Category Archives: State News
WI Wildlife Advocate: Bear Hounding, Baiting Unethical
Over the next several weeks, Wisconsin's bear hunters will be training their hounds on free-roaming black bears in preparation for this fall's bear-hunting season. Wisconsin's bear-hounding season goe...
Jul 10, 2022 Pete Nuij / Unsplash
DATCP to Host Global Dairy Symposium at World Dairy Expo 2022
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) will host a Global Dairy Symposium at World Dairy Expo on Thursday, October 6, 2022, from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. The symposium ...
Jul 9, 2022
Wisconsin Supreme Court To Decide On Use Of Absentee Drop Boxes, Ballot Delivery
Election officials and Wisconsin voters will soon find out about the use of absentee ballot drop boxes and who is allowed to deliver those ballots to the clerk's office. The Wisconsin Supreme Court he...
Jul 8, 2022
Chippewa Falls Woman Sentenced To Federal Prison For Kickback Scheme
A 41-year-old Chippewa Falls woman has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for her part in a kickback scheme. A news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office says Joleen Minnich pleade...
Jul 8, 2022 CC / depositphotos
Wisconsin Boy Dies When Roof Of Nebraska Hotel Collapses
A 10-year-old Wisconsin boy has died from the injuries he suffered when the roof of a Nebraska hotel collapsed Sunday night. Family members tried to lift the debris off of Ben Prince after the roof ga...
Jul 8, 2022
Iowa County Jury Finds Man Guilty Of Killing His Mother & Dog Last Year
An Iowa County jury has found a 22-year-old man guilty of killing his mother and dog last year. Sean Pickett had told investigators he was possessed and had heard "evil noises." It took the jury less ...
Jul 8, 2022
Milwaukee Might Win Republican National Convention By Default
The Republican National Committee won't make its decision on the party's 2024 convention until August but it looks like Milwaukee might be the only choice. City leaders in Nashville have withdrawn the...
Jul 7, 2022
Madison Mayor Says Gun Violence Needs To Stop
Hearing that a mass killer almost brought his violence to Madison this week, the city's mayor says that gun violence needs to stop. Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway wants Congress to pass common-sense gun sa...
Jul 7, 2022
State Supreme Court Rules Sex Trafficking Victim Can Argue Self-Defense
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that a sex trafficking victim can argue self-defense in her murder trial. 17-year-old Chrystul Kizer says she suffered years of abuse from Nelson Volar the Third....
Jul 7, 2022
Appeals Court: State Can Prosecute Crimes Which Take Place On Oneida Nation Land
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals has ruled the state can prosecute crimes that take place on Oneida Nation land. 74 -year-old Douglas House was sentenced to five years in prison after his conviction on ...
Jul 7, 2022
