Category Archives: State News
Wisconsin Trooper: Women Had 3 Children In Car While Using Pot
A Wisconsin State Patrol trooper says a 21-year-old woman and her mother were smoking pot with three children in their car when they were pulled over last week. The trooper made the traffic stop becau...
Dec 26, 2018 Vaping360 / CC
Update--3 Fond du Lac Police Officers Placed On Administrative Leave
The Fond du Lac police department has placed three officers on administrative leave after a 37-year-old man died Sunday night while he was in custody. The man's name hasn't been released. He had been ...
Dec 26, 2018
Tax Fraud Scheme Tied To Wisconsin Sends New Jersey Man To Prison
A New Jersey man found guilty of conducting a tax fraud scheme is going to prison for four years. Federal prosecutors say 33-year-old Deily Veras stole more than two-point-seven-million dollars from t...
Dec 26, 2018 Pictures of Money / CC
Two Wounded In Christmas Eve Shooting On Milwaukee's North Side
Milwaukee Police are looking for answers after a double shooting on the city's north side. It happened Christmas Eve night about 7:45 near Florist Avenue and Langlade Street. Milwaukee Police say a 20...
Dec 26, 2018 Tony Webster / CC
Drug Charges Filed Against Man Who Overdosed
Drug charges are being filed against an Eau Claire man who overdosed. Police responded to a home on Ponoma Drive December 15th on a report that Neftali Acosta was overdosing on drugs. Officers found a...
Dec 26, 2018 Carlos Gracia / CC
Wisconsin Air Movement Company Expands Oklahoma Operation
Oklahoma officials say 600 jobs will be added when a second expansion at a company's new campus in Tulsa is completed in 2020. Wisconsin-based Greenheck Group makes air movement systems. It has facili...
Dec 26, 2018 Tax Credits / CC
Wisconsin Trucker Gets 30 Months For Breaking Out Window On Interstate In Illinois
A Wisconsin trucker Get two-and-a-half years for using a slingshot and metal ball bearings to shatter a van window while driving along Interstate 74 in eastern Illinois. Prosecutors say 53-year-old Ke...
Dec 26, 2018 Paul Downey / CC
Manitowoc County Tree Dropoffs
If you are trying to figure out what to do with that leftover Christmas tree, it can be put to good use. Manitowoc County residents and businesses can bring used natural trees to the Compost Site at 3...
Dec 26, 2018 Heather Kaweck / CC
Milwaukee Police Investigate 3 Christmas Eve Shootings – 1 Fatality
Milwaukee police report three people were shot Christmas Eve, including one fatality. Investigators say the 25-year-old man was apparently killed during a drug transaction. That incident happened at a...
Dec 26, 2018 Tony Webster / CC
No Gap In Food Services For Milwaukee County Seniors
Milwaukee County officials promise there will be no loss of service while a new contractor is recruited for five senior centers and 13 additional senior dining locations. UNISON's contract was termina...
Dec 26, 2018 The U.S. National Archives / CC
