Category Archives: State News

Wisconsin residents can get their own tree for the holidays if they go to certain areas. The Wisconsin DNR announced that if a resident has a permit for a personal-use holiday tree, they will be allow...

A teenage babysitter has been sentenced to jail time after admitting to killing a Sussex family's Chihuahua. Kielee Sonnemann, 19, was sentenced by a Waukesha County judge to nine months in jail, foll...

A retired judge and a former public defender were among those arrested in a recent prostitution bust in Milwaukee. The arrests were made after an investigation into men paying for sex at an apartment ...

Ronald Schroeder, known as "Silly the Clown," was sentenced to 30 years in prison for the death of his infant daughter, Katie, in 1991. Schroeder, who worked as a children's entertainer in southeaster...

A woman from Madison has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for her involvement in fentanyl trafficking. Simmeka Tibbs, who pleaded guilty in August, was sentenced earlier this week. Accord...

An eight-year-old boy tragically died after being hit by a family member's vehicle near Milwaukee yesterday morning. Emergency crews responded to the incident on North Pelican Lane in River Hills at a...

A Milwaukee man is facing multiple charges following a high-speed police pursuit that spanned over 20 miles through the city. 30-year-old Tracy Jones has been charged with fleeing from law enforcement...

Health authorities are seeing a significant rise in pertussis (whooping cough) cases this year. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has confirmed over 1,700 cases so far this season, with near...

A Milwaukee woman has been charged following an incident where her three-year-old son accidentally shot himself. 28-year-old Marqueesha Smith faces charges of child neglect after her son found a loade...

Madison police are investigating a violent robbery and carjacking that occurred last week. Authorities say the incident began Friday afternoon at a gas station in the 700 block of East Washington Aven...