Category Archives: State News
Republican Lawmakers Look For Help From Governor On Criminalizing 1st Drunk Driving Offense
A number of Wisconsin Republicans are hoping they can get new Democratic Governor Tony Evers to help them criminalize first-offense drunk driving. Wisconsin is the only state in the nation that doesn'...
Jan 14, 2019 walknboston / CC
Sheriff: Marinette County Man Told Dispatchers He Shot His Wife
The Marinette County Sheriff's Office says a 55-year-old Town of Pembine man called dispatchers to report that he had shot his wife on Sunday. Deputies say the call was placed to the Marinette County ...
Jan 14, 2019
Accused Closs Kidnapper Appearing In Court
The man accused of kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs after killing her parents makes a Barron County Court appearance today. Court documents indicate Jake Patterson "targeted" Jayme after seeing her ...
Jan 14, 2019
Closs Kidnapper to Appear in Court Today
The man responsible for an 88 day search for 13 year old Jayme Closs of Barron Wisconsin is due in Barron County Circuit Court at 3:30 this afternoon. 21 year old Jake Patterson is currently facing tw...
Jan 14, 2019
Legislative Drunken Driving Fight Begins Again In Wisconsin
A number of Wisconsin Republicans are hoping new Democratic Governor Tony Evers will help them finally criminalize first-offense drunken driving. Wisconsin is the only state in the nation that doesn't...
Jan 14, 2019 Jim Kelly / CC
Man Allegedly Steals Car On A Dare, Crashes Into Van
Police say a 21-year-old man stole a car that had been left running on Hawthorne Court and then crashed it into a minivan. Madison police say a 20-year-old man had parked the automobile and left it un...
Jan 14, 2019
Franklin Man Arrested in Connection With Two Bodies Found in Burn Pit
A Walworth County man is under arrest in connection with the deaths of two bodies found in a burn pit in East Troy. Franklin police say a 43-year-old local business owner was taken into custody Thursd...
Jan 14, 2019
No Longer Accused Of Murder, Wisconsin Man Still Given 20 Years In Prison
A Chippewa County Circuit Court judge gave a man once accused of murder 20 years in prison at his Thursday sentencing. Jesse Ray Lloyd was acquitted of the murder charges, but found guilty of armed ro...
Jan 13, 2019 Patrick Feller / CC
Wisconsin DNR: Eagle Count Up
Wisconsin is seeing a record number of bald eagles. The state's Department of Natural Resources this week said teams counted almost 17 hundred bald eagle nests in the state. That's up over 100 from la...
Jan 13, 2019 Pen Waggener / CC
Wisconsin Department Of Corrections: $50M In OT Pay
Staffing vacancies at the Wisconsin Department of Corrections are blamed for the payment of 50-million dollars in overtime pay last year. That's seven-million dollars more than the state paid in 2016....
Jan 13, 2019
