Category Archives: State News
Not Guilty Verdict In Deadly 2020 Menomonee Falls Stabbing
It's a not guilty verdict for a young man in a deadly stabbing in 2020 in Menomonee Falls. A jury last week acquitted Hasani Monroe of the stabbing. He told police a woman had stabbed him, then he str...
Oct 11, 2022 CC / depositphotos
Darrell Brooks Jr. Apologizes, Questions Witnesses
The Waukesha Christmas Parade trial started with an apology and ended with a string of witnesses telling the jury that Darrell Brooks Jr. ran through the parade last November. Brooks, who showed-up in...
Oct 11, 2022
Today is Indigenous Peoples Day in Wisconsin
Today is Indigenous Peoples Day in Wisconsin. There are 11 federally recognized Native American tribes in Wisconsin, and in 2019 Governor Tony Evers first signed an executive order declaring the secon...
Oct 10, 2022 Tony Alter / CC
Johnson and Barnes Meet in the First Debate
The candidates for US Senate in Wisconsin debated for the first time on Friday. Most recent polling shows a close race between Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes and incumbent Republican U.S. Senator ...
Oct 10, 2022
One Dead Following Crash in Oconto County
One person has died following a crash in Oconto County. Sheriff's Deputies were called to Old 22 Road near Finnegan Lake Lane in the Town of Gillett at around 11:10 p.m. Friday. They arrived to find a...
Oct 10, 2022
Woman Arrested in Germantown After Hitting a Vehicle in a Church Parking Lot
A woman is facing charges after she reportedly caused a commotion at a church. Officers with the Germantown Police Department were called to Life Church at around 7:30 a.m. last week Wednesday. The wo...
Oct 10, 2022
Milwaukee Police Identify Three People Who Died After Driving Off a Viaduct
Three people died last week in Milwaukee following a short police chase. The Milwaukee Police Department reports that an officer had attempted o pull over a vehicle after witnessing a drug transaction...
Oct 10, 2022
Scams Perpetrated Online Rose 87% Since 2015, According To New BBB Report
Tactics used by scammers have shifted drastically during the past several years, with scams being perpetrated online rising 87% since 2015, according to a new report published by the Better Business B...
Oct 09, 2022
BBB Tip: 10 Tips to Avoid Buying Flood Damaged Cars
Flooding problems may lead to scam artists attempting to pawn off flood-damaged vehicles as standard secondhand cars. These vehicles typically show up at auto auctions, used car dealerships, and in cl...
Oct 09, 2022 JOHN LLOYD / CC
Wisconsin Educator: Social Security Vital for Eligible Teachers
Wisconsin is one of 33 states allowing Social Security benefits to be extended to teachers. As the future of the program is debated, a retired educator said keeping certainty in place is crucial if th...
Oct 08, 2022 Jack Sem / CC
