Category Archives: State News

Milwaukee's plan to extend its downtown streetcar line to the new Bucks arena has been derailed for a second time. The city's application for a 20-million dollar federal grant from the U-S Department ...

With St. Patrick's Day falling on a Saturday this year, festivals and celebrations are likely to see larger-than-normal crowds, with more vehicles and pedestrians on the roadways. AAA, in partnership ...

Wisconsin Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling says the governor is ignoring student pleas for gun control. Governor Scott Walker released a series of bills aimed at school safety Thursday. The le...

The dive team from the Outagamie County Sheriff's Office was searching the Fox River Thursday for the gun used in a shooting at an apartment complex. Witnesses told Appleton Police an argument escalat...

A 35-year-old man from Blair has a court hearing scheduled for next month in Eau Claire County on charges he sexually assaulted a young girl. If convicted, Jebediah Johnson could spend the rest of his...

A Wood County Circuit Judge ruled the performance of a defense attorney was "deficient" while he was awarding a 20-year-old man a new trial. Miguel Oertel was sentenced to 15 years in prison for killi...

Madison Police say a woman found stabbed inside a home on the city's far west side is in the hospital in stable condition and is expected to survive. The 25-year-old victim's name hasn't been released...

The Brown County Medical Examiner's Office has officially identified the man pulled from the East River in Green Bay as Ryan Riebe. Green Bay police say Riebe was 25 when he went missing on December 2...

Steve Bodart has been elected onto the Dairy Business Association's board of directors. Bodart has an extensive background, including budget scenario development, financial and production analysis on ...

Spring continues to take it's time gracing us with its presence, and some farmers may be getting anxious to clean out their manure pits. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Pro...