Category Archives: State News
Fire Leaves Sparta Residents Homeless
A fire at a Sparta apartment complex leaves at least four people without a place to stay. The fire call came in at about 2:00 A-M Monday. Firefighters say two residents were treated for smoke inhalati...
Dec 26, 2018 Mahesh Kularatne / CC
Fitchburg Police Arrest Suspected Drunk Driver After Near Miss With Officer
A Fitchburg police officer says a driver shined her high beams at him when he ordered her to stop, made eye contact, then accelerated directly at him. Twenty-three-year-old Rachel Lindgren was arreste...
Dec 26, 2018 Wade Treichler / CC
Salvation Army Feats 8K At Milwaukee Christmas Family Feast
The Salvation Army estimates it fed at least eight-thousand people during its 29th annual Christmas Family Feast. Organizers say it takes all year to plan the Army's biggest Christmas event in the U-S...
Dec 26, 2018 Mike Mozart / CC
Tracking Stolen iPhone Leads Madison Police To Stolen Vehicle
Madison police have arrested the juvenile driver of a stolen car after a man tracking his iPhone led them to the vehicle. The 50-year-old was tracking his stolen phone after reporting it to police. Wh...
Dec 26, 2018 Mike MacKenzie / CC
Christmas Day Fire Burns Home Of Arson Suspect
A home which burned in Delavan Christmas Day is the residence of an arson suspect. Twenty-nine-year-old Daniel Zitella is charged with five counts of arson and had been released on bond December 19th....
Dec 26, 2018 Ponas Jonas / CC
Menomonee Falls Police Looking For Meat Thief
Police in Menomonee Falls are not saying what's on the menu for an alleged meat thief. Investigators Sunday released pictures of a man who they say stole meat from a Woodman's Market on Saturday after...
Dec 25, 2018
Western Wisconsin Meth Bust Worth 100-Thousand-Dollars
A woman from Madison is facing drug charges after a dual-state drug task force say they caught her with more than 100-thousand dollars worth of meth. The Richland-Iowa-Grant Drug Task Force say they a...
Dec 25, 2018
Madison To Step Up Testing Of Drinking Water
Madison water utility officials say they will step up the testing of drinking water for toxic chemicals that are spreading from contaminated soil and groundwater at Truax Air National Guard Base on th...
Dec 24, 2018 Claire Cessford / CC
Fond Du Lac Police: Driver Saved Two Kids From Icy Water
Police in Fond du Lac say had a driver not spotted two kids in an icy pond, things could have ended much differently. Police say the driver saw two kids who'd fallen through the ice early Sunday morni...
Dec 24, 2018
Driver Killed When Car Slams Into Tree In Green Bay
Police say officers responded to the scene of a car crash in Green Bay early this morning in which a driver was killed. Green Bay police say officers responded to a serious crash on Humboldt Road and ...
Dec 24, 2018 Tony Webster / CC
