Category Archives: State News

A judge has ruled in favor of the state's ability to compel large dairy farms to obtain environmental permits before managing their manure. The Calumet County judge emphasized that state law empowers ...

Volunteers at the Goodwill in Ashland were surprised last weekend when someone donated a World War Two-era hand grenade. The store promptly contacted Marathon County's bomb squad, as the grenade, iden...

A plea deal may be reached in the case of the Chippewa County sheriff. Prosecutors recently announced a plea agreement with Mitchell Ludtke, who faced charges related to a police chase in April, where...

Governor Tony Evers has fulfilled his promise and vetoed a set of legislative maps submitted by the Republican lawmakers. After concerns were brought forth about how the political maps were drawn, Gov...

The initial investigation into the death of a woman who succumbed to the cold at a bus station in Milwaukee two weeks ago reveals that paramedics failed to exit their ambulance. The Milwaukee Fire Dep...

Governor Tony Evers has followed expectations by vetoing political maps that he played a significant role in drafting. Evers recently rejected legislative maps, which constituted 99 percent of the one...

A group of Democrats in Madison are looking to boost local journalism in the state. State Rep. Jimmy Anderson, state Rep. Jodi Emerson, and State Senator Mark Spreitzer have asked their fellow lawmake...

A cold case in Polk County will remain open. A judge has refused to dismiss the homicide of Yvonne Menke, who was shot and killed outside of her apartment in St. Croix Falls in 1985. Mary Bailey is be...

A former teacher in Wauwatosa has admitted to having sex with a student and buying him a gun. 34-year-old Tyesha Bolden is facing more than 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges includin...

The six girls who were strip-searched in the Suring School District have won in court. A judge in Oconto County ruled in favor of the victims, awarding them $400,000, which they will split. In 2022, S...