Category Archives: State News
Winter Storm Could Slow Travelers Heading Home From The Holiday
The National Weather Service reports there is a potential for a strong winter storm by Saturday, complicating travel plans for thousands of drivers and air passengers in Wisconsin. Precipitation will ...
Nov 23, 2018 Eneko Muiño / CC
Franklin Man Charged With Beating, Strangling Estranged Wife To Death
A 29-year-old Franklin man is being held in the Waukesha County Jail on charges of first-degree intentional homicide. Investigators say Sunkeun Kim beat his 24-year-old wife to death in her Brookfield...
Nov 23, 2018
All-Female Firefighting Crew Staffs Milwaukee Station 9
An all-female firefighting crew responded to nine calls earlier this month while staffing Milwaukee Fire Department Station-9. With women representing only 25 of 700 Milwaukee firefighters, November 8...
Nov 23, 2018 Arvell Dorsey Jr. / CC
Reedsville Woman Dies in Rollover Crash
A Reedsville woman has died as a result of a rollover crash Wednesday in Brown County. The name of the59 year old woman as yet to be released, but she was reportedly driving south on County Road W, wh...
Nov 23, 2018
Study: Poverty Rate Lower, But Many in Wisconsin Still Struggle
A new report shows the poverty rate in Wisconsin was at 11.3 percent in 2017, which is down slightly from the previous year and below the national average. But many Wisconsinites still live nea...
Nov 22, 2018
Prison Advocacy Groups Urge Decrease in WI's Rising Prison Population
Although Wisconsin's prison capacity is limited to about 17,000 inmates, the number of incarcerated individuals in the state has reached a record 23,687. And it doesn't show any signs of decrea...
Nov 22, 2018
Doing Some Holiday Shopping Online This Year? Take Steps To Avoid Scams
Shopping online for holiday gifts this year? You are not alone. The number of consumers using computers and mobile devices to compare items and prices, make purchases, and track shipments continues to...
Nov 22, 2018
Avoid These Common Holiday Scams!
The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to beware of common holiday scams: Be cautious shopping online. Because many retailers now have chip card readers, fraud at bricks-and-mortar stores is ...
Nov 22, 2018 Widjaya Ivan / CC
Feds Schedule Public Hearing On Husky Energy Explosion, Fire
The U-S Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board will hold a public meeting in Superior next month concerning the explosion and fire at the Husky Energy refinery. People attending will be allowe...
Nov 21, 2018
Wisconsin Fugitives Arrested In South Carolina After Standoff
Two Wisconsin theft suspects have been arrested in South Carolina after a standoff. Thirty-five-year-old Jamaal D. Lee and 34-year-old Emily R. Johns are being held in York County, South Carolina. The...
Nov 21, 2018
