Category Archives: State News
Wisconsin Claims Title to Most Cranberries Grown, Again
No state grows more cranberries than Wisconsin - again. For the 27th consecutive year, the Badger State is again projected to lead the country in cranberry production. Wisconsin family farms produce m...
Aug 18, 2021 Pen Waggener / CC
Homicide Suspect Arrested For Fourth Of July Incident, Second on the Loose
One suspect has been arrested and a second is still being sought in a fatal shooting in Madison over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Twenty-six-year-old Christopher Somersett is charged with first...
Aug 18, 2021 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Evers Announces $50 Million in Federal Aid for Wisconsin Farmers
Governor Tony Evers says Wisconsin farmers are getting another 50-million dollars in federal COVID relief funding. This is the second 50 million in direct payments through the Wisconsin Farm Support P...
Aug 18, 2021 Jake Gard / Unsplash
Armed Suspect Hiding From Police Gets Sprayed By Skunk
An armed suspect hiding from police was sprayed by a skunk Monday night. Witnesses had told officers 37-year-old Michael Ring was "out of control" and armed with a knife. They said he was intoxicated ...
Aug 18, 2021 jeffreyw / CC
Attorney General Sues To Force Natural Resources Board Chairman To Step Down
Wisconsin's attorney general has filed suit to force the chairman of the Natural Resources board to give up his position. Fred Prehn was appointed to the board in 2015 and his term ended May 1st. Gove...
Aug 18, 2021 Susan Ruggles / CC
Family Of Man Killed During Kenosha Protests Sues Local Law Enforcement
The parents of one of the two men killed during last summer's protests in Kenosha accuses law enforcement officers of facilitating Kyle Rittenhouse's attacks. Rittenhouse shot Anthony Huber to death A...
Aug 18, 2021 Allen Allen / CC
Skid Steer Accident In Eau Claire County Leaves 53-Year-Old Man Dead
The Eau Claire County Sheriff's Office reports a skid steer accident has caused the death of a 53-year-old man. Deputies responded to a medical emergency call Monday night at 8:30 p-m. They were told ...
Aug 18, 2021 Puppy Paws Skid Steer / CC
Oshkosh Man's Body Found In Fox River
A boater called 9-1-1 Tuesday morning at about 9:15 a-m reporting a body floating in the Fox River. Divers recovered the body of a 37-year-old Oshkosh man a short time later. His name hasn't been rele...
Aug 18, 2021 Daniel / CC
Local Legislator Tests Positive for COVID-19
First District State Senator Andre Jacque confirms last night that he has tested positive for COVID-19. The De Pere Republican who represents Northern Manitowoc County in his constituency said he does...
Aug 17, 2021
Top Catholic Official On Ventilator In Wisconsin Hospital Treated For COVID-19
A top Catholic official is reported to be on a ventilator in a Wisconsin hospital while he is treated for COVID-19. Cardinal Raymond Burke has been one of the strongest critics of Pope Francis. That l...
Aug 17, 2021 Matt Madd / CC
