Category Archives: State News
Dikeman Jury Begins Deliberations
Jurors in La Crosse County are deliberating in the trial of Josie Dikeman. Dikeman is charged in the 2023 death of her boyfriend's 6-year-old son, A.J. In the trial, Dikeman took the stand in her own ...
May 15, 2026
Sen. LeMahieu Blames Democrats For Stopping Education And Tax Relief Bill
Wisconsin's Senate Majority Leader is responding after a bipartisan bill with Governor Evers failed to pass yesterday. Yesterday's Special Session Bill 1 would provide more funding for education and p...
May 14, 2026
One Person Injured After Lift Collapsed At Downtown Madison Construction Site
One person is injured after a lift collapsed at a downtown construction site in Madison. Dane County Dispatch said a call came Wednesday morning for a possible scaffolding collapse. Crews were working...
May 14, 2026 Andrew Malone / CC
Escaped Kenosha Inmate Arrested
An escaped Kenosha Correctional Center inmate is back in custody. Law enforcement announced Jonathan Taylor was arrested yesterday in Racine without incident by U.S. Marshals. Taylor left the facility...
May 14, 2026
Arrest Made In Deadly Hit-And-Run Crash
The Milwaukee Police Department is announcing an arrest in a deadly hit-and-run crash earlier this week. Police explained yesterday that a person was taken into custody for Monday's collision that lef...
May 14, 2026
Dikeman Defense Rests Its Case
The defense has rested its case in the trial of Josie Dikeman. Dikeman faces charges of first-degree intentional homicide, chronic neglect of a child resulting in death, and repeated physical abuse of...
May 14, 2026
Wisconsin Ranks Low For Nurses
The Badger State is not among the best places to be a nurse. That's according to a recent study by finance website WalletHub, which ranked all 50 states for some of society's most unsung heroes. The s...
May 13, 2026 Portrait of a young female doctor in scrubs and a protective face mask preparing an anesthesia machine before an operation
Dikeman Testifies In Her Own Defense
Jurors hearing the trial of Josie Dikeman on Tuesday heard directly from the defendant. Dikeman is the Onalaska woman facing charges of first-degree intentional homicide, chronic neglect of a child re...
May 13, 2026
Charges Filed In Shooting Death of MCSO Employee
Two men are facing charges in the deadly shooting of a longtime Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office employee. A criminal complaint shows Prinston Underwood has been charged with intentional homicide in ...
May 13, 2026
Body Recovered From Fish Lake
The Rusk County Sheriff's Office reports a body was recovered Monday afternoon from Fish Lake in the Town of Rusk. Authorities had been searching for a 19-year-old who had reportedly gone missing on t...
May 13, 2026 Daniel / CC
