Category Archives: State News
Jake Patterson Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping Jayme Closs, Killing Her Parents
The man accused of abducting 13-year-old Jayme Closs of Barron and killing her parents pleaded guilty today (Wednesday) instead of going to trial. Twenty-one-year-old Jake Patterson was charged with t...
Mar 27, 2019
2nd Dane County Judge Blocks Key Portions Of Lame-Duck Session Bills
A second Dane County Circuit Court judge has block parts of bills passed by Republicans during a lame-duck session of the legislature last December. That's another legal victory for Democrats. Judge F...
Mar 27, 2019
Accused Abductor-Killer Expected To Plead Guilty
The 21-year-old man accused of killing Jayme Closs' parents and abducting the teenager is expected to enter guilty pleas to several charges today (Wednesday). Jake Patterson has an arraignment hearing...
Mar 27, 2019
Clinton High School Student In Legal Trouble Over Posted Photos
Additional charges have been filed against a 17-year-old high school student in Clinton after some Facebook posts. Josue Espinoza got in trouble the first time for posting a photo of a student with au...
Mar 27, 2019 sarconi XYZ / CC
Waukesha County Road Remains Closed While Derailed Train Is Cleared
Waukesha County authorities left a busy road closed Tuesday night while the debris from a 13-car derailment was cleared. Union Pacific crews were making repairs to the tracks in Menomonee Falls. Eleve...
Mar 27, 2019 Timothy Balogh / CC
Convicted Sexual Molester Given 11-Year Prison Sentence
A 47-year-old admitted child molester has been sentenced to 11 years in prison. Tony Kimball of Boyd entered a no-contest plea to a charge of second-degree sexual assault. A 13-year-old girl told auth...
Mar 27, 2019 michael scott / CC
Kaul: Wisconsin Joins Multi-State Investigation Of Opioid Distributors
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has announced this state is joining a multi-state investigation of opioid distributors. Kaul says his office is trying to get to the root cause of the current opio...
Mar 26, 2019
Wisconsin Democrats Propose Increases in Pay, Training for Caregivers
Wisconsin Democrats are pushing a bill to increase wages and expand training for nursing aides and caregivers working in long-term care facilities. Representatives Lisa Subeck and Jonathan Brostoff an...
Mar 26, 2019 Dominic Smith / CC
Decision On Lame-Duck Laws
Dane County Circuit Judge Frank Remington is promising to release a written decision on the laws passed during a lame-duck session by the end of business today (Tuesday). Last Thursday the lame-duck s...
Mar 26, 2019
Prelim For Accused Killer Rescheduled In Milwaukee
A Monday preliminary hearing for an accused killer and child abductor was supposed to be held Monday, but it has been rescheduled. Thirty-five-year-old Dariaz Higgins will return to court April 4th. H...
Mar 26, 2019 cdogstar / CC
