Category Archives: State News
Mother Sentenced To 16 Years In Prison For Causing Daughter's Death
A Milwaukee mother will spend 16 years in prison for causing her two-year-old daughter's death last September. Forty-one-year-old Lisa Simmons pleaded guilty in April to charges of physical abuse of a...
Jun 21, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Drug Suspect Collapses During Booking, Dies At Hospital
Officials at the Richland County Jail say a 25-year-old drug suspect collapsed during booking and died at Richland Hospital Wednesday. Kevin Flint and a second person were arrested by deputies after d...
Jun 21, 2019
Washington Backtracks, Blackwell Job Corps Center To Stay Open
The Trump administration has withdrawn its plans to close 25 Civilian Conservation Centers operated by the U-S Forest Service. U-S Senator Tammy Baldwin objected last week, saying the Blackwell Job Co...
Jun 21, 2019 Taken by Ryan Brahmstadt
Democratic National Convention CEO Wants To Leave Milwaukee In Good Shape
The C-E-O of next year's Democratic National Convention says he hopes to leave Milwaukee in better shape than it was when the massive event first arrived. Joe Solmonese spoke at an event Wednesday. He...
Jun 20, 2019 Richard Anderson / CC
Surveillance Video Shows Baby Thrown From Car At Gas Station
Police say surveillance video shows a man fighting with a woman, then grabbing a baby carrier and throwing it to the ground, with the 10-month-old child flying out and hitting the concrete. Ronald Zie...
Jun 20, 2019
Second Wisconsin Senate Republican to Vote 'No' on State Budget
Another Wisconsin Republican lawmaker says he's a 'no' vote on the proposed two-year state budget. Senator David Craig of Waukesha says the G-O-P plan spends too much money. Craig said, "there's no wa...
Jun 20, 2019
Wisconsin Unemployment Rate 2.8 Percent for Second Straight Month in May
Wisconsin's unemployment rate remained at a record-low of two-point-eight percent in May. The Department of Workforce Development says the state added 18-hundred private-sector jobs last month and 17-...
Jun 20, 2019 Tax Credits / CC
Sheriff: Dead Truck Driver Is A "Hero"
Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling says a double-fatal accident on Interstate 94 Wednesday is the worst he has ever seen. An explosion and fire blocked traffic on the busy highway for hours. ...
Jun 20, 2019
Republican State Senator Will Vote Against Budget Written By His Party
A Republican state senator says he opposes the five-point-six percent spending increase under the two-year budget drawn up by his party. Whitewater Senator Steve Nass says he's going to vote "no," mea...
Jun 20, 2019
2 Men Arrested In Fatal Shooting Of 5-Year-Old Boy
Kenosha police say two men have been taken into custody in the fatal shooting of five-year-old Dakari Weldon. Twenty-four-year-old brothers Javonn and Jovonn Cannon were arrested Wednesday. The two dr...
Jun 20, 2019 cdogstar / CC
