Category Archives: State News
Madison Resident Receives Four-Year Prison Term for Fentanyl Distribution
A Madison resident, Messiah Fleming, has been handed a four-year prison sentence for his involvement in the distribution of fentanyl. Fleming, caught on a wiretap in 2022 engaging with a drug traffick...
Dec 12, 2023 CC / depositphotos
Governor Evers Opposes Plan to Disband Elections Commission
Governor Evers has pledged to veto any proposal aimed at dismantling the state's Elections Commission. Speaking on UPFRONT on Milwaukee TV, Evers rejected the Republican plan to shift the Commission's...
Dec 11, 2023 Governor Tony Evers Official Portrait
UW Regents Reject DEI Agreement, Republican Leaders Stand Firm
Wisconsin's Republican Assembly Speaker, Robin Vos, declared the University of Wisconsin's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) deal rejected by regents as the "last, best, and final offer." Vos, wh...
Dec 11, 2023
Probation for Woman Who Brought Firearm to Milwaukee School
Khadijiha Hamilton, the woman who brought a gun into a Milwaukee school in May, has been sentenced to probation instead of prison. The 29-year-old Hamilton was arrested after bringing a firearm to Roc...
Dec 11, 2023
Drug Bust Follows Oak Creek Police Chase
An Oak Creek Police chase resulted in a significant drug bust. Initiated around 8:20 yesterday morning, the pursuit covered two miles before concluding near the airport. Upon stopping the suspects, po...
Dec 11, 2023 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Arrests Made After Altercation at West Bend High School
Following a viral altercation outside West Bend High Schools on Friday, police apprehended five teenagers, two of whom were later released to their parents. West Bend Police are urging felony charges ...
Dec 11, 2023
Fatal Crash Claims Life in Vernon County
Tragedy struck in the town of Bergen on Friday afternoon as 47-year-old Laurel Wicks lost her life in a collision. According to Vernon County deputies, Wicks crashed her vehicle into the rear of a dum...
Dec 11, 2023
Missing La Crosse Woman Located, Silver Alert Canceled
The State Patrol canceled the statewide Silver Alert for 78-year-old Maureen Mahoney after locating the missing woman. Troopers issued the alert when Mahoney was last seen in La Crosse, expressing con...
Dec 11, 2023
Sen. Jacque Introduces the Predatory Lending Prevention Act
An Eastern Wisconsin legislator is taking aim at ending predatory lending. Senator Andre Jacque of De Pere has introduced a bill he is calling the Predatory Lending Prevention Act, which he says will ...
Dec 09, 2023
Wisconsin DHS Reminds Parents Of Applesauce Recall
Wisconsin's Department of Health Services has notified parents about a recall of four different brands of kid-friendly applesauce pouches due to the possibility of containing excessive lead levels. Th...
Dec 08, 2023 Rachel Loughman / Unsplash
