Category Archives: State News
Postponed Once By Weather, Construction On I-41/US 45 Starts Today
Postponed once by threatening weather, construction on Interstate 41/U-S 45 starts today (July 22nd). The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says the work will take about 54 hours to complete. Oth...
Jul 22, 2022
Report From Dane County Board's Election Security Committee Coming Next Month
If you want to take on an election official in Dane County, it could be costly. The county Board of Supervisors formed an election security committee earlier this year to review the measures already i...
Jul 22, 2022
Milwaukee Man Arrested For May Fatal Shooting Of Visiting Navy Sailor
A 36-year-old Milwaukee man has been arrested for the fatal shooting in May of a Navy sailor. Phoenix Castanon of Arizona was in West Allis visiting his girlfriend. Police say another woman was walkin...
Jul 22, 2022
Driver Taking Highway 12 Off-Ramp In Cottage Grove Blocked, Robbed By Two Men
Authorities say a driver and his passenger taking a Highway 12 off-ramp in Cottage Grove were blocked by another vehicle, then two armed men got out and robbed them. The incident happened at about 2:0...
Jul 22, 2022 Row of police cars, with blue and red flashing sirens. selective focus
Legislative Committee: Election Clerks Can't Help Voters With Absentee Ballot Mistakes
The Wisconsin Legislature's joint rules committee says local election clerks can't help voters when they make a mistake on an absentee ballot envelope. State Representative Steve Nass is chair of that...
Jul 21, 2022
Vos Tells Former President Again: 2020 Presidential Election Results Can't Be Overturned
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has told former President Donald Trump once again - Vos can't overturn the 2020 presidential election results. Vos has said Trump called him last week trying to pressure him...
Jul 21, 2022
Four Teenagers Hurt, Rescued From Eau Claire River
Emergency responders say four teenagers were floating on tubes down the Eau Claire River Wednesday afternoon when the current pushed them into a tree hanging over the water. They had to be rescued fro...
Jul 21, 2022 Brian / CC
Chicago Teen Dies In Columbia County Campground Swimming Pond
The Columbia County Sheriff's Office says a 15-year-old from Chicago has died in a campground swimming pond. The emergency call was received Tuesday at about 5:40 p.m. from Smokey Hollow Campground in...
Jul 21, 2022
Safety Changes Made For Next Month's 2022 Wisconsin State Fair
Safety enhancements are being made for next month's 2022 Wisconsin State Fair. The changes include vehicle barriers similar to the ones added to the parade routes in Waukesha after last year's Christm...
Jul 20, 2022
Special Counsel Reviewing 2020 Election Returns To Court Thursday
The special counsel hired to review the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin is due back in court Thursday. Dane County Judge Frank Remington rejected a request that he recuse himself. The judge fo...
Jul 20, 2022
