Category Archives: State News
Decision On Criminal Charges Coming This Week In Sun Prairie
Authorities in Sun Prairie will decide this week whether the fatal explosion in the city's downtown area July 10th was a tragic mistake -- or criminal negligence. Firefighter Cory Barr was killed. So ...
Jul 17, 2018
Illinois Murder Fugitive Arrested During Milwaukee Drug Bust
A man wanted by authorities in central Illinois for a triple-murder has been arrested in Milwaukee. Twenty-one-year-old Sydney Mays made a Milwaukee County Circuit Court appearance Monday. He was a su...
Jul 17, 2018 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Rock County Court Hearing Reviews Plans To Remove Rock River Dam
A group opposing Janesville's plans to remove a dam on the Rock River has requested a temporary injunction. The Monterey Dam Association will attend a morning hearing in Rock County Circuit Court toda...
Jul 17, 2018
Stalker From Europe Pursued Former Girlfriend In Onalaska
A 22-year-old man from the Netherlands is accused of stalking his former girlfriend, hitting her car with a baseball bat and threatening her with a knife. Gerwin Ferwerda faces a laundry list of charg...
Jul 17, 2018 Scott Davidson / CC
International Manufacturing Firm Coming To Racine Industrial Park
Racine city officials plan to release the name of the international manufacturing firm which is expected to invest 12-million dollars in a new facility at Southside Industrial Park. The announcement i...
Jul 17, 2018
National Disability Voter Registration Week
This week is National Disability Voter Registration Week. More than 340,000 people with disabilities in Wisconsin are eligible to vote, yet people with disabilities continue to face barriers that keep...
Jul 17, 2018 Brett Neilson / CC
Frontier Craftsmen Acquire Crockett’s Cabinetry
Sheboygan Falls based Frontier Craftsmen has acquired the assets of Crockett's Cabinetry out of Glenbeulah. Sam Kohlhagen, who will own and operate the combined entity stated, "The artisans at Crocket...
Jul 17, 2018 Andrew Malone / CC
Speaker Ryan: "(Trump) Must Appreciate Russia Is Not Our Ally"
A statement released by House Speaker Paul Ryan's office Monday was critical of the president's joint news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Ryan said President Trump "must appreciate ...
Jul 17, 2018
La Crosse Man Hospitalized After Attacking Girlfriend
A La Crosse man is hospitalized in critical condition after attacking his girlfriend early Sunday. He is expected to face domestic assault charges when he gets out. Police say the 32-year-old suspect ...
Jul 17, 2018 Till Krech / CC
Governor Downplays Photo With Woman Charged With Being Russian Agent
A spokesman for Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is downplaying a photo showing him with a woman who has been charged with being a Russian agent. Walker's campaign office says there were thousands of p...
Jul 17, 2018 Michael Vadon / CC
