Category Archives: State News

Milwaukee Public Schools are fast approaching a critical deadline, set for less than 24 hours from now. A circuit court judge has ordered the district to reinstate 25 officers in its schools by Monday...

A teenager was fatally shot Thursday in a tragic incident on Madison's east side. Authorities responded to a call about the shooting, which took place in a parking lot on 200 Thompson Drive. The 18-ye...

The man who has already been charged in connection with a triple homicide in New Lisbon is now facing additional charges. Virgil Thew has now been charged with hiding a corpse and possession of a fire...

Four teenagers have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery at Madison East High School last week. Police say a student was robbed of money last Tuesday and then attacked when he attempted t...

A Beloit man is facing charges after a drug raid in Rock County. Authorities say a SWAT team executed a search warrant Wednesday at a residence in the 2000 block of Linway Drive. Dentrez Richardson wa...

Shane Helmbrecht, an Eau Claire man accused of murdering his neighbor, is set to be arraigned next month. On Wednesday, Helmbrecht appeared in court for a motion hearing, where the court reaffirmed it...

Authorities have identified the individual who was killed in an officer-involved shooting in Milwaukee earlier this week. Police say 24-year-old Isaiah Stott was shot and killed after he fired a semia...

A study conducted by researchers at the University of Wisconsin has found no significant reduction in concussions among athletes using soft football helmet covers. The research, part of a study at the...

Joann Fabrics is closing nearly 70% of its Wisconsin stores as part of a larger effort to downsize its operations nationwide. The company, which filed for bankruptcy in January, will shut down 500 sto...

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is reviewing a lawsuit filed by nurses at UW Health who are seeking to form a union. This comes over ten years after Act 10 restricted collective bargaining rights for publ...