Category Archives: State News

One person is dead after a chase that ended in a shooting by a Verona police officer. An officer noticed a stolen vehicle driving along Highway 151 just after 5 p.m. Sunday. Authorities say the office...

A former correctional sergeant has entered a plea agreement in connection to two inmate deaths at Waupun Correctional Institution. Court records show 41-year-old Jamal Russell pleaded no contest to th...

Several people are arrested in Blue Mounds following what activists described as a rescue attempt at Ridglan Farms. The effort took place yesterday and was organized by the Coalition to Save the Ridgl...

A former school dean in Kenosha is in custody in connection to a sexual assault investigation. Police say Curtiss Tolefree Jr. was arrested yesterday on a charge of second-degree sexual assault for al...

The suspected "dating app predator" in Milwaukee is awaiting sentencing. A jury found Timothy Olson guilty on all charges, including kidnapping an elderly woman from a Franklin restaurant in 2022. Mem...

Governor Tony Evers is declaring a state of emergency in Wisconsin because of winter weather. Evers signed the declaration Saturday evening ahead of blizzard and winter storm warnings going into effec...

A Wisconsin city is among the happiest cities in America. Finance website WalletHub looked at more than 180 of the largest cities in the US to figure out how location plays a role in the brightness or...

A civil lawsuit filed against a former Milwaukee police officer has been dismissed. A federal judge made that move last week, and the family of Joel Acevedo will recover nothing. Acevedo died in 2020 ...

A Janesville man is in custody for a child sex crime case. The Janesville Police were first notified of a person sending nude images to a child in June 2025. Joseph Cook was arrested during a traffic ...

A former Madison school teacher is facing federal charges for alleged sexual misconduct with a Texas teenager. David Fawcett was recently indicted after police in Texas warned the Madison Police Depar...