Category Archives: State News

A new focus group shows many Wisconsin swing voters are backing President Trump's early performance in his second term. The group, organized by research firm Engagious, included 12 participants-10 ind...

A junior varsity baseball coach at St. Francis High School has been relieved of his duties following his arrest. The school district announced the move on Wednesday but did not provide details about t...

A Windsor man is facing his fifth OWI charge after a head-on collision with a dump truck. Authorities say 55-year-old Jeffrey Swenson admitted to looking at his phone moments before veering over the c...

A 47-year-old Eau Claire man is facing 23 charges after allegedly threatening someone with a gun and leading police on a chase. Authorities say Leo Lacy brandished a weapon at Smokehouse Tobacco last ...

The U.S. Coast Guard is asking beach visitors along Lake Michigan to be on the lookout for potentially dangerous pyrotechnic devices. Officials say four phosphorus flares failed to ignite during a joi...

A man accused of leading Eau Claire police on a high-speed, destructive chase appeared in court Tuesday. Prosecutors say 41-year-old Nathan Stevens was involved in an April pursuit that damaged seven ...

A judge has set bond at $1 million for Matthew Novak, the man arrested following a lengthy 38-hour standoff in Fredonia earlier this month. Police responded to his home on May 8th after reports of gun...

UnityPoint Health-Meriter Hospital in Madison is currently staffed by outside nurses as regular employees participate in a strike-the first at the facility since nurses unionized in 1978. According to...

After over a decade in business, a brewery in Eau Claire will close its doors for good this Saturday. Bloomer Brewing Company said in the announcement, "We have worked hard over the years with the hop...

Authorities are investigating a fatal boat collision that occurred Friday night on Lake Wissota. According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, two watercraft collided, resulting in the d...