Category Archives: State News

The Madison Symphony Orchestra has a new leader. Officials announced Laura Jackson as the orchestra's next music director, making her the fifth to hold the position in the group's century-old history....

A driver charged in a car crash that killed two Marquette University lacrosse players is due back in court next month. Peter McColgan appeared before a judge for the first time yesterday since being a...

No charges will be filed after a deadly deputy shooting in Eau Claire County in May. The Eau Claire County District Attorney's Office has determined that Deputy Joseph Wollum acted in reasonable self-...

Four years ago, the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline was created. This simple three-digit phone number allowed everyone a quick and easy-to-remember contact for when they were going through a mental he...

A Madison man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl and 50 grams or more of meth. Investigators say they bought 28 grams of meth and 15 grams of fentanyl at...

Smoke from wildfires is having an impact on Wisconsin. The state Department of Natural Resources issued a statewide Air Quality Alert until noon today, due to smoke traveling from Canadian and Minneso...

A former Milwaukee Police Department officer has been sentenced after misusing the department's access to the Flock license plate reader system. This comes after Josue Ayala used the system to search ...

The police chief in Darlington is losing his badge. The Darlington Police Committee decided this week to dismiss Chief Szvon Conway after he was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence last...

A Kenosha man has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against three Kenosha police officers and the city. Jermelle English Jr. alleges the officers used excessive force, failed to intervene, and arre...

An Amish girl is dead in Sauk County following a crash involving a truck. It happened on Wednesday morning in Ironton when the 13-year-old was in a buggy and was struck by the truck hauling a trailer....