Category Archives: State News

Manitowoc's state representative in Madison wrote one of the nine bills recently vetoed by Governor Tony Evers. Assembly Bill 366, introduced and written by State Representative Paul Tittl, was suppos...

A Waupaca County Circuit Court judge has died. Judge Ray Huber died Friday at the age of 68 from injuries caused by a fall. Huber had been on the bench for 25 years after being elected in 2000. Visita...

A bill combating sexual extortion in Wisconsin is now law. Governor Tony Evers signed Assembly Bill 201 yesterday, also known as "Bradyn's Law." The measure creates a new crime for sexual extortion wi...

Bond has been set for one of five people accused of swindling an elderly La Crosse County couple out of over $450,000. Authorities say the group carried out an elaborate Publisher's Clearing House and...

A person may be in trouble with the law for a social media post concerning the Waukesha Christmas Parade. The police department explained a suspect was arrested for a post they interpreted as potentia...

Governor Tony Evers has vetoed a bill that would have allowed new cigar bars in Wisconsin. The state's current ban on indoor smoking doesn't allow for any bars that allow indoor smoking. Cigar bars th...

The FDA says a dog food company in Mequon recalled 300 cases of frozen food last week. Fromm Family Foods voluntarily recalled the Bonnihill Farms Beefi Bowls Beef Recipe of gently cooked frozen dog f...

Charges are being filed against a Chippewa Falls man accused of sexually assaulting minors. Prosecutors say that 21-year-old Keegan Peterson victimized two children under the age of 13 between May 202...

In Douglas County, a police officer and a suspect are recovering from injuries suffered in an exchange of gunfire. The events began early Sunday morning in Superior when a police officer responding to...

Police are looking into a murder-suicide in Milwaukee. The investigation began Sunday morning in the Silver Spring neighborhood when police were called to a home for a domestic dispute. When officers ...