Category Archives: State News
Minocqua Man Pleads Not Guilty In 1982 Murder Of His Wife
It was the coldest of cold cases for three decades. Now, a 69-year-old Minocqua is pleading not guilty to first-degree murder charges in the 1982 death of his wife. Barbara Mendez was beaten to death,...
Apr 20, 2018
3 More Guilty Pleas In $200M Federal Fraud Case
Federal prosecutors have reached plea agreements with three more defendants in a 200-million dollar fraud case involving a Wisconsin-based construction company. Sonag Construction owner Brian Ganos is...
Apr 19, 2018
Wisconsin Businesses Work To Get A Piece Of Foxconn Project
The 10-billion dollar Foxconn project is a major economic boost to southeastern Wisconsin, but it can also be good for the rest of the state. Only one part of the project has been opened for bids so f...
Apr 19, 2018
$1M Bond Set For Woman Accused Of Dragging 2 Police Officers
Five charges have been filed against a Wisconsin woman accused of dragging two police officers with her car. Caitlyn Heinz made a Winnebago County court appearance Tuesday and had her cash bond set at...
Apr 19, 2018
Milwaukee Receiving Federal Grant For Wetlands Restoration
Milwaukee has been awarded a three-million-dollar federal grant to restore one of the last remaining wetlands in the city's harbor estuary. Mayor Tom Barrett announced Tuesday that around seven-and-a-...
Apr 19, 2018
Tom Barrett Considering 4th Run For Wisconsin Governor
He has a lot of money in his campaign account and some doubts about the quality of the field of Democratic candidates for Wisconsin governor. That has Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett considering the idea ...
Apr 19, 2018
3 Men Charged With Bank Robbery Spree In Madison Area
Three men have been charged in a series of nine bank robberies earlier this year in the Madison area. Thirty-one-year-old Robert Minette, 30-year-old Jonathan Thompson, and 18-year-old Kiefah Marbara ...
Apr 19, 2018
Minnesota Man Convicted In Death Of UW-Stout Student
A Dunn County jury has convicted a Minnesota man of battery in the 2016 death of a U-W Stout student from Saudi Arabia but acquitted him on a more serious murder charge. Prosecutors say Cullen M. Osbu...
Apr 19, 2018
SLC Hosting Campus Preview Day
Are you looking to either start college, or go back to school? Silver Lake College in Manitowoc will be holding a Campus Preview Day on Sunday to see if it may be the right fit for you. Enjoy a campus...
Apr 19, 2018
Milwaukee Civil Rights Leader Vel Phillips Dies
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett says civil rights leader Vel Phillips literally changed the state's largest city. Phillips died Tuesday night at the age of 94. She was the first black woman to graduate fr...
Apr 19, 2018
