Category Archives: State News
Man Falls Through Kendall Lake Ice While Drilling, Dies In Cold Water
Authorities in Iowa County report a man fell through the ice on Kendall Lake Thursday morning and died in the cold. The sheriff's office was notified at about 6:45 a.m. The incident happened near Stat...
Feb 18, 2022 Daniel / CC
Emergency Response Team Ends Sauk County Standoff By Using Tear Gas
Members of an emergency response team ended a six-hour Sauk County standoff by using tear gas Wednesday evening. Deputies first responded to the location in Sumpter at about 2:00 p.m. When contact was...
Feb 18, 2022
Officials Discuss Sturgeon Spearing Figures, Including Biggest Catches
The Department of Natural Resources expects the Lake Winnebago sturgeon spearing season to last its full length, while Upriver Lakes spearing has officially ended. Officials discussed spearing numbers...
Feb 17, 2022
Subpoena Dropped Against Milwaukee-Area Immigrant Rights Group
The subpoena against a Milwaukee-area immigrant rights group has been dropped. Voces le la Frontera Action director Christine Neumann-Ortiz calls Wednesday's move an "unconditional surrender" by Repub...
Feb 17, 2022
Governor Calls Special Session To Focus On $3.8B Budget Surplus
The governor wants to cut you a check for 150 dollars. Republican lawmakers are thinking of tax cuts. At the center of the discussion is what to do with an estimated $3.8 billion budget surplus. Gover...
Feb 17, 2022 Governor Tony Evers Official Portrait
Beloit Police Search For 33-Year-Old Shooting Suspect
Beloit police are asking the public to help them find 33-year-old shooting suspect Markis Crenshaw. Investigators were able to identify Crenshaw as the man who wounded another man last week. The victi...
Feb 17, 2022
Grants Bolster Wisconsin Telemedicine Services
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin funded 16 grants, totaling around $1 million, that aim to help grow telemedicine services in Wisconsin. As new life was breathed into distance health care si...
Feb 16, 2022
Smoke-Filled Room At Wisconsin Capitol Building - Not Like Old Days
There was a smoke-filled room at the Wisconsin Capitol building Tuesday, but this wasn't a bunch of politicians puffing on cigars while negotiating bills. Capitol police evacuated the building after f...
Feb 16, 2022
Bogged Down By Thousands Of Cases Milwaukee County Considers Holding Night Court
With a backlog of 17-hundred criminal cases and another three-thousand misdemeanor cases, Milwaukee County Court officials might start holding night court. The pandemic made the situation worse. In ad...
Feb 16, 2022 CC / depositphotos
Local Representatives React to Governor Evers' State of the State Address
Governor Tony Evers addressed the State of Wisconsin last night during his State of the State address, and local representatives in State Government have responded. Governor Evers explained that the s...
Feb 16, 2022
