Category Archives: State News
WEDC Provides Paper Company With $1.7M In Tax Credits
Expansion at the N-D Paper division in Biron is expected to create 27 new jobs for the Wisconsin Rapids area. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is providing one-point-seven-million dollar...
May 23, 2019 Pictures of Money / CC
Fairchild Woman Accused Of Sex Trafficking A Child
Authorities in Eau Claire County have charged a woman with two counts of trafficking a child. Investigators say a 15-year-old girl was sexually assaulted over a three-day period by Catherine Ottinger'...
May 23, 2019
DNR And Other State Agencies Will Be Looking For Drunken Boaters
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is reminding boaters to stay safe during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Patrols will be out on the lakes and waterways looking for operators who are un...
May 22, 2019 Michael Pereckas / CC
Woman Who Faked Hostage Call Will Be On Probation For 2 Years
An Oneida County judge has given a 20-year-old woman two years probation for calling authorities about a fake hostage situation. Alyah Wayman of Lac du Flambeau made up a story about being held at gun...
May 22, 2019
D-N-R Board Approves Deer Hunt That Doesn't Include Buck-Only Counties
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board is approving a 2019 deer hunt framework that doesn't include any buck-only counties for the first time since 2009. No counties requested a buck-only season sugges...
May 22, 2019 Martin Jambon / CC
Evers Will Veto All 4 Anti-Abortion Bills Passed By Wisconsin Assembly
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers says the state shouldn't be limiting the right for women to make their own health care decisions. The Democratic governor announced Tuesday he will veto all four anti-abo...
May 22, 2019
Shooting Outside Pleasant Prairie Restaurant Leaves 19-Year-Old Man Dead
Police say no arrests have been made in a fatal shooting outside a restaurant in Pleasant Prairie. 19-year-old Khaled M. Alchaar was shot outside of Cheddar's at about 8:45 pm on Monday. Alchaar was t...
May 22, 2019
Beloit: Illegal Dumping Is Still An Issue
Beloit leaders say they think the people doing all the illegal dumping come from somewhere else. Couches, furniture, televisions -- all have been dumped on the city's west side. People who get caught ...
May 22, 2019 oatsy40 / CC
Racine County Judge Suspended For "Unethical" Behavior
On a unanimous vote, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended a judge in Racine County for what it calls "obviously unethical" behavior. The order issued Tuesday cited two cases from 2014 which were ...
May 22, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Report: 1/3 Of Alcohol-Related Teen Traffic Fatalities Happen April-To-June
A report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration finds one-third of all alcohol-related teen traffic fatalities happen between April-and-June. It's prom and graduation season and that ...
May 21, 2019
