Category Archives: State News
Request for Release Reiterated by Second Slender Man Suspect
In the ongoing Slender Man case, Morgan Geyser, the second young woman involved, is once again seeking release from the state mental hospital where she has been held for the past five years. Geyser's ...
Jan 19, 2024
Firearm Discovered at Spring Valley School
Authorities are addressing concerns following the discovery of a firearm at a school in western Wisconsin. The local police found the unloaded weapon yesterday at Spring Valley's combined middle and h...
Jan 19, 2024
Wisconsin Assembly Set to Vote on Revised School Strip Search Guidelines
The Wisconsin State Assembly is scheduled to vote on updated rules for strip searches in schools. The proposed plan expands strip searches to include students down to their underwear and clarifies the...
Jan 18, 2024 By Vijay Kumar Koulampet // commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27024740
Task Force Proposes $5 Million Investment to Combat Childhood Obesity
Wisconsin lawmakers are considering investing over five million dollars to address childhood obesity in the state. The Speaker's Task Force on Childhood Obesity released a report outlining recommendat...
Jan 18, 2024 Melissa / CC
Homicide Confirmed in Taylor County Mental Health Facility Death
The Taylor County sheriff confirms that the death of 61-year-old Joseph Bonney at the Almost Home Again mental health facility in the Town of Aurora was a homicide. Bonney was found strangled on Sunda...
Jan 18, 2024
Juneau County Barn Fire Claims Calf's Life
A barn fire in the Town of Lemonweir, Juneau County, resulted in the destruction of a barn and the death of a calf. The incident occurred around 4:30 yesterday morning (January 17th), requiring the ef...
Jan 18, 2024 D4E / CC
Darlington Woman Receives 18-Month Sentence in Goat Deaths Case
Stephanie Lincicum of Darlington has been sentenced to 18 months in jail following the discovery of nearly 200 goats found dead on her farm. Charged with 40 counts each of animal abuse and theft along...
Jan 18, 2024
Madison Veteran Found, Green Alert Called Off
The Green Alert issued for a missing Madison veteran has been canceled. Authorities located 21-year-old Eric Blum within an hour of the alert being issued and confirmed that he is safe. The details of...
Jan 18, 2024
Two Rep. Tittl Penned Bills Pass in the Assembly
Two bills authored by an Eastern Wisconsin legislator have passed in the Assembly. The first bill, written by Representative Paul Tittl of Manitowoc, looks to raise the limit of personal property obta...
Jan 17, 2024
Eastern Wisconsin Legislators View District Map Change Differently
Two Eastern Wisconsin legislators have different views on the upcoming legislative district map change. 25th District Representative Paul Tittl of Manitowoc said on WOMT's Be My Guest program Monday t...
Jan 17, 2024
