Category Archives: State News
Speaker Vos: Hopes To Reach A Deal With Governor On Medical Marijuana
The Republican Assembly Speaker says he won't go along with the governor's proposal for legalizing marijuana, but he hopes to find common ground on limited legalization for medical purposes. Robin Vos...
May 3, 2019 Carlos Gracia / CC
DNR Says Dead Fish Along Wingra Creek Is Natural Occurrence
Fish experts with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources say dozens of dead fish along Wingra Creek in Madison aren't unusual. The roller-coaster spring weather with repeated warm and cool cycl...
May 3, 2019 L Church / CC
70-Year-Old Grandmother Wants Her Purse Returned
When attackers grabbed the purse belonging to a 70-year-old grandmother in a grocery store parking lot Tuesday, she fought back. Patricia Lastufka was loading her groceries from her shopping cart into...
May 2, 2019 XoMEoX / CC
Man Convicted of Killing Milwaukee Officer Sentenced to Life Without Parole
The man convicted in the deadly shooting of a Milwaukee police officer was sentenced today (Thursday) to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Jonathan Copeland pleaded guilty to first-deg...
May 2, 2019
Beaver Dam Man Sentenced To 4-Year Prison Term In Overdose Death
A 41-year-old Beaver Dam man is going to prison for four years for delivering the heroin which caused a second man's death. Jason L. Thompson was sentenced in Dodge County Circuit Court Wednesday. He ...
May 2, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Rastafari Cannabis Sanctuary Sues Madison, M-P-D
The city of Madison and its police department are accused of violating the First Amendment rights of a group calling itself Lion of Judah. Members say the Religious Freedom Restoration Act makes it le...
May 2, 2019 Carlos Gracia / CC
2 Milton School District Officials Announce Resignations
Two top officials with the Milton School District will resign at the end of the school year. The resignations of Superintendent Tim Schigur and Director of Administrative Operations Jerry Scheutz foll...
May 2, 2019 SOCIALisBETTER / CC
Milwaukee Bars May Stay Open Until 4:00 A-M During Convention
There will be a lot of paperwork needed to make it happen, but the first steps are being taken to allow Milwaukee bars to stay open until 4:00 A-M during next year's Democratic National Convention. Ba...
May 2, 2019 whity / CC
Wisconsin Forestry Industry Experiences Growth
A study by the National Alliance of Forest Owners finds Wisconsin's forestry industry is very strong right now. At 16-and-a-half-million acres, the Badger State tops the Midwest in the number of timbe...
May 1, 2019
Baldwin Announces $3 Million Grant for Wisconsin Alzheimer's Research Center
U-S Senator Tammy Baldwin says the National Institutes of Health is awarding a three-million-dollar grant to the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at U-W. Baldwin said, "this federal fundi...
May 1, 2019 Horia Varlan / CC
