Category Archives: State News
Vehicle Slams Into Columbia County House, Traps Woman In Her Bedroom
A woman in the town of Columbus was trapped in her bedroom Sunday when an out-of-control car came through the wall. No names have been released, but she and the driver of the car were injured. The Col...
Aug 6, 2019 Tony Webster / CC
Fast Food Workers Help Police Arrest Suspected Drunk Driver
Quick-thinking workers at a Culver's restaurant delayed a suspected drunk driver by giving him a free scoop of custard to delay him while calling the police. Fifty-six-year-old James M. Myshak now fac...
Aug 6, 2019 Arnold Gatilao / CC
Bill Before Congress Expands Health Care Options For Native American Veterans
A bipartisan bill introduced last week in Congress would expand the reimbursement system already in place for Native American veterans in 20 states. Three dozen health care facilities in those states ...
Aug 5, 2019
Wisconsin Attorney General Wants Red Flag Law
Wisconsin's attorney general is on record asking for a red flag law to keep guns out of the hands of potentially dangerous people. In the wake of recent shootings in Texas and Ohio Attorney General Jo...
Aug 5, 2019
One Month Later, Oconto County Still Cleaning Up From Storms
Oconto County is just one location in northeastern Wisconsin still working to clean up damage from last month's storms. It is taking time to cut all the branches off of downed trees so they can be mov...
Aug 5, 2019 mrpbps / CC
Milwaukee County Medical Examiner Investing 3 Infant Deaths
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office is investigating the deaths of three infants over an eight-hour period last Friday. Autopsies will be done today (Monday). The medical examiner was calle...
Aug 5, 2019 seb luimeme / CC
ACLU Questions High-Altitude Surveillance In 6 States, Including Wisconsin
The American Civil Liberties Union says the U-S military needs to be forthcoming about the information it is collecting while using high-altitude balloons. Surveillance tests are being conducted in si...
Aug 5, 2019 Mike Mozart / CC
Officer And Suspect Wounded In Gunfire Exchange In La Crosse
A bullet-proof vest protected a La Crosse police officer Saturday when he was hit while exchanging gunfire with a 34-year-old domestic violence suspect. Officers were called to the location at about 3...
Aug 5, 2019
It's Not Clear What Comes Next For Cephus After Acquittal
His attorney says Quintez Cephus is a "strong person" and will come back after pausing his life for a year. A Dane County Circuit Court jury took just 30 minutes of deliberations to decide Cephus wasn...
Aug 5, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
91% Of SW Wisconsin Private Wells Polluted With Fecal Matter
A study by the U-S Agricultural Research Service finds 91 percent of private wells in southwestern Wisconsin polluted with fecal matter. Follow-up testing is scheduled for next month. Thirty-two of 35...
Aug 5, 2019 Claire Cessford / CC
