Category Archives: State News
Milwaukee Man Charged In Attack On Parking Checker
Charges of first-degree reckless injury and use of a dangerous weapon have been filed against a Milwaukee man accused of attacking a parking checker last month. Police say 25-year-old Tony Bornes Juni...
Apr 08, 2019 Allen Allen / CC
"Wrap Around The Capitol" Rally Calls Attention To Survivors Of Sexual Assault
Organizers of the 8th annual "Wrap Around the Capitol" rally say they won't end their work until people can live in communities which are free of violence. Saturday's rally drew dozens of people to th...
Apr 08, 2019
Strategic Relief for the Student Loan Crisis is Possible
A Commentary from Lara Sutherlin, DATCP Administrator for the Division of Trade and Consumer Protection A post-secondary education has long been sold as a path to success. Higher salaries. Increased c...
Apr 07, 2019
UW Board of Regents Gives President Cross 23-Percent Raise
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents is giving the green light to a 23-percent salary increase for the U-W System president. Board members unanimously approved the pay hike for the position at...
Apr 06, 2019
Wisconsin Sees Rise in Finding Families for Foster Kids
Wisconsin is making a big effort to keep foster kids in family settings, with a 5% improvement over a 10-year period, according to a new report. Wisconsin is home to almost 8,000 foster children, and ...
Apr 06, 2019
Move More Month: “Dying is Easy; Living Takes Hard Work”
April is "Move More Month," challenging folks to make the kinds of small lifestyle changes that can have a big impact on their health. The American Heart Association recommends 150 minutes a week of m...
Apr 06, 2019
GOP: Raising Minimum Wage, Repealing Right-To-Work Will Make Worker Shortage Worse
Republican members of the Joint Finance Committee say increasing the state's minimum wage and repealing the right-to-work law would make Wisconsin's worker shortage worse than it is now. The committee...
Apr 05, 2019
Boy Claiming To Be Missing, Kidnapped Teen Was Actually 23-Year-Old Man
D-N-A testing proves Timmothy Pitzen is still missing. A person claiming he was a 14-year-old kidnap victim who was taken in the Wisconsin Dells in 2011 wasn't who he said he was. Authorities say that...
Apr 05, 2019
Rock County Deputy Placed On Administrative Leave After Domestic Violence Arrest
A deputy with the Rock County Sheriff's Office is on administrative leave while domestic violence allegations are investigated. Twenty-six-year-old Keegan Kelly was taken into custody in Sauk County W...
Apr 05, 2019
Former Associate Principal Accused Of Inappropriate Touching
Three girls at Wauwatosa East High School accuse a former associate principal of touching them inappropriately. Fifty-one-year-old Robert Day resigned last December. The state licensing board i...
Apr 04, 2019
