Category Archives: State News
State Troopers Call For School Bus Safety
The Wisconsin State Patrol is calling for school bus safety as students prepare to head back to class. State troopers say there were 655 crashes involving school buses across the Badger State last yea...
Aug 18, 2026 Ian Dick / CC
UW Announces Tuition Freeze Plan
The Universities of Wisconsin is pushing for a freeze on tuition for the next two years. System leaders announced yesterday a proposal that would keep tuition the same for the next two years, so long ...
Aug 18, 2026 Jason Dean / CC
Madison City Attorney Says Independent Monitor Can't Access Ruiz Records
Madison's city attorney has determined the Office of the Independent Police Monitor can't access records related to the police shooting death of Corey Ruiz. The city attorney said the records can't be...
Aug 18, 2026
Triple Murder Suspect Appears In Court
A Milwaukee man charged with murdering three people is out of court. Thomas Zollicoffer went before a judge yesterday on seven charges related to the August 8th shooting, including three counts of int...
Aug 18, 2026
Body Found In Lake Michigan Identified
The body found in Lake Michigan over the weekend is being identified. James Mueller was found near Bay View Park on Saturday morning by a passerby using the Oak Leaf Trail. First responders tried to s...
Aug 18, 2026
Wisconsin DNR Explains Why Wisconsin Leads Nation In ATV/UTV Fatalities
The cause of nearly 30 fatal ATV/UTV accidents in Wisconsin is forgetting basic safety. The Wisconsin DNR says drivers not wearing seatbelts and helmets are the primary reason the Badger State leads t...
Aug 17, 2026
Madison Among Most Pet-Friendly Cities
Wisconsin's capital city is among the better places for pets to live. Finance website WalletHub recently ranked the 100 biggest cities in the U.S. based on nearly two dozen metrics and ranked them bas...
Aug 17, 2026 Photo Credit - Manitowoc County Kennel Club
Former Employee Arrested After Breaking Car Windows At Madison Workplace
A former employee of a business in Madison is in custody after breaking several car windows outside the building on Friday. It happened during the morning hours on Wright Street when the man arrived a...
Aug 17, 2026
Shell Lake Man Charged With 5th OWI
A Shell Lake man was arrested on Saturday for the fifth time on an OWI charge. The Wisconsin State Patrol says they stopped 31-year-old Dakota Ellithorpe for speeding near US 53 and US 63 in Trego and...
Aug 17, 2026
Former UW-La Crosse Student Cleared in Sexual Assault Case
The verdict is in for a former UW-La Crosse student charged with sexual assault. Prosecutors had alleged that Logan Zdanowicz sexually assaulted a woman in a dorm room in February of 2025. After a thr...
Aug 17, 2026
