Category Archives: State News
2 Accused Of Beating, Stabbing Milwaukee Parking Enforcement Officer
Beaten and stabbed, a 60-year-old Milwaukee parking enforcement officer was able to escape and drive to a police station for help Tuesday morning. Milwaukee police say they have arrested two suspects ...
Apr 03, 2019
Man Who Made Bomb Threats Has Prison Time Added On
A judge has added three years to the sentence a Mondovi man had been facing for making threats. A jury convicted Dustin Hewitt on charges he had made bomb threats aimed at the Rusk County Law Enforcem...
Apr 03, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Cambridge House Fire Started By 8-Year-Old Playing With Lighter
Fire investigators say an apartment fire in Cambridge was started by an eight-year-old boy playing with a lighter. The Dane County Sheriff's Office reports the child accidentally set a couch on fire, ...
Apr 02, 2019 Rodrigo Azevedo / CC
Utah Man Faces Drug Charges After Getting His Vehicle Stuck In A Field
A Utah man faces drug charges after getting his vehicle stuck in a field near Lancaster. Grant County sheriff's deputies say 30-year-old Ritchie Arellano showed signs of drug use when they questioned ...
Apr 02, 2019
Eau Claire Man Goes To Prison After Trading Meth For Sex With A Child
An Eau Claire County Circuit judge has sentenced a man to 25 years in prison for having sex with a child. Police say Arthur Simmons Junior gave the child's mother a large rock of meth so he could have...
Apr 02, 2019 michael scott / CC
Governor Evers Would Face $2B Budget Shortfall In 2nd Budget If Cuts Aren't Made
An analysis by the Legislative Fiscal Bureau shows the state of Wisconsin will face a budget shortfall of nearly two-billion dollars if it maintains the current spending commitments. Governor Tony Eve...
Apr 02, 2019
High School Student Killed In 3-Car Accident Sunday
Counselors and psychologists are present this week at Shorewood High School to help students and staff deal with the loss of a 17-year-old student. Megan Frieseke was killed in a three-car accident ne...
Apr 02, 2019 Tony Webster / CC
66 Jobs Would Be Lost If Stevens Point Business Closes
Editors and graphic designers would be among the 66 workers losing their jobs next month if F-and-W Media closes. The Stevens Point business is going through an extended period of financial challenges...
Apr 02, 2019 Alan Levine / CC
Madison Family Hides, Calls Police, After Seeing Intruder On Security Camera
Madison police say family members saw an intruder on a home security camera early Sunday morning, so they hid and called 9-1-1. Loud noises were heard at about 12:30 A-M and they were able to see a be...
Apr 02, 2019
Kayakers Rescued From Manitowoc River
The Valders Fire Department was called upon to rescue three men from the Manitowoc River. The three men were reportedly fishing in their kayaks at around 3:20 PM yesterday when their boats became caps...
Apr 01, 2019
