Category Archives: State News
Marine Gets 7 Years Confinement For Killing Janesville Service Member
A Marine who pleaded guilty in the stabbing death of a service member from Janesville will be in military confinement for seven years. Private First Class Raymond W. Begay attended an emotionally-char...
Jul 27, 2018 meesh / CC
Wisconsin Teens Not Having As Many Babies
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reports teenagers in the state aren't having as many babies as in the past. The birth rate among mothers between 15-and-19 years old is following a national...
Jul 27, 2018 Robin Salman / CC
Impatient Restaurant Customer Charged With Assault In June Incident
Witnesses say a restaurant customer became impatient while waiting for his order last month and assaulted a worker. Twenty-eight-year-old Raphael Calhoun Junior is charged with substantial battery at ...
Jul 27, 2018
Bittersweet Final Opening At The State Theatre
A historic downtown Eau Claire theater is hosting a bittersweet final run. The State Theatre held its last opening night Wednesday night for the play Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The ...
Jul 26, 2018 Rosmarie Voegtli / CC
Wisconsin Ordered To Pay For 2 Transgender Surgeries
A federal judge has ordered Wisconsin to pay for the surgeries that two transgender Medicaid recipients need to treat their gender dysphoria. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that Cody Flack and...
Jul 26, 2018 Rumble Press / CC
Madison Man Suffers Internal Injuries During Downtown Attack
Madison police are scanning surveillance video in an effort to identify two men who attacked a 30-year-old victim early Wednesday morning. The man who was attacked suffered internal injuries. He told ...
Jul 26, 2018
Milwaukee County Jail Supervisor Facing Trial
The jail supervisor who had the water turned off in a mentally ill inmate's cell will face a felony charge. That inmate died of dehydration. Kashka Meadors could be sentenced to more than three years ...
Jul 26, 2018 Patrick Feller / CC
Brand New Merrill Mayor Wants New City Administrator
Merrill's newly-elected mayor points to a recent scandal and the way the fire chief position was handled as reasons he wants a new city administrator. Derek Woellner posted his concerns on his persona...
Jul 26, 2018 Michael Cory / CC
Winnebago Mental Health Institute Still Not In Compliance With Federal Standards
Federal inspectors have determined a state-run psychiatric facility still isn't in compliance with Medicare standards. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services had planned to terminate the Winne...
Jul 26, 2018
Local Gardening Expert Speaks About Tomato Problems
A local gardening expert says blossom end-rot on plants, especially tomatoes, is not unusual this time of year. Tom Hartman of Hartman's Towne and Country Greenhouse said on WOMT's Be My Guest, the pr...
Jul 26, 2018 Mike Mozart / CC
