Category Archives: State News

Milwaukee leaders are looking at an idea to replace a major utility provider. It was discussed during a review hearing yesterday that the proposal using state statute to replace We Energies with a loc...

A Delafield man is facing an attempted intentional homicide charge for a shooting on Father's Day. Connor Zastrow is accused of shooting his father in the stomach after the pair got into an argument o...

Authorities in Dane County are investigating a deadly crash involving a single vehicle on Monday. The sheriff's office said yesterday the driver was thrown from their vehicle when it rolled over in th...

Candidates for governor of Wisconsin are sharing a stage to get their agendas out to the voters. Several candidates were at Waukesha County Technical College in Pewaukee on Monday for a forum hosted b...

Ozaukee County is going to look into why housing costs are outpacing wage increases. The county board voted this month to conduct a study on the topic that's expected to be completed by the end of the...

The Milwaukee Police Department is now required to report excessive force used by other law enforcement and federal agents. The common council voted yesterday to approve the policy, another part of th...

The suspect in a deadly Madison bar fight is pleading guilty to a lesser charge. Rodney Golden was in court yesterday, where he pleaded guilty to second-degree reckless homicide, instead of the intent...

A Menomonie man is free on bond as he faces sex crime charges involving a young victim. Peppin County prosecutors say that 35-year-old Christopher Jensen sexually assaulted the young teen multiple tim...

A woman facing child abuse charges in Trempealeau County has now heard the court's verdict. Unlicensed daycare provider Maegan Valley was found guilty yesterday of charges including child abuse-reckle...

A private healthcare school in Milwaukee is getting a massive financial gift. The Medical College of Wisconsin announced yesterday a $27 million donation to be used toward cancer research. Wisconsin b...