Category Archives: State News

A 16-year-old has been arrested in connection with a string of car and gun thefts in Lake Hallie. Police took the teen into custody on Saturday. Investigators report the suspect had been under house a...

Authorities are investigating after a four-year-old child was shot in Neillsville. The incident occurred yesterday morning at a residence on West 7th Street. The child was taken to the hospital with i...

For the first time, less than half of the freshman class at UW-Madison hails from Wisconsin. According to enrollment data released Monday, the 2024 freshman class has 8,500 students-a 7% increase from...

Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre has revealed he is battling Parkinson's disease. Favre made the announcement Tuesday while testifying before Congress during discussions related to the Mississippi w...

Authorities have made an arrest in a nearly 40-year-old cold case in Tomah. Yesterday, law enforcement from Monroe, Vernon, and La Crosse counties announced the apprehension of a suspect in the 1985 m...

The Racine County Courthouse and Law Enforcement Center were evacuated Monday following a bomb threat. Authorities cleared the building after receiving a threatening call featuring an automated voice....

Governor Tony Evers of Wisconsin foresees another round of disagreements with Republican legislators over the state budget in 2025. Speaking at the Wisconsin Counties Association, Evers mentioned he e...

According to preliminary data, most of the University of Wisconsin's two-year campuses are seeing fewer students this fall. Five of the nine open branch campuses reported enrollment declines, includin...

Travis King, a former soldier from Racine, has been sentenced after fleeing to North Korea last year. He pleaded guilty to desertion and other charges during a military trial on Friday. The judge gave...

Wisconsin is pursuing a new artificial intelligence (AI) project aimed at enhancing manufacturing. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) is drafting a proposal for the initiative, whic...