Category Archives: State News
Marinette County Man Found Guilty in Wife's Shooting Death
A Marinette County man will be sentenced in October for the January shooting death of his wife. Fifty-six-year-old Gary Rogge of Pembine pleaded no contest today to an amended charge of first-degree r...
Jul 25, 2019
Man Convicted in Closs Kidnapping, Parents' Murders Moved to New Mexico
The northern Wisconsin man convicted of kidnapping Jayme Closs after killing her parents in Barron County is now in a New Mexico prison. The New Mexico Corrections Department confirmed today that Jake...
Jul 25, 2019
Silver Alert For Man Last Seen in Neenah
Update: The Silver Alert has been Cleared. Richard Tierney has been found. A silver alert has been issued for the following individual who is missing and believed to have dementia or some other cognit...
Jul 25, 2019
Proposal Would Limit UW System Tuition Hikes If Freeze Is Lifted
The Fair Future Tuition Act would limit how much the U-W System could increase tuition if the current freeze is lifted. Republican Representative Dave Murphy says his measure would put protections in ...
Jul 25, 2019 SOCIALisBETTER / CC
2-Day Conference On Chronic Wasting Disease Continues
A two-day conference on chronic wasting disease continues at the Monona Terrace in Madison today (Thursday), with wildlife officials from all over the Midwest in attendance. Discussion of the latest r...
Jul 25, 2019 Jennifer C. / CC
Closs Kidnapper-Killer: It's Like He Disappeared
The Wisconsin Department of Corrections isn't saying where 22-year-old Jake Patterson is being held. All records of the man serving time for kidnapping Jayme Closs and killing her parents have been er...
Jul 25, 2019
Uber Driver Takes 2 Sisters 200 Miles To Minnesota Birthday Party
A kind-hearted Uber driver agreed to help two sisters stranded in Madison by bad weather. Kerry Maggard and Deb Eggers were flying from San Antonio to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for their aunt's 100th...
Jul 25, 2019 Automobile Italia / CC
Home Buyers Find Wisconsin Is A Seller's Market
The Wisconsin Realtors Association reports home sales dropped almost 10 percent last month. Normally, June is the busiest month of the year. The average selling price for a Wisconsin property was more...
Jul 24, 2019
Grafton Schools Must Pay For Private School For Special Needs Student
A judge has ruled the Grafton School District has to cover the cost of sending an autistic student to a boarding school for special needs children. The judge says the school district failed the 16-yea...
Jul 24, 2019 Patrick Feller / CC
Democratic Wisconsin Lawmakers Proposing Bill to Cap Price of Insulin
Democratic state lawmakers want to cap the price of insulin for diabetics in Wisconsin. Representative Jimmy Anderson of Fitchburg plans to introduce legislation that would cap the price of insulin at...
Jul 24, 2019 Melissa Johnson / CC
