Category Archives: State News

Wisconsin lawmakers are focusing on the state's youth prisons, with a hearing scheduled by the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. The hearing, set for tomorrow in Merrill, aims to addres...

A second lawsuit alleging racial profiling has been filed against an Eau Claire police officer. Timothy Coleman claims that Officer Sam Sperry racially profiled him and used excessive force during his...

A police chase and subsequent shooting in Milwaukee has captured widespread attention after the release of a video depicting the incident. The footage from a June chase on I-43 shows officers pursuing...

Local governments across Wisconsin have received their first payments from the state's shared revenue plan, totaling one billion dollars. Governor Tony Evers' office announced the distribution yesterd...

Milwaukee Police report that a robbery crew has been active in the Riverwest and Upper East Side neighborhoods, though it is unclear if they are connected to last week's string of robberies. Investiga...

The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner has ruled the death of D'Vontaye Mitchell outside the downtown Hyatt as a homicide caused by restraint asphyxia. The ME's office released Mitchell's autopsy yeste...

Cody Blassingame, accused of sexually assaulting two teenage boys near the Duncan Creek bike path last year, has been deemed incompetent to stand trial. A judge ruled yesterday that Blassingame, who w...

George Hartleroad, a 71-year-old wanted man from Wisconsin who escaped 30 years ago, has been arrested and is now back in jail. Police in West Des Moines apprehended Hartleroad for not having a reflec...

The Wisconsin State Fair opens today, marking a highly anticipated summer event. Organizers expect hundreds of thousands of visitors between now and Sunday, August 11th. This year's fair will feature ...

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has temporarily suspended several pro-Palestinian groups following an Instagram post that labeled the Milwaukee Jewish Federation as an "extremist group." The uni...