Category Archives: State News
Three Suspected Porch Pirates Arrested By Waunakee Police
Three people suspected of stealing recently-delivered packages from locations in Waunakee have been arrested by police. A 9-1-1 caller reported a suspicious vehicle Tuesday morning just before 11:00 a...
Dec 15, 2021
One Child Hurt In Waukesha Christmas Parade Attack Remains In Hospital
Officials at Children's Wisconsin hospital report one child who was hurt in the Waukesha Christmas Parade attack remains hospitalized. That child is in fair condition. Two other children have been dis...
Dec 15, 2021 Matt Madd / CC
Milwaukee Tries Again, Sends Application for Republican National Convention
Visit Milwaukee has sent an application to serve as host for the Republican National Convention in 2024. Wisconsin's largest city suffered a bitter disappointment last year when it was awarded the Dem...
Dec 14, 2021 CC / depositphotos
Warm Temps Have UW-La Crosse Students Focused On Climate Change
Students, faculty, and community members are urging the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse to do more on creating a better climate change plan. The group gathered on an unseasonably warm day Monday. En...
Dec 14, 2021
Baraboo Hospital Closes Urgent Care Due To "Extremely High Patient Volumes"
Baraboo's S-S-M Health St. Clare Hospital blames "extremely high patient volumes" for its decision to temporarily shut down its urgent care service. The hospital says that decision will be re-evaluate...
Dec 14, 2021
US Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Conservative Think Tank Excluded From Briefings
The U-S Supreme Court won't help a conservative think tank get a seat in press briefings held by Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers. The court rejected the appeal from the John K. MacIver Institute for Pub...
Dec 14, 2021
Head Of Senate Elections Committee Wants Review Of November Vote To End
The Republican head of the Wisconsin Senate Elections Committee says she wants the review of the November 2020 election to be ended. State Senator Kathy Bernier of Lake Hallie says the work is stirrin...
Dec 14, 2021
"Science, Not Politics" Will Determine Mask Use Says Dane County Executive
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi says "science, not politics" will determine what the next step will be in the current mask mandate's status. Two county supervisors - Jeff Weigand and Tim Rockwell - h...
Dec 13, 2021 CC Mika Baumeister
Money from Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Could be Used to Fix Lead Pipes
Money from the Federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act could be used to fix lead pipes in Milwaukee. The health issue is so widespread the funding will fall well short of fixing the entire prob...
Dec 13, 2021 Harry Grout / Unsplash
Man Found Guilty in 3-Year-Old Girl's Shooting Death
A 42-year-old Milwaukee man will be sentenced in February for killing 3-year-old Brooklyn Harris in 2019. A jury convicted Antonio Bratcher on eight charges including first-degree reckless homicide. T...
Dec 13, 2021 Joseph Kranak / CC
