Category Archives: State News
Investigators Searching For Evidence On Closs Abductor's Cell Phone
The Wisconsin Department of Justice is analyzing the contents of a cell phone belonging to the man accused of abducting Jayme Closs after he killed her parents. Investigators are said to be checking c...
Jan 30, 2019
Governor Evers Wants To Delay Juvenile Prisons' Closing By 2 Years
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers says closing the troubled Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake juvenile prisons by 2021 isn't going to work. An administration official told lawmakers Tuesday the governor wants...
Jan 30, 2019
Green Bay Police Investigate City's 1st Homicide Of 2019
Green Bay police detectives spent Monday inside the house where a 29-year-old man was shot to death last weekend. They had processed the outside for evidence before the arrival of the major winter sto...
Jan 29, 2019 Daniel / CC
Waupaca Co. Man Accused Of Killing Dog
A Waupaca County man is out on bond and facing a felony charge of mistreatment of animals. Jeffrey Buttles was in a Waupaca County court today facing allegations that he killed a Great Dane named Gyps...
Jan 29, 2019
Brown County Declares Weather Emergency
In preparation for extreme wind-chills expected on Wednesday of this week, and in order to protect employees and the public, Brown County is declaring a weather emergency. Wind chills are expected to ...
Jan 29, 2019 bkaree1 / CC
Sun Prairie Sues Company And Contractor Who Caused Fatal Explosion
The City of Sun Prairie has filed a second lawsuit over the fatal explosion last summer which killed a firefighter and destroyed a half-block of its downtown area. Firefighter Corey Barr's widow filed...
Jan 29, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Grant County Authorities Say Fatal Fire Started In Wood Stove
Firefighters with the Dickeyville-Paris Fire Department report they found the body of a man after putting out a house fire Saturday morning in the Township of Paris. Investigators say the fatal fire b...
Jan 29, 2019 Ponas Jonas / CC
Both Sides To Use Private Attorneys In Battle Over Lame-Duck Session
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers and Republican lawmakers will both have to use private attorneys in their battle over laws passed during last month's lame-duck legislative session. Majority Republicans ...
Jan 29, 2019
Dangerous Winter Storm Won't Just Hit, Then Go Away
Local government officials are warning Wisconsin residents the storm pounding the state could hang around for a few days. Madison Mayor Paul Soglin suggests it could be the third-worst storm to hit th...
Jan 28, 2019 rabiem22 / CC
One Firefighter Injured In Weekend House Fire
Authorities in north-central Wisconsin says one firefighter was injured Saturday morning while fighting a house fire. He was treated at the scene. Heavy flames were coming out of the kitchen area as t...
Jan 28, 2019 Chovee / CC
