Category Archives: State News
There Is Bipartisan Support For A New Youth Detention Center In Milwaukee County
There is bipartisan support for a new youth detention center in Milwaukee County. The effort to replace the Lincoln Hills School for Boys has gone on for years. Wisconsin's most serious juvenile offen...
Feb 09, 2022
Youth Swim Coach Blames "Sick Curiosity" For Secretly Recording Video
A youth swim coach blames "sick curiosity" for his actions last December at Cudahy Middle School. 23-year-old Tyler Lustig of Milwaukee is accused of secretly recording a video of an underage girl as ...
Feb 09, 2022
Crews Rescue Worker Trapped In Silo 30 Feet Above The Ground
Emergency responders say it took almost 90 minutes to rescue a worker who was trapped in a silo 30 feet above the ground. The victim suffered severe injuries and had to be airlifted to a hospital. A l...
Feb 09, 2022
Man Sentenced To 36 Years For Killing 3-Year-Old Girl In Road Rage Incident
A Milwaukee County judge has sentenced a 42-year-old man to 36 years in prison for killing a little girl in a road rage incident. 3-year-old Brooklyn Harris was shot in the head in July 2019. Prosecut...
Feb 09, 2022 In this undated booking photo provided by the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office is suspect Antonio Bratcher. Prosecutors Wednesday, July 17, 2019, have filed several charges against Bratcher, including first-degree reckless homicide in a road rage shooting that killed a 3-year-old girl in Milwaukee. (Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Corps Of Engineers Urges Extreme Caution Downstream From Lock and Dam 8
The U-S Army Corps of Engineers is urging people to use extreme caution downstream of Lock and Dam 8 in Genoa, Wisconsin, this week. The Corps says "an abundance of ice" will be released and that coul...
Feb 08, 2022
Two More Bills Written by Sen. Jacque Passed by Gov. Evers
Eastern Wisconsin's representative in the state senate had a great week last week as several of his bills were signed into law by Governor Tony Evers. We reported on the PSYPACT bill yesterday, but al...
Feb 08, 2022
Second Man Sentenced In Oconto County For A Pair Of Home Invasions
A second man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for a pair of home invasions in Oconto County. Prosecutors say three men were involved in the incidents where a dog was stabbed and a gun was p...
Feb 08, 2022 Kevin Reed
Trial For Man Accused Of Killing Two Wisconsin Brothers Delayed Until Next Year
The trial for a Missouri man accused of killing two brothers from Shawano County has been delayed until next year. Attorneys for Garland Nelson had asked for the postponement last week. His double-mur...
Feb 08, 2022
Medical Examiner Identifies Two People Killed At Brown Deer Apartment
A medical examiner has identified the two people killed last weekend at an apartment in Brown Deer. The shooting deaths of 31-year-old Michael Anderson and 23-year-old Arieuna Reed, both of Milwaukee,...
Feb 08, 2022 Tony Webster / CC
Madison Police: Officers Didn't Shoot Man, Didn't See Shooting
A statement released by Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes indicates his officers didn't shoot 38-year-old Quadren Wilson last week and didn't see who did. Barnes says his three officers were helping ma...
Feb 08, 2022
