Category Archives: State News
Manitowoc Man Arrested for Third Time in 30 Days
50 year old Manitowoc resident Kyle Kirby has been arrested yet again, marking the third time in the past 30 days. Kirby was first arrested on November 20th after he was caught snooping in a neighbor'...
Dec 20, 2018
Wisconsin: Tax Burden Drops To 48-Year Low
The Wisconsin Policy Forum reports state and local taxes as a part of personal income have dropped to levels not seen since 1970. Taxes accounted for 10-and-a-half percent of income, down a tenth-of-a...
Dec 20, 2018 Pictures of Money / CC
Milwaukee County Jailer Says He Lost Control When Punching Inmate
A correctional officer at the Milwaukee County Jail could face more than seven years behind bars if he is convicted on two federal charges. Forty-three-year-old Rashed Farrakhan says he "lost control"...
Dec 20, 2018 miss_millions / CC
Marathon County Man Admits Killing 2 People Due To Jealousy
A 27-year-old man from Marathon County will be sentenced in March for shooting three people, leaving two of them dead. Tyler Zimmerman told investigators he thought his fiancee was cheating on him. Th...
Dec 20, 2018 Allen Allen / CC
Speaker Ryan: House Made Great And Lasting Difference
Speaker Paul Ryan says the House of Representatives made a "great and lasting difference in the trajectory of the country" under his watch. The Wisconsin Republican gave a farewell address at the Libr...
Dec 20, 2018 love4utah / CC
Defense Attorney: Client Is Good Person With Alcohol Problem
A 63-year-old Eau Claire man is going to prison for four years for his latest in a long series of drunken driving convictions. Bradley Armstrong has been found guilty of operating while intoxicated 16...
Dec 19, 2018
Madison Man Who Shot Officer Multiple Times Given 22-Year Sentence
A Madison police officer has told the court he is sure Cornelius Britton was trying to kill him two years ago -- just because he wore the uniform. Britton was given a 22-year prison sentence in Dane C...
Dec 19, 2018
Wisconsin Senator Says Pre-Existing Protections Too Popular To Eliminate
U-S Senator Ron Johnson says his Republican party isn't getting rid of federal protections for health insurance customers with pre-existing conditions. The Wisconsin lawmaker says the protection is to...
Dec 19, 2018
Rusk County Prosecutors Want Life Without Parole For Cop Killer
Rusk County prosecutors will ask the judge to give a man convicted of killing a deputy life in prison without the possibility of parole. Doug Nitek is to be sentenced in a Ladysmith courtroom this mor...
Dec 19, 2018 Allen Allen / CC
Milwaukee Officer Involved In Sterling Brown Arrest Wants His Job Back
One of the Milwaukee police officers involved in the arrest of Bucks guard Sterling Brown is making a bid to get his job back. Officer Erik Andrade was accused of mocking Brown online when the N-B-A a...
Dec 19, 2018
