Category Archives: State News
Man Convicted of Killing Milwaukee Officer Sentenced to Life Without Parole
The man convicted in the deadly shooting of a Milwaukee police officer was sentenced today (Thursday) to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Jonathan Copeland pleaded guilty to first-deg...
May 02, 2019
Beaver Dam Man Sentenced To 4-Year Prison Term In Overdose Death
A 41-year-old Beaver Dam man is going to prison for four years for delivering the heroin which caused a second man's death. Jason L. Thompson was sentenced in Dodge County Circuit Court Wednesday. He ...
May 02, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Rastafari Cannabis Sanctuary Sues Madison, M-P-D
The city of Madison and its police department are accused of violating the First Amendment rights of a group calling itself Lion of Judah. Members say the Religious Freedom Restoration Act makes it le...
May 02, 2019 Carlos Gracia / CC
2 Milton School District Officials Announce Resignations
Two top officials with the Milton School District will resign at the end of the school year. The resignations of Superintendent Tim Schigur and Director of Administrative Operations Jerry Scheutz foll...
May 02, 2019 SOCIALisBETTER / CC
Milwaukee Bars May Stay Open Until 4:00 A-M During Convention
There will be a lot of paperwork needed to make it happen, but the first steps are being taken to allow Milwaukee bars to stay open until 4:00 A-M during next year's Democratic National Convention. Ba...
May 02, 2019 whity / CC
Wisconsin Forestry Industry Experiences Growth
A study by the National Alliance of Forest Owners finds Wisconsin's forestry industry is very strong right now. At 16-and-a-half-million acres, the Badger State tops the Midwest in the number of timbe...
May 01, 2019
Baldwin Announces $3 Million Grant for Wisconsin Alzheimer's Research Center
U-S Senator Tammy Baldwin says the National Institutes of Health is awarding a three-million-dollar grant to the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at U-W. Baldwin said, "this federal fundi...
May 01, 2019 Horia Varlan / CC
A Silver Alert Issued for Woman Last Seen in Pleasant Prairie
Update: The Silver Alert has been cleared. A Silver Alert has been issued for the following individual who is missing and believed to have dementia or some other cognitive impairment. Pamela Eyer-Fitc...
May 01, 2019
Foxconn CEO Headed For White House Meeting
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers says he wasn't invited to attend a White House meeting involving the Foxconn Technology Group C-E-O. Foxconn is still committed to building a 10-billion dollar manufactur...
May 01, 2019 ThatMakesThree / CC
Clark County Man Charged With Firing Gun At 2 People After Night Of Drinking
Witnesses tell authorities a Clark County man was drunk when he got into a fight with another man outside a bar in a rural area near Granton. They say Paul Glinski went outside to his car, grabbed a g...
May 01, 2019
