Category Archives: State News

Congress is poised to pass landmark legislation that could ensure the future protection of some of Wisconsin's most precious outdoor areas. From the Chippewa Flowage Forest Legacy Project - Wisconsin'...

Madison police are looking for two armed robbers who likely hit the wrong home. The men came in through an unlocked door Wednesday night, pointing a gun at the head of a 66-year-old woman and taking t...

A witness says a 36-year-old Oconto Falls woman hit her husband with a vehicle Christmas Eve as they were on their way to a family get together. Not guilty pleas have been entered in Oconto County Cir...

Meijer has announced a voluntary recall of its Meijer brand Ultimate Chocolate Mint Chip Cookies due to soy not being properly declared on the label. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity t...

A report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum finds only six states where local governments get more of their revenue from property taxes than the Badger State. Wisconsin municipalities depend on property ...

A 31-year-old Madison man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on child porn charges. Bryan D. Rogers is also accused of lying to an F-B-I investigator when he said he didn't drive to Tennessee t...

Witnesses say the parent of a student at the Academy of Accelerated Learning was drunk when he created a disturbance Wednesday. The 27-year-old man wanted to pick up his child and when school official...

Repeated complaints from parents and a former coach have led Kenosha Tremper High School to end a questionable list of cheerleading awards. The A-C-L-U had threatened to sue. Coaches have given out th...

Police say a man who is to be sentenced Friday on an explosives charge may have been planning an attack on U-W-Madison. Brian Campbell has pleaded no contest. The Dane County District Attorney's Offic...

The Democratic Party of Wisconsin filed a federal lawsuit today (Thursday) aimed at stopping what it calls the "unprecedented and illegal laws" passed by Republican during the lame-duck session. The l...