Category Archives: State News
Sheboygan Armory to be Demolished
The Sheboygan Finance and Personnel Committee has voted to move forward with the planned demolition of the historic Armory. The Community Armory Project was trying to come up with enough money to save...
Nov 15, 2018 Rafael Vianna Croffi / CC
GOP Still Short Of Needed Votes For Passage Of Kimberly-Clark Incentive Package
Republican backers of a 70-million dollar incentive package for papermaking giant Kimberly-Clark are still short of the votes they need for passage. All Democrats and a few Republican senators are fir...
Nov 15, 2018
Downtown Sun Prairie Reconstruction Project Complete
Downtown Sun Prairie is open for business. Four months after a fatal explosion demolished much of the city's downtown area, a ceremonial ribbon-cutting was held Wednesday to symbolize the completion o...
Nov 15, 2018
Waterloo Teacher On Leave For Allegedly Dragging Student Through Hallway
Waterloo School District officials say they are taking allegations against one of their teachers seriously. The mother of a five-year-old boy says her son was dragged through a school hallway last wee...
Nov 15, 2018 Jason Woodhead / CC
Keith Urban Nabs Entertainer of the Year at CMA’s.
Keith Urban has been named the top performer in country music. At the Country Music Awards last night, the highly decorated artist added another trophy to his collection by being named the entertainer...
Nov 15, 2018 Lunchbox LP / CC
Scam Alert: Illegal “Secret Sister” Gift Exchange Making the Rounds
There is an online "Secret Sister" gift exchange making the rounds again, and the Better Business Bureau is reminding people that it is an illegal pyramid scheme. The post claims that participants wil...
Nov 15, 2018 Lyncconf Games / CC
Convicted Killer Tells Court He "Blacked Out" While Attacking Neighbor
A convicted killer tells the Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge he blacked out while he was attacking his 62-year-old neighbor last February. Dorian Ramsey was handed a 12-year prison sentence Tuesd...
Nov 14, 2018
Transition Budget Approved For Incoming Governor
The Legislature's Joint Finance Committee has approved the transition budget for incoming Governor Tony Evers. The committee gave unanimous approval to the almost 95-thousand dollars expenditure reque...
Nov 14, 2018
Eau Claire Man To Serve 10-Year Prison Term For Attacks
An Eau Claire man who attacked his girlfriend and her seven-year-old son during a jealous rage will serve 10 years in prison. Prosecutors told the court Torrie Smith strangled the woman and threw the ...
Nov 14, 2018
Democratic Lawmakers Push For Reworking How Legislative District Boundaries Are Set
A Democratic state senator from Green Bay says he plans to re-introduce a bill which would create a nonpartisan committee to draw boundaries for legislative districts. The future of the legislation ba...
Nov 14, 2018
