Category Archives: State News

A bill to legalize online sports betting is delayed in the state legislature. It was pulled from the Assembly's calendar after opposition from some conservative lawmakers, who are concerned about addi...

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is speaking out against what it calls false information on a CDC website linking vaccines to autism. Department officials called the update "a fundamental d...

A former EMS Chief for the Wausau Fire Department is pleading not guilty to theft and misconduct charges. Officials say Jared Thompson allegedly stole hundreds of vials of fentanyl and hydromorphone b...

New details in the arrest of two brothers accused of revenge killings in Madison are linking them to multiple shootings dating back to 2016. Officials say Justin and Jordan Sharlow are facing charges ...

One of the people who stabbed her friend to appease the fictional "Slender Man" character is back in custody. The Madison Police Department said Morgan Geyser, now 22, left her group home in Wisconsin...

Milwaukee Public Schools is planning to expel a charter school from its portfolio and building. Board members voted yesterday to give Carmen Northwest Middle and High School another year to find a dif...

An Elkhorn man who killed his eight-year-old stepson has been sentenced to 25-years in prison. Court records show 53-year-old Steven Merkel pleaded guilty to first-degree reckless homicide in August f...

Authorities say two airsoft firearms and edged weapons were confiscated outside Marinette High School. The weapons were found secured in a case and locked in a vehicle. Officials say they received a r...

A plea deal has been offered to Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Duggan. U.S. Attorney Brad Schimel told WISN 12 on Wednesday that the deal was given to Dugan, but she hasn't accepted it, adding she is m...

A former Wisconsin-Madison student who won Miss America is returning to the school. Officials say Grace Vanderhei will be the 2025 winter commencement speaker next month, just a couple years removed f...