Category Archives: State News
Northern Wisconsin Man Pleads Not Guilty To 14 Felonies
A northern Wisconsin man has entered a not guilty plea to 14 felony charges for his role in a 2017 killing. Twenty-eight-year-old Evan Oungst of Arbor Vitae hasn't had a trial date set in Iron County ...
Jan 23, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Fleeing Suspect Leaves Trail In Snow -- Gets Tracked Down
A man wanted on an Illinois warrant was captured in Beloit last week after he left a trail in the snow while trying to run away. A detective was following the vehicle Brandon Lee Gray was riding in wh...
Jan 23, 2019
Woman Pulled From Car Submerged In Baraboo River
Emergency responders say they don't know how long a woman was submerged in her minivan after it was driven into the Baraboo River Monday morning. The accident happened near Caledonia Township in Colum...
Jan 22, 2019
Superior City Officials Consider Revising Ordinance On Vaping
Members of the city council in Superior will consider making changes to the city's ordinance on tobacco possession when they meet next month. The planning safety committee has already approved the add...
Jan 22, 2019 Lindsay Fox / CC
$1.8M Home Destroyed By Monday Fire
Roads were blocked and some elementary student parents were forced to pick up their kids from a different entrance when an expensive home in Suamico burned to the ground. Fire crews were called to the...
Jan 22, 2019 Chovee / CC
Firefighters Ask People To Dig Out Fire Hydrants
It's something to keep in mind every winter, clear the area around your neighborhood fire hydrant. Racine firefighters are the latest to make the request Monday. They say it costs precious minutes for...
Jan 22, 2019 woodleywonderworks / CC
Business Owners Sue For Clarification Of Attorney General's Opinion
Owners of two wedding barns in Wisconsin are suing for clarification of an attorney general's opinion. The owners want to know if they are going to have to apply for liquor licenses. In the past, the ...
Jan 22, 2019 Matt MacGillivray / CC
Tittl Comments on Today's Floor Session
State lawmakers return to Madison today for their first floor session and for Governor Tony Evers state of the state message tonight. During an appearance on WOMT's Be My Guest program yesterday, 25th...
Jan 22, 2019
Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office Investigates Student Death
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the student who died at Wisconsin Lutheran College as 19-year-old Aliya Hesseltine. The freshman from Iowa was found unresponsive in a dor...
Jan 22, 2019
9-Year-Old Boy Dies After Falling Through Ice In Sparta
First responders were only able to save one of the boys who fell through the ice covering Sparta's Perch Lake Sunday afternoon. Ropes were used to rescue a 12-year-old and another child was safely on ...
Jan 22, 2019 Christopher Michel / CC
