Category Archives: State News
Environmental Group Sues For Natural Resource Board Chair's Text Messages
Midwest Environmental Advocates is asking for text messages between Natural Resources Board chairman Fred Prehn and others about his refusal to step down. The lawsuit filed in Dane County says the gro...
Oct 19, 2021
Six Homicide Charges Filed in Middleton Crash that Killed 3
Six homicides charges are filed against a Madison man in connection with a car crash that killed three teenagers in Middleton. The criminal complaint says Eric Mehring failed a field sobriety test and...
Oct 19, 2021 Tony Webster / CC
Pregnant Woman Seriously Injured When Vehicle Rolls Down Driveway, Hits Her
Darlington police say a pregnant woman was seriously injured Sunday night when an unoccupied vehicle rolled down a sloped driveway and hit her. The Darlington Fire Department and Lafayette County Sher...
Oct 19, 2021
Waukesha Man Sentenced To 22 Years In Prison For Causing His Stepson's Death
A Waukesha County judge has sentenced a man to 22 years in prison for causing his 6-year-old stepson's death. 42-year-old Carl Bookout of Waukesha pleaded no contest to charges of first-degree reckles...
Oct 19, 2021
Six People Shot In Vigil For Shooting Victim Last Year in Racine
Racine police say officers were responding to reports of people being loud and driving recklessly Sunday night. When they arrived, they heard shots being fired and the officers jumped out of their squ...
Oct 19, 2021 Tex Texin / CC
Speed, Alcohol Impairment Thought to be Factors in Fatal Motorcycle Crash
Authorities in Dodge County say excessive speed and alcohol impairment are thought to be factors in a fatal motorcycle crash Sunday. A 9-1-1 caller reported a motorcycle was in a ditch near an injured...
Oct 18, 2021 Eli Christman / CC
Campaign Launched to Promote Seat Belt Use, Cut Down on Distracted Driving
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is launching a campaign to promote seat belt use and cut down on distracted driving. Wis-DOT is working to reduce the number of traffic deaths in the state. ...
Oct 18, 2021 Therese Mikkelsen Skaar / Unsplash
Three-Year-Old Boy Still Missing, Suspect Found Dead
A child missing since Thursday morning is under a current Amber Alert. Major P. Harris is 3 ft tall and 40 lbs and was last seen wearing a dark blue T-shirt with a small pocket on the left side, navy ...
Oct 18, 2021
Online "Hit List" Determined Not To Be A Real Threat
Middle school students in the Wisconsin Dells School District say they started receiving social media messages last Thursday evening saying they were on a "hit list." Police say their investigation de...
Oct 18, 2021 Marcie Casas / CC
Former President Trump Urges Former Congressman Duffy To Run For Governor
Former President Donald Trump is calling on a former congressman from Wisconsin to run for governor. Trump released a statement Saturday saying he is working hard to get Sean Duffy to run for Wisconsi...
Oct 18, 2021
