Category Archives: State News
Closs Family Home In Barron Demolished
Jayme Closs says she was happy in her family's home, but after her experience last fall she never wants to see it again. She won't -- now that the Closs family home has been demolished. Jake Patterson...
Aug 7, 2019
Smokey Bear Celebrates 75th Birthday at the State Fair this Week
For 75 years, Smokey Bear has been protecting our forests and getting the word out about wildfire prevention. In honor of Smokey Bear's 75th birthday on August 9, 2019, the Wisconsin Department of Nat...
Aug 7, 2019
Kenosha Neighborhood Disrupted By Standoff Which Ended Quietly
For five hours Kenosha police had a three-block area of the city shut down during a major standoff Tuesday. People living nearby say they were told to stay inside starting at about 4:00 P-M. There was...
Aug 7, 2019
Governor Evers Signs Transportation Bill, Vetoes 2 Others
Republican lawmakers got one of their transportation bills signed by the governor Tuesday. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will have to maintain an inventory of at least five "design-build"...
Aug 7, 2019
Governor Evers to Discuss Gun Control with Republican Leaders Next Week
Wisconsin's Democratic Governor Tony Evers says he will meet next week with Republican leaders to talk about gun control. The meetings will come in response to the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton...
Aug 7, 2019
OWI Driver In Fatal Crash Charged With 3 Felonies, Including Homicide
Police say the 41-year-old driver faces charges in the O-W-I death of a Madison woman told officers he blew a stop sign and the August 4th crash was all his fault. Daniel B. Good is charged with three...
Aug 7, 2019 cdogstar / CC
DNR Investigates Sand Plant Spill In Jackson County
The Department of Natural Resources is investigating a spill at the Wisconsin Proppants Operations in Jackson County which happened last weekend. D-N-R staff members are trying to determine what it wa...
Aug 7, 2019
Fifth Lawsuit Filed in Sun Prairie Natural Gas Explosion
A group of people who lost their homes in downtown Sun Prairie in a natural gas explosion last year is suing the companies they say are responsible. Nine former downtown residents filed a lawsuit Frid...
Aug 6, 2019 Patrick Feller / CC
SE Wisconsin Man Charged With Murder In Missouri Woman's Death
A 37-year-old southeastern Wisconsin man faces second-degree murder charges in the 2006 death of his former wife in Missouri. Megan Schultz has been missing since she left her apartment 13 years ago. ...
Aug 6, 2019 cdogstar / CC
Anti-Gun Groups Pushing Public To Take Action After Mass Shootings
Anti-gun groups like Moms Demand Action and Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort -- or WAVE -- are urging the public to take action after mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton. The Reverend Jerry Hancock wit...
Aug 6, 2019 James / CC
