Category Archives: State News
Death In Marathon County Jail Investigated
The results of a Wednesday autopsy will be used to determine the official cause of death for an inmate at the Marathon County Jail. The 56-year-old woman was found passed out in her cell Tuesday after...
Oct 04, 2018 Joseph Kranak / CC
Drunken Suspect Jumps In River, Throws Clothes At Police
Madison police report a 36-year-old man who was tossed out of a bar jumped in the Yahara River and started throwing his clothes at officers. William Odenweller is accused of attacking customers at Mic...
Oct 04, 2018
Property Values Along Milwaukee Streetcar Route Up 28%
The value of Milwaukee properties within a quarter-mile of the new streetcar route have skyrocketed by 28 percent since the project was approved three years ago. That's more than double the increase f...
Oct 03, 2018 Paul Sableman / CC
OSHA Proposes $83K Fine For Hazardous Chemical Release At Refinery
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing more than 83-thousand dollars in fines for the owner of a Wisconsin oil refinery. OSHA backs the fines for Superior Refining beca...
Oct 03, 2018
Three Girls Arrested For School Fight In Madison
Three Madison teenagers are facing charges for a school fight. Officers and staff had to break up the fight at West High School that occurred at around 8:30 A-M on Monday. A school official was punche...
Oct 03, 2018 David Schott / CC
Montfort Man Rescued After Being Trapped In Unstable Sinkhole
The Grant County Sheriff's Office says a man from the village of Montfort was rescued Tuesday night after falling into a sinkhole. Sheriff's officials say the victim had fallen into the sinkhole after...
Oct 03, 2018
High School Principal On Leave While Charged With Child Neglect
A Waukesha educator is on administrative leave after being charged with causing serious injuries to his infant daughter. The incident happened last Christmas Eve. Waukesha South High School principal ...
Oct 03, 2018
DNR Sets Aside Chronic Wasting Disease Rule For Deer Season
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is setting aside of rule for harvested deer just three weeks before the bow hunting season starts. The rule would have forced hunters to leave any deer th...
Oct 03, 2018 Eric Sonstroem / CC
Top 4 in Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin Contest Announced
The final four has been announced in the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest. Burger Boat out of Manitowoc and their Custom Yachts faced off against Cardiac Science Corporation out of Deerfield an...
Oct 03, 2018
SLC and Lakeshore Artists Guild to Host Tiny Art Show
The Lakeshore Artists Guild has teamed up with Silver Lake College of the Holy Family again to present the second annual Tiny Art Show. All artists are welcome to submit their works of art, as long as...
Oct 03, 2018
