Category Archives: State News
Reedsburg Man Drowns After Falling Out Of His Boat
The Sauk County Sheriff's Office reports a 65-year-old man drowned Saturday evening after falling out of his boat. The man's name hasn't been released. A 911 caller told dispatchers that the victim wa...
Sep 06, 2022
Wisconsin Justice Department DCI Handling Police-Involved Shooting
The Wisconsin Justice Department's DCI is handling a Sunday night shooting involving Eau Claire police officers. Two officers are on routine administrative assignment while the shooting is reviewed. T...
Sep 06, 2022 Tony Webster / CC
President Biden Ramps Up The Rhetoric On "MAGA Republicans" while in Milwaukee
President Joe Biden has continued to ramp up the rhetoric aimed at "MAGA Republicans." Biden made a Monday speech at LaborFest in Milwaukee. He also called out Republican U.S. Senator Ron Johnson for ...
Sep 06, 2022
Soil and Water Conservation Efforts Remain Strong across Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection's (DATCP) Bureau of Land and Water Resource Management has released the 2021 Wisconsin Report on Soil and Water Conservation, whi...
Sep 04, 2022 Jonathan Kemper / Unsplash
Something Special from Wisconsin™ Members Win Big at 2022 Wisconsin State Fair
Members of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection's (DATCP) Something Special from Wisconsin (SSfW) program won 27 of 41 awards at the 2022 Wisconsin State Fair Grand C...
Sep 03, 2022
Consumer Alert: Facebook-Related Phishing Scams
A large number of fraudulent messages claiming to be Facebook customer service representatives or automated customer service systems have recently been reported to the Wisconsin Department of Agricult...
Sep 03, 2022 Lyncconf Games / CC
Franklin Families Scramble To Get Kids To School When Buses Don't Show
Officials with the Franklin Public School District estimate that "a couple hundred" families had to make last-minute arrangements for the first day of school when some buses didn't run. The bus compan...
Sep 02, 2022
FBI Questions Former Packers QB Favre About Money He Got For Speeches He Never Gave
The FBI has questioned former Packers star quarterback Brett Favre about the money he got for speeches he never gave. Favre hasn't been charged with any crime. Reports indicate Favre was paid $1.1 mil...
Sep 02, 2022 Collision Conf / CC
Election Fraud Charges Filed Against Activist In Racine County
The Wisconsin Department of Justice has filed election fraud charges against activist Harry Wait for obtaining absentee ballots in other people's names. Wait says he did that to show the system isn't ...
Sep 02, 2022
Sparta Man Found Guilty Of Killing His Grandfather With An Axe
A 38-year-old Sparta man has been found guilty of killing his grandfather with an axe. The Monroe County jury found that Thomas Aspseter also severely injured two others during the attack. During two ...
Sep 02, 2022
