Category Archives: State News

A Green County man is facing charges in a child sexual assault investigation. The sheriff's office says Oxford's Ricky Peil was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of child sex crimes, including ...

A Madison woman is in custody after she led multiple agencies on a chase in a stolen vehicle. A deputy with the DCSO saw a stolen Cadillac sedan when driving west on the beltline Friday afternoon. He ...

Trump administration official Mehmet Oz was in Western Wisconsin on Thursday. Dr. Oz, the Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, accompanied Representative Derrick Van Ord...

Milwaukee's Summerfest is celebrating another successful year on the lakefront. Officials say more than 613,000 fans attended this year's festival that took place over three weekends and nearly half o...

Fundraisers are underway for the three children who died on Geneva Lake last week. A GoFundMe page was established for Caleb and Abigail Oswald, ages six and seven, respectively. A separate GoFundMe c...

Another Milwaukee police officer is facing charges for allegedly misusing the department's license plate reader technology. Detective Tehrangi Chapman was charged this week with misconduct in public o...

A Madison man is pleading not guilty to attempted homicide. Sir Spurgeon Temple appeared in Dane County court yesterday for allegedly shooting another man on the city's northeast side on June 7th. The...

Milwaukee County's executive is ending his run for governor. David Crowley announced yesterday he is withdrawing his campaign for Wisconsin's top post, saying "it has become clear" that he won't be th...

A new court date is being set for a lawsuit filed by former UW-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow against the university. Gow claims his 2024 termination was a violation of his First Amendment rights. Gow w...

Vice President JD Vance is talking about fraud in a campaign-style speech in Wisconsin. Vance spoke in Milwaukee yesterday, touting the Trump administration's nationwide crackdown on federal benefits ...