Category Archives: State News
Milwaukee County Deputies Looking For Shooters From Sunday Incident
Milwaukee County Sheriff's deputies are trying to determine who sprayed a neighborhood with gunshots Sunday morning. The shots-fired report came in at about 10:30 A-M. Witnesses said the bullets were ...
Feb 4, 2019
Shawano County Sheriff's Department Called When Snowmobiles Go Through Ice
The Shawano County Sheriff's Department dive team had to perform two rescues of snowmobilers whose machines broke through thin ice over the weekend. The incidents happened on Shawano Lake Saturday. A ...
Feb 4, 2019 Christopher Michel / CC
Lake Delton Visits Evacuated Saturday Due To Suspicious Object
The discovery of a suspicious object on the shoulder of a street in Lake Delton led to evacuations Saturday evening. A witness reported the cylinder-shaped object shortly before 5:30 PM. Using a robot...
Feb 4, 2019
Montrose Barn Fire Kills 3-Thousand Pheasant Chicks
Firefighters from three departments responded to a barn fire Saturday night which left about three-thousand pheasant chicks dead. The fire at Wolff's Bellefontaine Farms was reported at about 11:00 P-...
Feb 4, 2019
Governor Says Foxconn Needs To Do A Better Job Of Communicating Its Plans
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers says he is confident Foxconn Technology Group is committed to its huge, multi-billion dollar project in Mount Pleasant. Evers says the Taiwan-based electronics giant need...
Feb 4, 2019
Accused Killer Of Milwaukee Nurse Practitioner Makes 1st Court Appearance
The 27-year-old man accused of beating nurse practitioner Carlie Beaudin to death has made his first court appearance. A Milwaukee County judge set the bail for Kenneth Freeman at 500-thousand dollars...
Feb 4, 2019 Karen Neoh / CC
Uncooperative Witness Short-Circuits Madison Murder Case
Dane County prosecutors say they can no longer charge two men with homicide if an important witness won't cooperate. Investigators say they are certain either Dontae Collins or Jordan Sharlow shot a 3...
Feb 4, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Infants Mother Charged With Reckless Homicide In Death
The mother of a baby boy who died two days after he went home from the hospital has been charged with first-degree reckless homicide. The 14-day-old infant died after receiving a high dose of methadon...
Feb 4, 2019
Lawmakers Consider New Fine For Anyone Who Solicits Prostitutes
Lawmakers are working to make it more expensive for people who hire prostitutes. Four Wisconsin state senators from both parties are circulating a bill increasing the penalty for such a conviction to ...
Feb 3, 2019
State Tax Collections Coming In Lower Than Expected
The Legislative Fiscal Bureau is projecting Wisconsin revenue collections to be significantly lower than previous estimates. Governor Tony Evers will use the new figures as he constructs his state bud...
Feb 3, 2019 Matt Madd / CC
