approves $110K for Suicide Prevention Group
The Wisconsin Legislature's Joint Finance Committee voted to give 110-thousand dollars to a suicide prevention group -- but not without partisan commentary. Senator Jon Erpenbach noted the money was i...
Oct 3, 2019
Wisconsin Ag Secretary Pfaff Responds to USDA Secretary Perdue's Comments
Wisconsin Ag Secretary Brad Pfaff is pushing back on comments made by U-S-D-A head Sonny Perdue at World Dairy Expo. Pfaff says that Wisconsin has the programs in place to ensure that small farmers ge...
Oct 3, 2019
National Weather Confirms 2 Tornadoes in Jefferson County
The National Weather Service is now confirming two tornadoes Tuesday night in southern Wisconsin's Jefferson County. An EF-1 tornado with winds of 100 miles per hour touched down near Sullivan. An EF-...
Oct 3, 2019 SmartSign / CC
Tornado Damage in Chippewa County Estimated at More Than $3 Million
Damage from last week's tornado in the western Wisconsin town of Wheaton is estimated at more than three-million dollars. Chippewa County Emergency Management director Dennis Brown says he submitted t...
Oct 2, 2019 SmartSign / CC
Appleton Woman Arrested on Her 5th offense OWI
A 53-year-old Appleton woman has been charged with her 5th OWI offense. Tina M Berton from Appleton was arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Fond du Lac Post for operating a motor vehicle under the ...
Oct 2, 2019
