Category Archives: State News
Drunk Driving Suspect Not Hurt In 100 MPH Crash
Racine County authorities say a suspected drunk driver and his passenger walked away from a crash early Sunday, apparently without any serious injuries. Investigators estimate 30-year-old Tonny Griffi...
Dec 26, 2018 Scott Davidson / CC
Madison Police: 21-Year-Old Shooting Victim Dies
Madison police report the 21-year-old man shot in the State Street campus parking garage early Sunday morning has died. Investigators think the shooting of Steven Villegas wasn't a random act of viole...
Dec 26, 2018 Tony Webster / CC
Annual Christmas Eve Blood Drive Draws Hundreds
Hundreds of people are helping to save lives after they donated blood at the Red Cross holiday drive. The Christmas Eve event was held at the Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center and brought i...
Dec 26, 2018 Dannel Malloy / CC
Fire Leaves Sparta Residents Homeless
A fire at a Sparta apartment complex leaves at least four people without a place to stay. The fire call came in at about 2:00 A-M Monday. Firefighters say two residents were treated for smoke inhalati...
Dec 26, 2018 Mahesh Kularatne / CC
Fitchburg Police Arrest Suspected Drunk Driver After Near Miss With Officer
A Fitchburg police officer says a driver shined her high beams at him when he ordered her to stop, made eye contact, then accelerated directly at him. Twenty-three-year-old Rachel Lindgren was arreste...
Dec 26, 2018 Wade Treichler / CC
Salvation Army Feats 8K At Milwaukee Christmas Family Feast
The Salvation Army estimates it fed at least eight-thousand people during its 29th annual Christmas Family Feast. Organizers say it takes all year to plan the Army's biggest Christmas event in the U-S...
Dec 26, 2018 Mike Mozart / CC
Tracking Stolen iPhone Leads Madison Police To Stolen Vehicle
Madison police have arrested the juvenile driver of a stolen car after a man tracking his iPhone led them to the vehicle. The 50-year-old was tracking his stolen phone after reporting it to police. Wh...
Dec 26, 2018 Mike MacKenzie / CC
Christmas Day Fire Burns Home Of Arson Suspect
A home which burned in Delavan Christmas Day is the residence of an arson suspect. Twenty-nine-year-old Daniel Zitella is charged with five counts of arson and had been released on bond December 19th....
Dec 26, 2018 Ponas Jonas / CC
Menomonee Falls Police Looking For Meat Thief
Police in Menomonee Falls are not saying what's on the menu for an alleged meat thief. Investigators Sunday released pictures of a man who they say stole meat from a Woodman's Market on Saturday after...
Dec 25, 2018
Western Wisconsin Meth Bust Worth 100-Thousand-Dollars
A woman from Madison is facing drug charges after a dual-state drug task force say they caught her with more than 100-thousand dollars worth of meth. The Richland-Iowa-Grant Drug Task Force say they a...
Dec 25, 2018
