Category Archives: State News
Former Milwaukee County Correctional Officer Sentenced To 30 Days
A former correctional officer at the Milwaukee County Jail will serve 30 days after pleading guilty to one count of obstructing an officer. James Ramsey-Guy told the court he doesn't dispute the conte...
Mar 8, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Janesville Police Arrest Fugitive After He'd Been On The Run For 2 Years
Acting on a tip, Janesville police caught a fugitive who had been on the run for two years Wednesday. Officers found him at a Walmart and chased 27-year-old Quentin L. Cobb to his car. They say he res...
Mar 8, 2019
Study: Wisconsin Beer Drinkers Pay More For Their Drink Of Choice
It may come down to this -- people in Wisconsin are just willing to pay more. A study done by SimplyThrifty.com finds people in this state pay an average of three-dollars-a-case more for their beer th...
Mar 8, 2019 Jim Kelly / CC
Wisconsin Law Will Force Wolf Hunts To Resume If Federal Protections Are Lifted
A Wisconsin law passed in 2012 would force the Department of Natural Resources to resume wolf hunts if protections are lifted. The U-S Fish and Wildlife Service wants to remove the endangered species ...
Mar 7, 2019
Governor Evers Proposes $2.5 Billion in State Building Projects
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers is proposing two-and-a-half-billion dollars in state building projects in his 2019-2021 capital budget. State agencies submitted about three-point-four-billion in request...
Mar 7, 2019
Wisconsin's January Unemployment Rates Holds Steady at 3 Percent
Wisconsin's unemployment rate held steady at three percent for the month of January. The Department of Workforce Development says the state added 49-hundred non-farm jobs and six-thousand private sect...
Mar 7, 2019
Skid Steer Operator Killed In Workplace Accident Just 2 Days After Birth Of Son
The family of a construction worker who died when he fell down a seven-story elevator shaft says the fatal accident happened just two days after his son was born. Thirty-two-year-old skid steer operat...
Mar 7, 2019
Sauk County Board Supervisors Steps Down Amid Child Porn Accusations
The head of the Sauk County Board of Supervisors has resigned while facing five felony child pornography charges. The resignation of William Wenzel was submitted Wednesday. Investigators say they foun...
Mar 7, 2019
Former Kidnapping Victim Elizabeth Smart Is Featured Speaker At Event
The former victim of a high-profile kidnapping will speak at an event to be held at the Barron Area Community Center a week from Friday. Elizabeth Smart will talk about her experience when she was tak...
Mar 7, 2019 Ben P L / CC
Western Wisconsin Congressman Wants More Incentives To Expand Medicaid
Western Wisconsin's Democratic congressman wants more incentives to get the state to add more people to government healthcare rolls. Congressman Ron Kind yesterday announced a plan to sweeten the pot ...
Mar 6, 2019 Images Money / CC
