Category Archives: State News

Wisconsin residents are being warned about a new payment scam via email. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says scammers are impersonating tolling agencies and "sending fake email notificatio...

Milwaukee's leaders want to see harsher penalties for negligent landlords. Three Milwaukee aldermen spoke to reporters this week about a proposed ordinance that would install heavier fines for landlor...

Wisconsin is reporting its first case of measles this year. The Department of Health Services says an adult resident in Waukesha County contracted the virus, and it is related to international travel....

A Medford woman is pleading guilty to charges stemming from robberies at a pair of Jackson County banks. Banks in Black River Falls and Alma Center were robbed in 2018 and 2019, and two people have be...

The former principal at Sun Prairie West High School is in trouble with the law. Jennifer Ploeger was formally charged this week over accusations of failing to report child sex crimes involving former...

Article submitted by MPL Public Services Librarian, Tony Plekan   A library card gives you access to so many fantastic materials and resources that it can be difficult keeping everything straight...

Authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with a stabbing reported Monday morning in Holmen. Police learned early Tuesday that the victim was being treated at a local hospital. Following conta...

Four people were displaced after a fire broke out at a home in Waterloo on Sunday morning. Fire crews responded to a call on Frances Lane around 8:30 a.m. and found smoke coming from a three-bedroom m...

Madison residents gathered outside the State Capitol on Sunday to protest a recent fatal shooting involving a federal immigration officer. The demonstration came a day after Alex Pretti was shot and k...

Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman is drawing criticism after attending a training program in Israel. According to MPD, Norman took part in a homeland security program there in December. During a r...