Category Archives: State News

Wisconsin officials are sending out a warning about avian influenza taking out a backyard poultry flock in Marquette County. The Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection announced yes...

Milwaukee's former city attorney is pleading not guilty to new charges against him. Tearman Spencer was in court Monday for felonies, accused of an improper property deal. That deal included acquiring...

A Wisconsin kayaker who faked his own death and fled the country has been released from custody. Ryan Borgwardt pleaded guilty to misdemeanor obstruction back in August, and was sentenced to 89-days i...

A pair of music legends will be performing in Wisconsin next year. Bob Dylan announced plans yesterday to extend his Rough and Rowdy Ways tour into May of next year. Those plans will include a show at...

Manitowoc's state representative in Madison wrote one of the nine bills recently vetoed by Governor Tony Evers. Assembly Bill 366, introduced and written by State Representative Paul Tittl, was suppos...

A Waupaca County Circuit Court judge has died. Judge Ray Huber died Friday at the age of 68 from injuries caused by a fall. Huber had been on the bench for 25 years after being elected in 2000. Visita...

A bill combating sexual extortion in Wisconsin is now law. Governor Tony Evers signed Assembly Bill 201 yesterday, also known as "Bradyn's Law." The measure creates a new crime for sexual extortion wi...

Bond has been set for one of five people accused of swindling an elderly La Crosse County couple out of over $450,000. Authorities say the group carried out an elaborate Publisher's Clearing House and...

A person may be in trouble with the law for a social media post concerning the Waukesha Christmas Parade. The police department explained a suspect was arrested for a post they interpreted as potentia...

Governor Tony Evers has vetoed a bill that would have allowed new cigar bars in Wisconsin. The state's current ban on indoor smoking doesn't allow for any bars that allow indoor smoking. Cigar bars th...