Category Archives: State News

The Milwaukee Police Association says it will file a lawsuit against the city over the service weapons officers carry. The union says those guns fire on their own. An officer was wounded Saturday nigh...

Heavy rainfall that set some records has caused some big problems for southeastern Wisconsin. Just over 9.75 inches of rain was measured in Racine County Sunday. Officials say some people living in Wa...

A Cudahy woman has been sentenced to eight years in prison for stabbing a man to death last year. 30-year-old Rebecca Pekrul had pleaded guilty to a charge of second-degree reckless homicide. Pekrul's...

One of the three suspects in the shooting death of an 11-year-old girl has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Investigators say Anisa Scott wasn't the target. They say 22-year-old Andre Brown and t...

A new machine shop being constructed by Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay will allow workers to use two overhead cranes - one able to lift 30 tons. Company officials say the facility will i...

US Senator Ron Johnson tells a crowd of Republicans he believes it's the Democrats who are causing conflict these days. Johnson, gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels, and former Governor Tommy Thompson...

Negotiators have reportedly reached an agreement to head off a nurses' strike at UW Health. The nurses want their union to be recognized for negotiations. The settlement will be reviewed by the union ...

Police say four people were arrested during a high school football game in Wauwota Friday night. Wauwatosa East High School was playing Milwaukee Lutheran when officers were called to Hart Park to dea...

A 41-year-old Milwaukee police officer suffered a leg wound Saturday night when a fellow officer's gun discharged, striking the victim in the leg. He is expected to recover. The officers were investig...

Managed grazing is one of several ways farmers can implement climate-friendly practices, and after a lengthy absence, a key source of federal aid has been restored. Late this summer, the U.S. Departme...