Category Archives: State News
Milwaukee Police Officer Listed In Stable Condition After He Was Hit
Doctors at Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin list a Milwaukee police officer in stable condition after he was injured by a hit-and-run driver Monday. The 26-year-old officer was ...
Jan 22, 2019 Matt Madd / CC
Thirsty? Madison Population Growing, But Water Use Is Down
Even though Madison's population is growing, the city is using less water. Officials with the water utility report Madison pumped nine-point-two-billion gallons of water to homes and businesses in 201...
Jan 21, 2019 Aqua Mechanical / CC
Environmental Group Backs Lake Winnebago Changes To Avoid Algae Bloom
An environmental group, the Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance, is backing a plan to get rid of an algae bloom on Lake Winnebago. The alliance wants the lake's water level to be lowered one-point-two inches ...
Jan 21, 2019 Steve Jurvetson / CC
Minnesota Man ID’d As Driver Of SUV That Broke Through Ice In Polk County
Sheriff's officials say one man has died after the S-U-V he was driving broke through the ice on a lake in Polk County. The Polk County Sheriff's Office says emergency dispatch received a 9-1-1 call s...
Jan 21, 2019 Tero Laakso / CC
Poor Defendants Sue Wisconsin Over Poor Public Defense
The state of Wisconsin could soon be ordered to provide better legal help to poor suspects. A group of defendants from poor and rural communities this week filed a lawsuit that says the legal system f...
Jan 21, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
La Crosse Could Be Headed For Wisconsin's Highest Room Tax Rate
La Crosse Mayor Tim Kabat wants to increase the western Wisconsin city's room tax by 50 percent to avoid a big jump in the property tax rate. The revenue produced would pay for renovations to the La C...
Jan 21, 2019 GotCredit / CC
Owner Of Eau Claire Dance Company Accused Of Child Sexual Assault
The 39-year-old owner of a dance company in Eau Claire is accused of touching an under-age girl inappropriately. Todd Paulus also faces charges of child abduction because the girl met him away from he...
Jan 21, 2019 Michael Sheehan / CC
Foxconn Falls Short Of 2018 Job Creation Quota
Foxconn is falling short of their job creation quota for 2018. Foxconn spokesman Louis Woo says the company only created 178 full-time jobs in Wisconsin last year. That number is significantly lower t...
Jan 21, 2019 Random Retail / CC
Federal Judge Strikes Down Twitter Action Taken Against One Wisconsin Now
A federal judge decides the First Amendment rights of the liberal group One Wisconsin Now were violated when Republicans blocked their access to Twitter feeds. U-S District Judge William Conley issued...
Jan 21, 2019 Stock Catalog / CC
Neurologist: Don't Call It Medical Marijuana
The president of the Wisconsin Medical Society says the product being called "medical marijuana" isn't "medical" until it completes the testing process. Doctor George Morris says findings have been en...
Jan 21, 2019 Carlos Gracia / CC
