Category Archives: State News

Wisconsin's largest city has done as expected and submitted a formal bid to host the 2020 Democratic National Committee. Milwaukee calls itself the "fresh coast" as it tries to draw thousands of Democ...

A 20-year-old Oconomowoc man will avoid jail time for what he has called "an immature joke" -- a threat to shoot up the high school. Tyler Zimmer has to complete 40 hours of community service and he w...

A former agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has entered a guilty plea to a charge of capturing an intimate representation. He admits taking photos in a women's restroom...

A would-be Madison thief apparently picked the wrong victim. Authorities report the boyfriend of a woman targeted for theft chased down the bad guy, tackled him and held him for officers Sunday aftern...

A Milwaukee man was sitting in the backseat of a police squad car last weekend when officers say he fired a gun. Thirty-one-year-old Marquel Hinkle said he forgot he had the weapon and, when he took i...

A 47-year-old Superior woman is accused of stealing 35-hundred dollars from the liquor store where she worked. Amy Lynn Westman made a Douglas County Court appearance last week. Investigators say West...

Fox Valley Metro Police say they have arrested a teacher for a sexual assault which allegedly happened almost 20 years ago. Jason La Vigne's alleged victim was a student at Little Chute High School at...

Two Madison sisters will be charged after stabbing each other during a Saturday fight. One of the women called the police to say she had been stabbed. When officers arrived, they found the sisters -- ...

Welbilt Incorporated, the parent company of Manitowoc Ice, has awarded scholarships to five students in Manitowoc County. Kyle Glines, Timothy McDougal of Manitowoc Lincoln High School, Dayna Hubbartt...

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation's Northeast Region Office has announced that a chip seal operation will be taking place all week on US 151 in Manitowoc County. The area affected will begin ...