Category Archives: State News
Tittl Comments on Today's Floor Session
State lawmakers return to Madison today for their first floor session and for Governor Tony Evers state of the state message tonight. During an appearance on WOMT's Be My Guest program yesterday, 25th...
Jan 22, 2019
Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office Investigates Student Death
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the student who died at Wisconsin Lutheran College as 19-year-old Aliya Hesseltine. The freshman from Iowa was found unresponsive in a dor...
Jan 22, 2019
9-Year-Old Boy Dies After Falling Through Ice In Sparta
First responders were only able to save one of the boys who fell through the ice covering Sparta's Perch Lake Sunday afternoon. Ropes were used to rescue a 12-year-old and another child was safely on ...
Jan 22, 2019 Christopher Michel / CC
Milwaukee Police Officer Listed In Stable Condition After He Was Hit
Doctors at Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin list a Milwaukee police officer in stable condition after he was injured by a hit-and-run driver Monday. The 26-year-old officer was ...
Jan 22, 2019 Matt Madd / CC
Thirsty? Madison Population Growing, But Water Use Is Down
Even though Madison's population is growing, the city is using less water. Officials with the water utility report Madison pumped nine-point-two-billion gallons of water to homes and businesses in 201...
Jan 21, 2019 Aqua Mechanical / CC
Environmental Group Backs Lake Winnebago Changes To Avoid Algae Bloom
An environmental group, the Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance, is backing a plan to get rid of an algae bloom on Lake Winnebago. The alliance wants the lake's water level to be lowered one-point-two inches ...
Jan 21, 2019 Steve Jurvetson / CC
Minnesota Man ID’d As Driver Of SUV That Broke Through Ice In Polk County
Sheriff's officials say one man has died after the S-U-V he was driving broke through the ice on a lake in Polk County. The Polk County Sheriff's Office says emergency dispatch received a 9-1-1 call s...
Jan 21, 2019 Tero Laakso / CC
Poor Defendants Sue Wisconsin Over Poor Public Defense
The state of Wisconsin could soon be ordered to provide better legal help to poor suspects. A group of defendants from poor and rural communities this week filed a lawsuit that says the legal system f...
Jan 21, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
La Crosse Could Be Headed For Wisconsin's Highest Room Tax Rate
La Crosse Mayor Tim Kabat wants to increase the western Wisconsin city's room tax by 50 percent to avoid a big jump in the property tax rate. The revenue produced would pay for renovations to the La C...
Jan 21, 2019 GotCredit / CC
Owner Of Eau Claire Dance Company Accused Of Child Sexual Assault
The 39-year-old owner of a dance company in Eau Claire is accused of touching an under-age girl inappropriately. Todd Paulus also faces charges of child abduction because the girl met him away from he...
Jan 21, 2019 Michael Sheehan / CC
