Category Archives: State News

Medford police say a 31-year-old man was apparently high on cold and flu medication when he started shooting a stolen gun and held authorities in a five-hour standoff. Jake Wendt made a Taylor County ...

A 22-year-old male is in the Manitowoc County Jail on multiple charges including physical abuse of a child causing great bodily harm. Detective Lieutenant Melissa Wiesner (wise-nur) of the Two Rivers ...

State law mandates that only county government can enact such a tax however---cities can choose to implement a "mandatory referendum" on the issue. Conversely the county has authority to allocate or k...

The Dane County Sheriff's Office has arrested a 59-year-old Marshall man for a fatal shooting earlier this week. Deputies say the body of 21-year-old Jesse Faber was found in a storage locker in Rio T...

A spokeswoman for local manufacturer, Jagemann Stamping, says they are committed to and are a proud supporter of the lakeshore community. Jagemann Stamping has nearly 275 fulltime employees and 85-sup...

When a Milwaukee police officer opened fire at an armed suspect Thursday night, he hit him -- but he also hit a fellow officer. Police were responding to a report of a domestic dispute. When they enco...

U_W-La Crosse says it has received its largest single gift in the university's history. The school announced Wednesday a two-million-dollar endowment from Prairie Springs: The Paul Fleckenstein Trust....

A 75-year-old Manitowoc Rapids man was found dead last evening on his property. Manitowoc County Sheriff Deputy Inspector Jason Orth says that deputies were dispatched about 8:20 pm to check on the we...

A Dane County judge has ordered a competency hearing for a man accused of beating an elderly woman in her home. The incident happened last week in the town of Dunn. A Wednesday preliminary hearing for...

Brown County prosecutors say the man accused of using his vehicle to smash cars and chase two former co-workers through Lambeau Field's parking lot in late December has been bound over for trial. Fort...