Category Archives: State News
Shooting On Menominee Indian Reservation Sends 19-Year-Old Man To Prison
A shooting last March on the Menominee Indian Reservation will send a 19-year-old Wisconsin man to prison for 10 years. Menom Powless-Brown of Keshena was sentenced Monday by Federal Judge William C. ...
Dec 22, 2021
State Supreme Court Agrees To Take Up Challenge To Dane County Mask Mandate
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to the Dane County mask mandate brought by two county residents and a business. The high court's calendar doesn't list a specific date for ar...
Dec 21, 2021 Face of a woman wearing face mask looking sad in outdoor background. Copy space. Covid-19 concept
Bail Set for Maribel Man Charged with Possession of Child Pornography
Bail is set at $50,000 cash for a 50-year-old rural Maribel man facing several charges including possession of child pornography, sex offender violation. Smedley D. Butler is also charged with felony ...
Dec 21, 2021
Both Parties Agree: Bail Reform Is Needed in Wisconsin
Both political parties agree on this one - bail reform is needed in Wisconsin. The move comes because Darrell Brooks Junior had been released on a low, $1000 bond just days before he killed six people...
Dec 21, 2021
Manitowoc County Home Sales Decline in November
Home sales in Manitowoc County declined slightly last month. According to statistics released by the Wisconsin Realtors Association, the number of sales compared to last November fell by 7.5% from 107...
Dec 21, 2021 Dan Moyle / CC
Illinois Teen Shooter Rittenhouse Gets Standing Ovation At Conservative Conference
Illinois teen shooter Kyle Rittenhouse has received a standing ovation during a Monday appearance at a conservative conference in Phoenix. Panel members were discussing the 2020 incident in Kenosha. T...
Dec 21, 2021
Madison Man Appears In Court To Face Reckless Homicide Charges
A 56-year-old man has told police he didn't even know a dead woman was inside the Madison house where he used to live when he entered to retrieve some of his property. Gregg Raether is charged with fi...
Dec 21, 2021
Intertribal Agency Calls Environmental Review For Pipeline Incomplete, Flawed
The Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission says an environmental review for the move of an oil and gas pipeline in Wisconsin is incomplete and flawed. Canada-based Enbridge Incorporated wants...
Dec 21, 2021
Conservative Group Calls For Removal Of Milwaukee County DA Chisholm
The conservative group "Empower Wisconsin" is calling for the removal of Milwaukee County District attorney John Chisholm. Petition signatures are being collected by the group that wants the governor ...
Dec 21, 2021
Ohio Paper Company With Mill In Wisconsin Being Sold To Swedish Company
An Ohio paper company with a mill in Wisconsin is being bought by a Swedish company. The Verso Corporation is set to be bought by Billerud-Korsnas for a reported 825-million dollars. Verso has a paper...
Dec 20, 2021 Verso Corporation (PRNewsFoto/Verso Corporation)
