Category Archives: State News
Northwoods Man Found Guilty Of Beating Wife To Death 37 Years Ago
A Marathon County judge has found 70-year-old Robin D. Mendez guilty of beating his wife to death in 1982. Barbara Mendez died of multiple blows to her head which were suffered inside the credit union...
Jul 24, 2019
Wisconsin Tribe Sues Demanding Removal Of Pipeline
A Wisconsin-based Native American tribe has filed a federal lawsuit, demanding a pipeline which crosses its land be removed. The Line-5 pipeline owned by Enbridge carries oil and natural gas liquids f...
Jul 24, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Baraboo Neighborhood Evacuated When Work Crew Hits High-Pressure Gas Line
Baraboo emergency responders evacuated a neighborhood Tuesday afternoon when a utility crew hit an underground high-pressure gas line while digging. Witnesses say gas could be heard whistling as it es...
Jul 24, 2019
Democratic Group Plans To Target Voters In Wisconsin, 5 Other States
A Democratic group called Priorities U-S-A plans to spend big bucks trying to weaken support for President Trump in battleground states like Wisconsin. That group says it will devote 450-thousand doll...
Jul 24, 2019 Vox Efx / CC
9/11 Memorial Foundation Pays Off Mortgage of Fallen Appleton Firefighter
A 9/11 memorial foundation is paying off the home mortgage for the family of fallen Appleton Firefighter Mitchell Lundgaard. Tunnel to Towers C-E-O Frank Siller announced today that the foundation is ...
Jul 23, 2019 Gabriel Saldana / CC
Racine Woman Charged For Leaving 3-Year-Old Grandson In Hot Car
Racine police say a 55-year-old woman left her grandson outside in a hot car while she shopped at a Dollar Tree store last Friday. Authorities had to break the car's window to rescue the three-year-ol...
Jul 23, 2019
UW System Reaches $325K Settlement With Former Student
A former student has agreed to a 325-thousand dollar settlement with the University of Wisconsin System over a sexual harassment case. The woman identified as A-R in court documents said she had a con...
Jul 23, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Milwaukee Police Look For Shooter Involved In Sunday Night Fight
Milwaukee authorities are looking for a shooting suspect involved in a fight Sunday night. Police say two groups of people were fighting shortly before 6:00 P-M when a 30-year-old woman began beating ...
Jul 23, 2019
Charges Expected To Be Filed Against Man Who Swam Into Lake To Avoid Arrest
Whitewater police say a 22-year-old man accused of violating a court order swam into Cravath Lake last weekend trying to avoid arrest. Police had taken Ramiro E. Soto into custody for violating the or...
Jul 23, 2019
Racine Police: Man Shot In Head Sunday Has Died
Racine police report the man who was shot in the head Sunday morning died when he was taken off life support. The emergency call about the shooting came in at about 3:00 A-M. 39 year old Vontrell Turn...
Jul 23, 2019 Matt Madd / CC
