Category Archives: State News

A driver escaped injury after their vehicle plunged into the Menomonee River. The vehicle fell into the river while driving on a rain-weakened road on Campbell Drive, which collapsed. The hole reporte...

Two hikers were injured by a lightning strike while walking in Kettle Moraine State Forest on Saturday. Emergency crews responded around 4:14 p.m. after receiving reports of an unresponsive man. First...

A police pursuit that began in Monona with a reported theft ended with both an officer and a suspect injured Saturday evening. Monona police responded around 8 p.m. to a theft in progress at a local r...

Officials have issued a state of emergency after torrential rains drenched the area over the weekend. Timmerman Airport recorded over 14 inches of rainfall by Sunday afternoon, with residents reportin...

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has released the student vaccination rates for the 2024-2025 school year. In the five-page report, the department noted that 86.4% of all students across th...

The state's largest farm organization wants what it calls "meaningful" immigration reform rather than aggressive federal detention and deportation efforts. Tyler Wenzlaff, director of national affairs...

City officials in Milwaukee are encouraging residents to call 9-1-1 if they hear gunfire. The reminder follows a shots-fired incident early Thursday morning, which went unreported at the time. Police ...

Authorities have identified the victim of a fatal crash in Jackson County. The person who passed away was 19-year-old Aurora Olson of Black River Falls. The crash happened around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday i...

A Milwaukee auto shop owner is recovering after being shot multiple times by a dissatisfied customer. The incident occurred last Friday at Divine Auto Shop, where a man reportedly became agitated over...

Police in Janesville are investigating the death of Melissa Rupnow, the mother of the Madison school shooter. Officers responded to a residence on August 1st and identified Rupnow as the deceased. Aut...