Category Archives: State News
Spencer Woman Charged With Sexually Assaulting 15-Year-Old Boy
A 42-year-old woman from Spencer is charged with three counts of second-degree sexual assault of a child. Investigators say Linda Habhegger had sexual contact with the 15-year-old boy on multiple occa...
Oct 08, 2018
Park Falls Airport Moving On Plans For Seaplane Base
Officials at the Park Falls Airport hope to have applications for permits filed with the F-A-A, the Department of Natural Resources, the U-S Coast Guard and several other government agencies by next s...
Oct 07, 2018 David Weekly / CC
5 Iowa Teens Charged With Trying To Pass Fake $100 Bills
An 18-year-old Dubuque woman is among five Iowa suspects charged with trying to pass fake money at a Wisconsin store. Mikhayla Rose Shaffer and four other teenagers were arrested at the First Capitol ...
Oct 07, 2018
North Carolina Man Will Stand Trial For Attempting To Entice Children
A 35-year-old North Carolina man will stand trial for allegedly trying to entice children at a northeastern Wisconsin campground last August. Richard Davenport is charged with disorderly conduct in Br...
Oct 07, 2018 Patrick Feller / CC
Wisconsin Republicans Try To Join Lawsuit Over Legislative Boundaries
Republicans in the Wisconsin Assembly have filed a motion seeking to join a lawsuit over legislative boundaries which was filed three years ago. A group of Democratic voters filed the original federal...
Oct 07, 2018
Wisconsin Flood Damage Tops $37M
Wisconsin storm damage assessments from FEMA exceed 37-million dollars, leading Governor Scott Walker to request a federal disaster declaration. The Thursday request is for both public assistance and ...
Oct 07, 2018 Pamela Andrade / CC
Gun Scare Near UW-Madison Campus Disproved
Madison police say a Wednesday night gun scare near the University of Wisconsin campus was apparently based on an inaccurate report. Police were told a man with a gun was chasing another man toward th...
Oct 06, 2018
Wisconsin Voters Warned About Absentee Voting Mailers
Officials with the Wisconsin Elections Commission are warning potential voters about mailers they might receive which contain incorrect information. The mailers from the Center for Voter Information i...
Oct 06, 2018 el cajon yacht club / CC
Racine Alderwoman Held In Contempt Of Court
A Racine alderwoman has been found in contempt of court for talking to the media. The judge found that Sandy Weidner had spoken about her case to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel and the Associated Pres...
Oct 06, 2018 Richard Heaven / CC
Wisconsin Dells Police Chief Handed 2-Week Suspension
The Wisconsin Dells Common Council has decided a letter written by the city's police chief was inappropriate and justifies a suspension. Chief Jody Ward wrote the letter on behalf of bar owner James S...
Oct 05, 2018
