Category Archives: State News

One person has been arrested in connection with a fire at the Milwaukee Area Technical College's downtown campus. Firefighters responded Tuesday and discovered that the blaze had already been extingui...

Oconomowoc police have released body camera footage showing an officer fatally shooting a Sandhill crane last month after residents reported the bird as a nuisance. One resident had even obtained a pe...

Wisconsin has experienced a significant decline in drug overdose deaths. OD deaths dropped more than 35% in 2024, according to new CDC data released Wednesday. The nationwide report showed 30,000 fewe...

Police in Greendale are investigating the death of a bicyclist found unresponsive on the Root River Parkway Monday evening. Officers responded to reports of a fall and found the man at the scene, wher...

A federal indictment has been issued against Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan, who is accused of helping a man avoid arrest by immigration authorities. The charges include obstruction and concealin...

Officials are continuing to investigate an apartment fire in Milwaukee that claimed five lives on Mother's Day. Fire Chief Aaron Lipski said crews reached the building near 27th and Highland within th...

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul is joining 18 other attorneys general in a lawsuit against the Trump administration, challenging threats to withhold federal funding. Kaul's office says vital FEMA...

Two area representatives have different takes on the Wisconsin Joint Finance Committee (JFC) cutting lines of the 2025-27 state budget. Governor Tony Evers presented the budget in February of this yea...

Nearly 1,000 nurses at UnityPoint Health Meriter Hospital have issued a strike notice, planning to walk out on May 27th if a new contract isn't reached. Represented by SEIU Healthcare, the nurses cite...

Four horses died in an early morning barn fire in Fitchburg on Sunday. The blaze broke out at a property on the 2500 block of Richardson Street. Fire crews were able to stop the fire from spreading to...