Category Archives: State News
Outgoing Weston Village Administrator To Get $93K Severance Pay
The former village administrator for Weston is getting six months pay and reimbursement for another 30 days as part of a severance agreement. Daniel Guild will get a check for 93-thousand dollars. The...
Jul 19, 2018
Milwaukee Community Activist Makes Federal Court Appearance
The Milwaukee community activist accused of planning to firebomb a police district location returns to federal court next month. Vaun Mayes made a court appearance Wednesday to enter a plea of not gui...
Jul 19, 2018
Marshfield Woman Charged With Stealing From Elderly
A 33-year-old Marshfield woman faces felony charges of theft, false representation, drug possession and bail jumping. Amy L. Leikness is accused of taking money and medication from elderly victims she...
Jul 19, 2018
Mosquito Population On The Rise in Wisconsin
Officials say recent weather conditions have mosquito populations increasing in Wisconsin. The Agricultural Agent with U-W-Extension in Chippewa County says the mild winter with ample snow cover prote...
Jul 19, 2018 Katja Schulz / CC
Madison Meeting On School Resource Officers Becomes Heated
A public meeting about the future of the resource officer program in Madison schools became heated Wednesday night. The Ad-Hoc committee holding the meeting was gathering input on how police officers ...
Jul 19, 2018 SARA BALLARINI / CC
Suspect On Parole Accused Of Trying To Grab Officer's Weapon
A 27-year-old Black River Falls man faces five criminal charges after a Sunday incident. Police say Ben Paprocki tried to take an officer's weapon while he was being arrested. Paprocki told the office...
Jul 19, 2018
Milwaukee Dog Walker Who Killed His Attacker Won't Be Charged
The Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office has decided not to charge the dog walker who killed his attacker Tuesday morning. A medical examiner determined it likely wasn't his actions which cause...
Jul 19, 2018
Poll: Republican Primary For U.S. Senate Dead Even
No candidate has an apparent advantage in the Republican race for the U-S Senate. Wednesday's Marquette University Law School poll shows State Senator Leah Vukmir with 34-percent support and Delafield...
Jul 19, 2018
Former Correctional Officer Headed To Jail For Having Sex With Inmate
A former correctional officer will spend 60 days behind bars for having sex with an inmate. Kaitlyn Schulz pleaded guilty so a felony charge would be dropped. The inmate at Oakhill Correctional Facili...
Jul 19, 2018 Joseph Kranak / CC
Fire Victims Say They Warned Landlord About Careless Smoking
Residents of the Hamilton Gates apartments in Green Bay say they warned the owners about careless smoking. They say their upstairs neighbors would smoke, then throw their cigarettes off the balcony. C...
Jul 19, 2018 Julie / CC
