Category Archives: State News
Defense Attorney Tries To Have Homicide Case Moved To Juvenile Court
The defense attorney for the teenager accused of killing 10-year-old Lily Peters is trying to have the case moved to juvenile court. A motion for a reverse waiver hearing will be filed in Chippewa Cou...
Sep 02, 2022 CC / depositphotos
Federal Judge Rules Disabled Voters Can Get Help Submitting Absentee Ballots
A federal judge has ruled disabled voters in Wisconsin can get help submitting their absentee ballots. U.S. District Court Judge James Peterson gave the Wisconsin Elections Commission until September ...
Sep 01, 2022
People In Charge Of Milwaukee Violence Prevention Fund Didn't Know It Existed
Two of the three people in charge of Milwaukee's Violence Prevention Fund say they didn't know it existed. Mayor Cavalier Johnson says he "had no clue." Hundreds of thousands of dollars from the fund ...
Sep 01, 2022
Wisconsin Elections Commission Asks For $1.3 Million In New Funding
Prior to 2020, the Wisconsin Elections Committee dealt with about 15 complaints per year. This year, that number has topped 50. That's one of the reasons the commission is asking for one-point-three-m...
Sep 01, 2022 CC Dmitry Demidko
Thursday Court Hearing For 14-Year-Old Accused Of Killing Lily Peters
A hearing will be held in Chippewa County Court later today (September 1st) for the 14-year-old accused of killing Lily Peters. The boy hasn't been named because of his age. He is charged with first-d...
Sep 01, 2022
Fugitive Charged With Killing Former Girlfriend Had Been Free On Bail At The Time
A fugitive now charged with killing his former girlfriend had been free on bail at the time. Ernest Terrell Blakney was awaiting sentencing for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl when authorities ...
Sep 01, 2022
Summerfest Sticking With New 3-Weekend Schedule
It worked, and people liked it, so Summerfest will stick with its new, three-weekend schedule. It was developed during the pandemic. Milwaukee World Festival announced Tuesday that the event in 2023 w...
Aug 31, 2022 Scott Feldstein / CC
U.S. Senator Ron Johnson Defends Comments On Social Security, Government Benefits
U.S. Senator Ron Johnson defends his comments on Social Security and government benefits, saying he never said he wanted to put programs like Medicare on the chopping block. The Wisconsin Republican s...
Aug 31, 2022
Wisconsin Schools To Receive Another $90M From ARPA Funds
Wisconsin public schools will receive another $90 million from the state's share of American Rescue Plan Act funding. Governor Tony Evers made the official announcement Tuesday. The money will be dist...
Aug 31, 2022 Taylor Wilcox / Unsplash
Michigan Judge To Decide If There Is Enough Evidence To Try 5 Men For Plot
A Michigan judge will decide whether there is enough evidence to try five men for plotting to kidnap that state's governor. One of the suspects is 52-year-old Brian Higgins of Wisconsin Dells. He and ...
Aug 31, 2022
