Category Archives: State News
Platteville Dog Shot While Attacking Police Officer
A dog was killed in Platteville Saturday when it attacked a police officer. Police had been called about a loose dog running around a neighborhood shortly before noon. Officers found the dog and retur...
Jan 31, 2022
COVID Activity Trending Downward in Wisconsin
Hospitalizations and case activity linked to COVID-19 continue to decline in Wisconsin. The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients as of Thursday was just more than 1700, continuing a decline from t...
Jan 31, 2022
Madison Police Look For Driver Who Attacked Man Walking His Dog
Madison police are looking for a driver who attacked a man who was walking his dog. The dog walker was carrying a flashlight Thursday evening as he walked in a neighborhood with no sidewalks. WMTV rep...
Jan 31, 2022
Evers Tells His Fellow Governors He's Spending Money On Roads, Bridges, Broadband
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers tells members of the National Governor's Association he's spending money from the president's infrastructure law on roads, bridges, and broadband. The governor's group he...
Jan 31, 2022 Governor Tony Evers Official Portrait
Rittenhouse To Keep Nearly Half Of $2M Crowd-Funded Bail Returned After Trial
A Kenosha County judge has decided Kyle Rittenhouse gets to keep almost half of the $2 million crowd-funded bail that is to be returned. Judge Bruce Schroeder approved two deals Friday in his courtroo...
Jan 31, 2022
Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes Can Be Used
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled absentee ballot drop boxes can be used in next month's primary election. The ruling was handed down late Friday. The justices have also agreed to hear an expedite...
Jan 31, 2022
Beloit Police Ask Public For Help After Fatal Shooting Outside HS Basketball Game
Even though there were at least 30 witnesses to a fatal shooting outside a high school basketball game in Beloit Saturday night, investigators have made no arrests and they say they have no suspects. ...
Jan 31, 2022
3-Year-Old Boy Burned In Milwaukee Fire Has Died
Authorities say a three-year-old boy who was severely burned in a Milwaukee fire last week has died. Gideon Simos suffered burns to 80 percent of his body. The family says the boy's mother nearly died...
Jan 31, 2022 liz west / CC
2022 Sturgeon Spearing Season Opener Just Around The Corner
The 2022 sturgeon spearing season on the Winnebago system opens on Feb. 12 and will run for a maximum of 16 days or until any one of the harvest caps is met. As anticipation for the season mounts, spe...
Jan 30, 2022 Anil Sharma / Unsplash
Grothman Slams Democrats for Failing to Hold Biden Accountable for Botched Afghanistan Withdrawal
House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on National Security Ranking Member Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) sent a letter to Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Ma...
Jan 30, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic at an event in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
