Category Archives: State News
Milwaukee Shooting Leaves 2 Young Men Dead
Milwaukee police say two people were killed when a late-night argument turned into a gunfight at the city's Swing Park. Fatal wounds were suffered by a 22-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy. The incid...
Aug 08, 2018 MIKI Yoshihito / CC
Janesville Re-Assessing Property For 1st Time In Years
A seller's real estate market promises to increase the average assessment of Janesville properties by about 20 percent. That southern Wisconsin city is re-assessing property for the first time in a fe...
Aug 08, 2018 Alper Çuğun / CC
Armed Robbery Suspect Caught On Camera, Turns Self In
Wausau police say they posted surveillance video of an attempted armed robber online -- and two hours later one of the suspects walked into police headquarters and turned himself in. The video shows t...
Aug 08, 2018
$100M Development Coming To Milwaukee's Bay View Neighborhood
Developers say a 100-million dollar project planned for Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood will include office space, apartments and a hotel. Brownsville-based Michels Corporation is behind the mixed-u...
Aug 07, 2018 Scott Lewis / CC
Shorewood Man Sentenced To 11 Years For Sexual Assaults
A Shorewood man is going to prison for 11 years for a series of sexual assaults. One of his victims was a 10-year-old girl. Jared Weber entered a guilty plea last May to four charges. He had been accu...
Aug 07, 2018 Allen Allen / CC
Shooting Suspect Arrested In La Crosse
La Crosse police have arrested a 24-year-old suspect in the Sunday shooting which left two people wounded. Isaiah Stenson Junior of La Crosse faces several charges, including first-degree recklessly e...
Aug 07, 2018
$6.8B Stock Deal To Create "Global Leader In Consumer Packaging"
The purchase of Neenah-based Bemis Company by an Australian competitor is expected to create what a news release calls a "global leader in consumer packaging." Amcor will buy Bemis in a six-point-eigh...
Aug 07, 2018
Eau Claire Police Spot Burglar Inside Home, Wait, Then Arrest Him
Eau Claire police think they may have cleared up 20 home burglaries after arresting a suspect last week. Officers were in the Randall Park neighborhood early Friday morning when they spotted a suspici...
Aug 07, 2018
Scooter Company Removes Its Vehicles From Milwaukee Streets
Milwaukee has reached an agreement with Bird Rides, Incorporated, to get its scooters off city streets. Bird says the scooters will return when regulations are in place. The company has been involved ...
Aug 07, 2018 Phillip Pessar / CC
Horse Owners Concerned About Suspicious Activity
A concerned citizen in Outagamie County contacted authorities last Friday to report seeing something suspicious near her farm. Sheriff's deputies say the complaint stated concern that she believed tha...
Aug 07, 2018
