Category Archives: State News
Janesville Places Elementary Teacher On Paid Leave After 4th OWI
The Janesville School District has placed an elementary teacher on paid leave after his fourth arrest for O-W-I. Fifty-year-old Dennis Brunner was found passed out in his running vehicle, which was pa...
Feb 28, 2019
Wisconsin Man Found Dead In Minnesota Apartment
The Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner's Office says determining the manner of death for a Wisconsin man will take some time. The body of 39-year-old Anthony James Racich was found in an apa...
Feb 28, 2019
2 Wisconsin Congressmen Join Effort To Block President's National Emergency Declaration
Republican congressmen Jim Sensenbrenner and Mike Gallagher have voted to block President Trump's national emergency declaration. The measure will be vetoed by the president and the 245-to-182 vote wa...
Feb 28, 2019
Early Morning Fire Chases Family Of 5 Outside
Madison firefighters say a family of five was able to escape through a second-floor window when their home started burning. Crews were called to the location shortly before 5:00 A-M Wednesday. The smo...
Feb 28, 2019 Ponas Jonas / CC
Milwaukee Man Who Tried To Join ISIS Given 7 Years In Prison
The prison sentence is seven years for a Milwaukee man who tried to join the Islamic State. Federal prosecutors asked the judge to give Jason Ludke a 20-year sentence, saying he was a true danger. The...
Feb 28, 2019 -JvL- / CC
Fond Du Lac Police Look For Attempted Murder Suspect
An arrest warrant has been issued for a suspect in an armed robbery and attempted murder case from Tuesday afternoon. A 25-year-old Fond du Lac man was shot in the leg during the incident. Police say ...
Feb 28, 2019
Travel Company Picks Wisconsin for Tree Planting Initiative
A national travel company is planning to plant 100-thousand trees in Wisconsin. Seattle-based Orbridge will work with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources on the project as part of the wildli...
Feb 27, 2019
WDNR Warden Early on scene to 131-car pile-up, 'just doing my job' and thanks go to volunteers
Warden Amanda Kretschmer, who serves Winnebago County, was on patrol nearby when she heard the dispatcher radio call for help regarding a massive pile-up on busy Highway 41 near Neenah in the Fox Vall...
Feb 27, 2019
Illinois Congressman Investigated For Criticism Of Wisconsin Governor's Decision
An Illinois congressman could face some form of discipline for his critical tweet of Governor Tony Evers for deciding to pull Wisconsin Guard troops from the Mexican border. Republican Representative ...
Feb 27, 2019
Surprise Guilty Plea Entered By Cop Killer Just Before Opening Arguments
The Milwaukee County Circuit Court jury had just been seated Tuesday when a last-minute plea deal was announced. The man accused of killing Milwaukee Police Officer Michael Michalski in an ambush stop...
Feb 27, 2019 Patrick Feller / CC
