Category Archives: State News
Hit-And-Run Driver Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Killing Man
A Rusk County judge has sentenced a hit-and-run driver to 10 years in prison. Michael Niles pleaded no contest to a reduced charge. He admitted he had too much to drink the night his car went out of c...
Aug 16, 2018 Rumble Press / CC
Scientists Checking To See If Lake Superior Algae Bloom Is Toxic
Scientists at the University of Minnesota-Duluth are checking to see if a large algae bloom on Lake Superior is toxic. The bloom has melted away for now, but it may have extended for up to 50 miles fr...
Aug 16, 2018 Seabamirum / CC
Waukesha City Council Approves $29M New City Hall
The Waukesha city administrator says it is either spend 29-million dollars to build a new city hall -- or pay millions for repairs. City Council members have approved a plan to build a new city hall o...
Aug 15, 2018 Pictures of Money / CC
9-Year-Old Madison Boy Injured In Drive-By -- But Not By A Bullet
A mother and her nine-year-old son say they were walking down the sidewalk late Monday night when they were the victims of a drive-by. The nine-year-old was hit in the back, not by a bullet, but by a ...
Aug 15, 2018
Wasp Nest Creates Dangerous Situation
Residents of a home in Bellevue were alarmed earlier this week when their carbon monoxide detectors started going off. Because it is odor-less and color-less, carbon monoxide can be very dangerous. It...
Aug 15, 2018 Tharrin / CC
Lawmaker Accused Of Sexual Misconduct Defeated In Primary
Voters have ousted a Democratic state lawmaker who was accused of sexual misconduct. Immigration attorney Marisabel Cabrera defeated State Representative Josh Zepnick in Tuesday's primary. Zepnick was...
Aug 15, 2018
No Evidence Of Shots Fired On I-43 Found
Investigators with the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office say they have found no evidence shots were fired on Interstate 43 during the noon hour Tuesday. Multiple reports were called in. Witnesses told...
Aug 15, 2018 allenhimself / CC
Chicago Man Arrested In Appleton Suspected Of Human Trafficking In 9 States
The Wisconsin Attorney General's Office says a Chicago man was arrested last week on tentative human trafficking charges in at least nine states, including Wisconsin. Wisconsin Attorney General Brad S...
Aug 15, 2018
Brendan Dassey's Mother Surrenders Computer
The attorney for convicted killer Steven Avery says she has received the computer she was seeking. Brendan Dassey's mother gave it up for a forensic examination Monday. Avery is Dassey's uncle and bot...
Aug 15, 2018 Clare Black / CC
Corvette Show This Evening at Manitowoc A&W
The Kettle Moraine Corvette Club, Ltd Is hosting the 4th annual car show and fundraiser at the A&W in Manitowoc this evening. Proceeds from the event, including 15% of A&W sales between 5:00 a...
Aug 15, 2018
