Category Archives: State News
Greenfield Basketball Team Wears T-Shirts Reading "My Name Is Not 'Boy'"
Members of the Greenfield High School basketball team were wearing T-shirts reading "My name is not boy" before Tuesday's game. A parent had the shirts printed after a lunchroom confrontation between ...
Feb 3, 2022
Milwaukee Police Chase Ends With Multiple-Car Crash, 5 Injured
Another reckless driving incident leaves five people injured in Milwaukee. Police were pursuing a reckless driver Wednesday just after 1:30 p-m when that driver blew through a red light causing a mult...
Feb 3, 2022
Where's the Bronze Fonz on Milwaukee's Riverwalk?
People in Milwaukee are being assured that the "Bronze Fonz" hasn't been stolen. Many have commented on the statue being missing from the Milwaukee Riverwalk. VISIT Milwaukee is telling people the Fon...
Feb 2, 2022 Michaela Pereckas / CC
Milwaukee Common Council Expected to Approve $650K Payout to Man Shot by Cops
The Milwaukee Common Council is expected to approve a $650,000 payout later this month to an unarmed man who was shot by police. Jerry Smith Junior was 19 years old at the time. He survived but says h...
Feb 2, 2022 frankieleon / CC
Hartland Woman Charged With Hiding Corpse In Dane County Court
A 28-year-old Hartland woman has been charged with hiding a corpse during an appearance Tuesday in Dane County Court. Angela Ruesch was arrested last month after she displayed a gun and refused to com...
Feb 2, 2022
Milwaukee Couple Has Vehicle Stolen - Then, Days Later, Second Vehicle Is Gone
It was bad enough when a Milwaukee couple had their vehicle stolen last month. Then, a few days later somebody stole their other one. The keys had been taken from the woman while she worked at a nonpr...
Feb 2, 2022
Bodies Of Two Retired Midwest Teachers Recovered Off Coast Of Panamanian Island
Panamanian authorities say the bodies of two retired Midwest teachers have been recovered after a plane crash last month. 70-year-old Deb Velleman of Waukesha had been living with her husband in a com...
Feb 2, 2022 CC / depositphotos
Milwaukee Police Investigate Triple Shooting At Rufus King High School
Milwaukee police say three teenage girls were shot at about 7:20 p-m Tuesday on the Rufus King High School campus. All of the shooting victims are expected to survive. No names were released, but inve...
Feb 2, 2022
WEC Won't Change How Clerks Handle Absentee Ballots
The Wisconsin Elections Commission will not be changing the way they recommend clerks handle mistakes on absentee ballot envelopes. Republicans on the commission wanted to require clerks to contact vo...
Feb 1, 2022 Envelope containing voting ballot papers being sent by mail for absentee vote in presidential election
Organized Thefts Rising At Wisconsin Retail Stores - Lawmakers Try To Take Action
Organized thefts are increasing at Wisconsin's retail stores and state lawmakers are trying to take action to help. De Pere State Senator Andre Jacque wants to reduce the threshold for a Class-One fel...
Feb 1, 2022
