Category Archives: State News
3 Friends Rescued From Raft In Lake Mendota
The Madison Fire Department Lake Rescue Team launched a boat early Friday morning to pick up three friends adrift on a raft in Lake Mendota. A concerned friend had made the call for help because the m...
Sep 10, 2019 Angie Jane Gray / CC
Finalists Selected for Wisconsin Leopold Conservation Award
Three finalists have been selected for the prestigious 2019 Wisconsin Leopold Conservation Award. Given in honor of renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold, the award recognizes farmers and foresters wh...
Sep 9, 2019
Montello Man Fakes Kidnapping To Get Wife's Sympathy -- Is Arrested Instead
When things settled down, Columbia County sheriff's deputies say they figured out that a 45-year-old man just made up the story that he was being kidnapped. Darrel Moll admits calling his wife and tex...
Sep 9, 2019
Parents Sentenced To Prison For Abuse, Neglect Of Daughter
The parents of an abused 15-year-old girl in Cudahy are going to prison after letting the other children in their house repeatedly attack the victim. Forty-eight-year-old Kevin Boon-Bey was sentenced ...
Sep 9, 2019 michael scott / CC
Sentencing Set For Next Month For Man Who Killed Murder Witness
It isn't clear whether a murder victim actually saw who killed Antoine Jackson last year, but she took him to a hospital and he survived. Nine days later, Sadie Brazzoni was killed execution-style nea...
Sep 9, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Former Wisconsin Governor's Son Considers Run For Congress
Former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker says his 25-year-old son is troubled that controversial New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is seen as being reflective of his generation. Matt Walke...
Sep 9, 2019
Accused Drunk Driver Arrested For Causing Fatal Accident In Milton
Milton police say a 20-year-old driver has been arrested on charges of homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle. Joseph R. Overbeek of Delavan was at the wheel when his vehicle slammed into the ...
Sep 9, 2019 Jim Kelly / CC
Gov. Evers Proclaims September and October United Way Months
Governor Tony Evers has designated the months of September and October 2019 as United Way Months in Wisconsin. During these months, many of our corporate partners kick off their annual workplace givin...
Sep 8, 2019
Study Finds Severe Workforce Housing Shortage Across Wisconsin
The Wisconsin REALTORS Association (WRA) today released a groundbreaking new study, "Falling Behind," that shows a severe workforce housing shortage and highlights the need for bold bipartisan action ...
Sep 8, 2019 Dan Moyle / CC
Suicide Prevention Task Force Holding Final Listening Session on Monday
The Chair and Vice-Chair of the Speaker's Task Force on Suicide Prevention, Representative Joan Ballweg of Markesan and Representative Steve Doyle of Onalaska will be hosting the final listening sessi...
Sep 8, 2019
