Category Archives: State News
Waukesha County Fire Leaves 86-Year-Old Man In Critical Condition
Emergency responders say an 86-year-old man is in critical condition after his house burned in the Township of Lisbon Tuesday night. The victim's name hasn't been released. He and a firefighter both s...
Jan 31, 2019
Ag Experts: State Is Losing Twice As Many Farms As It Has In Past
Even though many farmers are getting out of the business, the news is not all bad. Farmland value in Wisconsin isn't going down, showing people and institutions still consider farming a good investmen...
Jan 30, 2019
Extreme Cold Could Kill Invasive Emerald Ash Borer Larvae
Extremely-cold temperatures could bring one positive result. When the thermometer drops past 20 degrees below zero the emerald ash borer larvae will begin to die. The invasive bug has killed millions ...
Jan 30, 2019
Man Says He Targeted Woman Killed At Froedert Hospital
The man who admits he killed a nurse practitioner at Froedtert Hospital on January 25th says he targeted the woman. Investigators say Kenneth Freeman was fired from his job as a valet at the Wauwatosa...
Jan 30, 2019
Death Of 27-Year-Old Homeless Man Blamed On Environmental Hypothermia
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office has ruled the death of a 27-year-old homeless man was caused by environmental hypothermia. Maxwell Robert Beyer's body was discovered partially immersed ...
Jan 30, 2019
Foxconn Changes Plans For Massive SE Wisconsin Facility
Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology Group says it is still committed to the creation of 13-thousand jobs in southeastern Wisconsin, but it's making some changes. Instead of building L-C-D screens in a hug...
Jan 30, 2019
Milwaukee Man Found Frozen In His Garage
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office says a 55-year-old man found frozen in his garage apparently collapsed and died after shoveling snow. The victim is identified as Charles Lampley. The do...
Jan 30, 2019 Tony Webster / CC
Investigators Searching For Evidence On Closs Abductor's Cell Phone
The Wisconsin Department of Justice is analyzing the contents of a cell phone belonging to the man accused of abducting Jayme Closs after he killed her parents. Investigators are said to be checking c...
Jan 30, 2019
Governor Evers Wants To Delay Juvenile Prisons' Closing By 2 Years
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers says closing the troubled Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake juvenile prisons by 2021 isn't going to work. An administration official told lawmakers Tuesday the governor wants...
Jan 30, 2019
Green Bay Police Investigate City's 1st Homicide Of 2019
Green Bay police detectives spent Monday inside the house where a 29-year-old man was shot to death last weekend. They had processed the outside for evidence before the arrival of the major winter sto...
Jan 29, 2019 Daniel / CC
