Category Archives: State News
Wisconsin College Graduate Numbers Setting Records
Officials with the University of Wisconsin System report nearly 37-thousand students at all levels graduated during the 2017-2018 academic year. That's a new record for the system, 13 percent more tha...
Feb 07, 2019 David Stewart / CC
Evers: Directs DNR To Review Foxconn Air Permits
Wisconsin's governor says he is keeping a campaign pledge by directing the Department of Natural Resources to review the air permits granted for the Foxconn project. Governor Tony Evers says he has di...
Feb 06, 2019
Police: Daughter Urged Man To Shoot Her Father
Investigators say a daughter was fighting with her father Sunday when she told a second man to shoot him. Thirty-seven-year-old Richard B. Adams and 35-year-old Nicole Nelson made Tuesday court appear...
Feb 06, 2019 Scott Davidson / CC
Former Teacher To Be Sentenced Next Month For Sexual Assault Of A Student
A former teacher at Suring High School will be sentenced March 22nd after pleading guilty to two counts of sexual assault of a student by school staff. Twenty-four-year-old Timothy Grimes originally f...
Feb 06, 2019
Frito-Lay Recalls Limited Number Of Stacy's Pita Chips Due To Undeclared Milk
Frito-Lay announced a limited voluntary recall of a very small number of 7 1/3 oz. bags of Stacy's Simply Naked Pita Chips because they may contain undeclared milk ingredients. People who have an alle...
Feb 06, 2019
Illinois Officials Say It Could Take "Weeks Or Months" To ID Burned Body
Authorities in Lake County, Illinois say it could take weeks or months to identify the burned body found in a car last weekend. That vehicle belonged to Milwaukee private school teacher Kathleen Ryan ...
Feb 06, 2019
Governor "Can't Support" GOP Tax Cut Bill Without Funding To Pay For It
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers says there's not enough money to pay for a Republican tax cut plan moving through the Legislature this week. Party leaders held a public hearing on the plan Tuesday. They...
Feb 06, 2019
Dad Charged Accused of Leaving Children In Car During 20-Below Wind Chill Conditions
A Milwaukee father could face prison time for leaving his two children in the family car during dangerously-cold weather conditions. Joshua Dijante Phillips told investigators he was in an "emergency ...
Feb 06, 2019 Marco Verch / CC
Tesla Looking At Wauwatosa For 1st Showroom, Service Center In Wisconsin
The electronic car maker Tesla is said to be looking at a location in Wauwatosa for its first Wisconsin showroom. The Milwaukee Business Journal reports the company is considering the former home of t...
Feb 06, 2019 Paul Hudson / CC
Women's Fashion Store Chain Closing 3 Wisconsin Locations
A chain of women's fashion stores will close three Wisconsin locations at it tries to bounce back from bankruptcy. Charlotte Russe announced Monday the closing of 94 stores nationwide. The company has...
Feb 05, 2019 Bradley Gordon / CC
