Category Archives: State News

Several employees at the downtown Hyatt Regency Hotel have been terminated after the death of 43-year-old Dvontaye Mitchell outside the establishment last month. Security guards at the hotel allegedly...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has published its annual drinking water report for 2023. The report shows that more than 99% of the public water systems met all quality standards for con...

Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes has been inducted into the Evidence-Based Policing Hall of Fame. This national honor recognizes law enforcement professionals who approach crime through a scientific l...

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has launched a new survey to gather information on the needs of mothers and babies in the state. The Maternal and Child Health Survey, initiated yeste...

Lily Hawkinson, the Eau Claire County woman who fired a gun at her boyfriend over unfinished taxes, will not serve jail time. Prosecutors announced yesterday that Hawkinson pleaded no contest to charg...

Investigators have revealed that the suspect in last week's double murder in Abbotsford, Victor Manuel Gomez Acosta, allegedly stabbed his two daughters nearly 20 times each. Prosecutors filed formal ...

The Wisconsin Elections Commission will meet tomorrow to establish new guidelines for ballot drop boxes. This follows a recent Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling that reinstated the use of drop boxes. The...

Wisconsin legislators are set to examine the future of the University of Wisconsin System. The legislature's Study Committee on the Future of the University of Wisconsin System will convene for the fi...

Derek Johnson has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the sexual assault of a nine-year-old girl in Dunn County. The judge handed down the sentence yesterday for the assault that occurred in 2021...

A firefighter is recuperating from injuries sustained while battling a fire at the Surrey Ridge Apartment building in Janesville. Fire Chief Ryan Murphy reported that the blaze broke out yesterday aft...