Category Archives: State News
MPD Warning Citizens of a String of Stolen Cars
According to the Police Department, Manitowoc is being "plagued with a rash of vehicle thefts". The MPD says that the thefts mainly occur during evening hours where juveniles are entering unlocked veh...
Sep 25, 2018
Manitowoc Area Man Has Died After Accident in Oconto County
A single vehicle accident in the town of Pensaukee yesterday has left a Manitowoc area man dead. The unnamed 58 year old was the only person in the vehicle, and was found unresponsive just off of U.S....
Sep 25, 2018 Tony Webster / CC
Three Arrests Involving Battery Made in Manitowoc Over the Weekend
Three people were taken into police custody over the weekend on charges including Battery, all of which occurred on Saturday. The first incident occurred at around 6:40 PM in the 1300 block of North 8...
Sep 25, 2018
Trial Starts For Accused Killer In Milwaukee
Opening statements in the homicide trial for a 43-year-old Milwaukee man will be given today (Tuesday) in Milwaukee County Circuit Court. Kris Zocco is charged with first-degree reckless homicide, str...
Sep 25, 2018 Rumble Press / CC
Drunken Driver Finally Corralled By Authorities
Sauk County authorities say an accused drunk driver finally gave up, but not before he had driven away from law enforcement personnel three times last weekend. Twenty-year-old Quentin D. Labansky also...
Sep 25, 2018 Jim Kelly / CC
University of Wisconsin-Madison Welcomes Record-Setting Frosh Class
The University of Wisconsin-Madison reports it has a record-setting freshman class of six-thousand-862 students on campus. That's a three-point-eight percent increase over last spring and represents t...
Sep 25, 2018 Jason Dean / CC
Exploding Tire Rim Kills Worker In Western Wisconsin
Dunn County investigators say a man killed last week was changing a tire on a farm wagon when it exploded. The tire was being inflated when it and the attached metal rim hit 20-year-old Seth Splitter ...
Sep 24, 2018
Body Found In Eau Claire Is Missing Veteran
The father of a U-S Army veteran is confirming the body found near Dells Pond in Eau Claire last week is his son. September 5th is being listed as the official date of death for Nicholas Wagener, the ...
Sep 24, 2018
ICE Agents Make 9 Madison Arrests
Agents with the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency reportedly made nine arrests in Madison last week. The feds took the suspects into custody without notifying local officials. Madison...
Sep 24, 2018
DATCP Offering Processor Grants for Wisconsin Dairy Farmers
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection are offering Dairy Processor Grants to Wisconsin Dairy producers. The aim of these grants is to "foster innovation, improve prof...
Sep 24, 2018 Mike Bowler / CC
