Category Archives: State News
Heart Deaths Among WI Women Below National Average
It is National Wear Red Day which spotlights the American Heart Association's campaign about the number-one cause of death among women. The Wisconsin Department of Health says the cardiovascular disea...
Feb 01, 2019 Medisave UK / CC
Possibility Of Having Criminal Records Wiped Clean Is Expanded
Supporters of a plan to wipe clean the criminal records of some offenders say it is the best way to keep them from re-offending. Wisconsin lawmakers are considering legislation on giving some offender...
Feb 01, 2019 christopdesoto / CC
D-A: Walworth County Sheriff Justified in Deadly October Shooting
The Walworth County D-A says a sheriff's deputy who shot and killed an Elkhorn man in October was justified in using deadly force. District Attorney Zeke Wiedenfield said Deputy Peter Wisnefsky was ex...
Feb 01, 2019
Fire Destroys NE Wisconsin Lumberyard After Almost 100 Years In Business
Investigators are still trying to trace the origin of a major fire which destroyed a northeastern Wisconsin lumberyard which had been in business for nearly a century. The Crivitz Lumber and Rental fa...
Feb 01, 2019 Chovee / CC
Foxconn Confirms its Moving Forward with Wisconsin L-C-D Plant
Foxconn officials confirmed today (Friday) that plans to build a ten-billion-dollar L-C-D manufacturing plant in southeastern Wisconsin are moving forward. The company said it had productive talks wit...
Feb 01, 2019
Delay Granted For Man Accused Of Killing 3 Girls Scouts And 1 Mother
A Chippewa County judge has granted a defense request for a delay in the trial for the 21-year-old man accused of killing three Girl Scouts and a parent last year. The preliminary hearing for Colten T...
Feb 01, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Foxconn Officials, Wisconsin Governor, Deny Another Story About Plant
Officials with Foxconn Technology Group and Wisconsin's governor are denying a report that construction in Racine County will be halted. That story was published in Japan one day after a previous repo...
Feb 01, 2019
2 People Found Frozen In 2 Separate Milwaukee Locations
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office is examining two cases which involved the discovery of people who had frozen to death. Investigators blame a malfunctioning apartment thermostat for caus...
Feb 01, 2019 Tony Webster / CC
Missing 14-Year-Old Tennessee Girl Found Safe In Wisconsin
Tennessee authorities say a 14-year-old girl who went missing nearly three weeks ago has turned up safe in Wisconsin. She left her home in Madisonville January 13th. Investigators aren't saying who sh...
Feb 01, 2019
4 Arrested In String Of High-Profile Vandalism, Criminal Damage Cases In Fox Valley
Four people arrested Wednesday morning are suspects in a string of cases involving vandalism and criminal damage. Two men and two juveniles were picked up by officers from three police departments wor...
Jan 31, 2019
