Category Archives: State News
Man Dies Of Heart Attack After Hospital Turns Him Away
An Oak Creek woman says her husband was sent home after suffering chest pains, even though a doctor wanted to admit him. Forty-six-year-old Spendi Rusitovski died of a heart attack Monday night. He ha...
Dec 21, 2018
Evers Names Cabinet Picks For Transportation, Agriculture, Insurance
Governor-elect Tony Evers has named today (Friday) four more members of his Cabinet. His choice to lead the Department of Transportation is Craig Thompson, the executive director of the Wisconsin Tran...
Dec 21, 2018
Wisconsin Senate Leader Won't Rule Out Medicaid Expansion
The majority leader of the Wisconsin Senate says he doesn't support the idea of taking 180-million dollars from the federal government to expand Medicaid, but he won't rule it out. Fitzgerald made the...
Dec 21, 2018
Gas Prices Falling Just As Families Head Out For Christmas
Depending on which survey you accept, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded is down 20-to-30 cents in Wisconsin, compared to last year at this time. Triple-A puts the Wisconsin average at ...
Dec 21, 2018 allenhimself / CC
Tomahawk Man Sentenced To 1 Year For Stabbing Rival Over Woman
A Tomahawk man has entered a plea of no contest to a charge of reckless injury after reaching a plea agreement with Lincoln County prosecutors. Cody Jenson stabbed the victim 11 times during an argume...
Dec 21, 2018 Allen Allen / CC
Homeless Man Arrested For Grabbing Gun Being Carried Openly In Madison
Madison police arrested a 39-year-old man who is accused of grabbing a firearm from another man on State Street. The incident happened Monday night. Police say the victim was carrying several weapons ...
Dec 20, 2018 Scott Davidson / CC
7 North Carolina Suspects Indicted For "Operation Homeless"
Prosecutors say seven North Carolina residents traveled to Brown and Outagamie counties for a scam labeled "operation homeless." The seven were arrested and have been indicted for their plan to have h...
Dec 20, 2018
Taxpayers On The Hook For Millions Due To Brown County Mistake
Brown County taxpayers will have to pay an additional three-point-six-million dollars after admitting their engineers made a mistake. The county announced last summer it would chip in more than five-m...
Dec 20, 2018
Police: Monona Gas Leak That Led To The Evacuation Of Two Restaurants Was Intentional
Police say they believe the gas leak that forced two restaurants in Monona to evacuate last Friday was caused intentionally. Police officials say they found a parking sign pulled out of the ground nea...
Dec 20, 2018
Sturgeon Bay Woman Honored In Go Red for Women National Movement
The American Heart Association, the leading voluntary health organization devoted to a world of longer, healthier lives, is honoring eight women, who are sharing their stories to inspire others as par...
Dec 20, 2018
