Category Archives: State News
Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin Grant Application Period Now Open
Farmers and others in Wisconsin's food industry who want to grow their local markets are encouraged to apply for 2018 grants available through the Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin grant program. Managed by th...
Aug 09, 2018 victorgeere / CC
Fire in Sheboygan Causes $20,000 in Damage
The Sheboygan Fire Department responded to a house fire on the 800 block of Clara Avenue yesterday afternoon. The call reporting the blaze came in at around 2:15 PM. Multiple units were dispatched to ...
Aug 09, 2018 Gabriel Saldana / CC
$2M Plan To Rebuild Door County's Eagle Tower Moving Forward
The State Building Commission has given its approval to the design for the rebuilt Eagle Tower in Door County. The Friends of Peninsula State Park raised 750-thousand dollars to cover part of the two-...
Aug 09, 2018 Scott Lewis / CC
Two Crashes in Sheboygan County Keep Deputies Busy
Sheboygan County Deputies were kept busy Tuesday afternoon, responding to two separate crashes only two hours apart. The first took place near the intersection of Highway 32 and County Road V near Gib...
Aug 09, 2018 christopdesoto / CC
Milwaukee County: Former Supervisor Pleads Guilty To Election Fraud
A former top Milwaukee County official faces more than three years in prison when she is sentenced later this month. Former County Supervisor Peggy West entered a guilty plea to an election fraud char...
Aug 09, 2018 Rumble Press / CC
Suspect Arrested In Murder Of La Crosse Woman
The former boyfriend of a La Crosse woman has been arrested for her murder. Thirty-eight-year-old Eric Sackett was already in the La Crosse County Jail serving time for an unrelated sexual assault cas...
Aug 09, 2018
Wisconsin Woman Reaches Plea Deal In Fatal St. Paul Shooting
A 28-year-old River Falls woman has agreed to plead guilty to unintentional second-degree murder in a fatal shooting in St. Paul, Minnesota. Denise White admitted she was the one who fired into a grou...
Aug 09, 2018 Douglas Palmer / CC
Accused Fake Marine AWOL As Trial Date Approaches
A West Allis man accused of lying about his military service is missing as his trial date approached. John Hemphill had claimed to be a U-S Marine veteran who lost his leg when a roadside bomb went of...
Aug 08, 2018
Would-Be Robber Picks Wrong Victim -- Concealed Carry Permit Holder
A concealed carry permit holder says he had just left a Milwaukee gas station when a man attacked him from behind. Thomas Chojnacki tells investigators he was knocked off his bicycle and repeatedly pu...
Aug 08, 2018
Roofer Accused Of Killing Co-Worker In Circular Saw Attack
Emergency responders say they found a man suffering severe cuts to his neck and face when they responded to a call in a rural area near River Falls Monday. Investigators say a co-worker apparently att...
Aug 08, 2018 Mark Hunter / CC
