Category Archives: State News
Disaster Averted, Plane Lands Safely in Green Bay Following Landing Gear Malfunction
There was a bit of a scare for passengers of a United Airlines Flight landing in Green Bay on Friday. The flight, which was coming in from Chicago had an issue with its landing gear as they began thei...
Jul 16, 2018 Martin Pettitt / CC
Foxconn Announcement Expected Monday In Eau Claire
Foxconn Technology Group, Governor Scott Walker and other top officials have scheduled a news conference in Eau Claire today (Monday) for a "major economic announcement." The Taiwan-based corporation,...
Jul 16, 2018 sparetomato / CC
Minnesota Man Given 4-Year Prison Term For Fatal Beating
A Minnesota man has been found guilty of aggravated battery in the fatal beating of a U-W-Stout college student. Cullen Osburn was sentenced to four years in prison last Friday. Osburn had been acquit...
Jul 16, 2018 Ashley / CC
6-Year-Old Bicycle Rider Dies When Hit By Truck
A six-year-old boy who was hit by a pickup Saturday night has died of the injuries he suffered. The accident happened in Waukesha at about 9:30 P-M. Police were told the family had just ridden bicycle...
Jul 16, 2018 Presidencia de la República Mexicana / CC
Missing Dane County Jail Inmates Back Behind Bars
The Dane County Sheriff's Office reports two jail inmates who went missing are back behind bars. Thirty-year-old Anthony Davis turned himself in Sunday morning. He had failed to return from a work-rel...
Jul 16, 2018 Yusuke Umezawa / CC
Dead Bird Found In Dane County Tests Positive For West Nile Virus
Health officials say a dead bird found in Dane County has tested positive for West Nile virus. Officials from Public Health Madison and Dane County say this is the first bird that tested positive for ...
Jul 15, 2018 Paul L Dineen / CC
23-Year-Old Woman Arrested In Abandoned Baby Case
Milwaukee police say charges will be referred to prosecutors in the coming days against a 23-year-old woman who was taken into custody in an abandoned baby case. The child was found on a front porch s...
Jul 15, 2018 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Admitted Bank Robber Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison
One of the two men who robbed a Stoughton bank last October is going to prison for 14 years. Twenty-four-year-old Kenny Furdge had entered a guilty plea to bank robbery charges. Prosecutors say he and...
Jul 15, 2018 Rumble Press / CC
FSA County Committee Nominations Needed
Nominations for this year's Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Committee Elections are needed by August 1st. County Committees are a vital link between the farm community and FSA. They provide an opport...
Jul 15, 2018 RichardBH / CC
New Grants Awarded to Support Access to Health Care in Rural Areas
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) today announced the recipients of grants totaling more than $300,000 to help rural health care providers increase the number of physician assistants a...
Jul 14, 2018
