Category Archives: State News
Volunteers Seek Winter Clothing For Afghan Refugees As Weather Cools
Team Rubicon and volunteers with the Salvation Army are asking for donations of winter clothing for the Afghan refugees now living at Fort McCoy. Fall comes next week and temperatures are starting to ...
Sep 17, 2021 ResoluteSupportMedia / CC
Federal Panel Refuses To Dismiss Redistricting Lawsuit Brought By Democrats
A federal panel of three judges has refused to dismiss the redistricting lawsuit brought by Democrats. The ruling against Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature keeps the federal case alive. Republi...
Sep 17, 2021
Dane County Judge Refuses to Lower Bond For Accused Double Killer
A Dane County judge has refused to lower the bond for a 20-year-old man accused of killing a University of Wisconsin professor and her husband. Khari Sanford faces two counts of first-degree intention...
Sep 17, 2021 CC / depositphotos
Passenger In Truck That Killed 3 Girl Scouts Will Spend Three Years In Prison
The passenger in the truck that killed three girl scouts and their leader in Lake Hallie has been sentenced to three years in prison. John Stender was riding with Colten Treu when Treu drove into the ...
Sep 17, 2021 michael scott / CC
Friday Hearing In Kenosha County To Determine Evidence Heard In Rittenhouse Case
A hearing this morning (September 17th) in Kenosha County will determine what evidence can be presented in the Rittenhouse case. Teenager Kyle Rittenhouse is charged with killing two men during the pr...
Sep 17, 2021
Officials Say Southern Wisconsin Man Died In Fall From Rocks
Authorities in Minnesota say a 39-year-old southern Wisconsin man died in a fall from some rocks in Interstate State Park last weekend. The Chisago County Sheriff's Office has identified the victim as...
Sep 16, 2021 Andrew Malone / CC
Workers At Rhinelander Paper Mill Face Uncertain Future
About 500 workers at a paper mill in Rhinelander now face an uncertain future after a company announcement Tuesday. One of the paper machines at the Ahlstrom Munksjo Mill will be idled by December. Th...
Sep 16, 2021 Jenni C / CC
First Lady Talks About Return To In-Person Learning During Milwaukee Visit
First Lady Jill Biden talked to parents and educators about a return to in-person learning and using federal funds for COVID-19 safety protocols Wednesday morning. Biden stopped at Marvin E. Pratt Ele...
Sep 16, 2021 Marc Nozell / CC
Beaver Dam Man Sentenced To Prison For Wrong-Way Fatal Crash
A 36-year-old Beaver Dam man is going to prison for more than two decades for causing a fatal wrong-way crash two years ago. Investigators say Dustin Vandergailen had both cocaine and alcohol in his s...
Sep 16, 2021 CC / depositphotos
Five Students Arrested For Fighting At Janesville Parker High School
Janesville police were called to Parker High School Wednesday morning after a fight involving five students caused the school to go onto a soft lockdown. Four of the students were arrested for battery...
Sep 16, 2021
