Category Archives: State News
Evers Declares State of Emergency After Severe Storms Overnight
Governor Tony Evers declared a statewide State of Emergency following severe weather overnight in several parts of Wisconsin. The storms caused widespread damage, downed trees and powerlines, road clo...
Jul 29, 2021 NOAA Photo Library / CC
Assembly Speaker: Two Ongoing Investigations of Election are Enough
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is pushing back at plans for a comprehensive forensic examination of the November election. The Republican leader says the state's two ongoing investigations are enough. He ...
Jul 29, 2021
Senator LeMahieu Explains the Pharmaceutical Lawsuit
Earlier this month, a judge ruled in favor of the State of Wisconsin in their lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies. The short version of the story is the State of Wisconsin is receiving $400 milli...
Jul 29, 2021 Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu
First Suspect In 2017 Fond Du Lac County Murder Convicted
A Fond du Lac County jury has convicted the first of two suspects in a murder case from 2017. Devon Neuman was found guilty Tuesday of first-degree intentional homicide. No sentencing date has been po...
Jul 29, 2021
Shooting Suspect Turns Himself In
The man wanted for a shooting incident during a weekend tubing trip on the Little Wolf River has turned himself in. Waupaca County Sheriff Tim Wilz has confirmed that Cornelius Dupree Russell showed u...
Jul 29, 2021
Judge Schedules Arraignment For Dane County Man Accused Of Killing His Dad
A judge has scheduled arraignment for next month for the 23-year-old Dane County man accused of killing his father. Chandler Halderson waived his preliminary hearing Wednesday while making an in-perso...
Jul 29, 2021
Storms Leave Thousands Out Of Power In Northern Wisconsin
Just as crews managed to restore power to thousands of customers in northern Wisconsin, strong storms swept through the area again. Reports indicate trees and power lines were down in Antigo Tuesday a...
Jul 29, 2021 Rob and Stephanie Levy / CC
Eau Claire Man Bound Over for Trial in Teen's Shooting Death
An Eau Claire man is bound over for trial in the shooting death of a 14-year-old boy. Twenty-six-year-old Austin Vang is charged with the first-degree reckless homicide of Marwin Washington last Tuesd...
Jul 28, 2021
College Graduation Ceremony Held at Waupun Correctional Institution
Twenty inmates at the Waupun Correctional Institution have made Wisconsin history by earning a four-year bachelor's degree. A graduation ceremony was held Tuesday. The 20 graduates all received a degr...
Jul 28, 2021 Andre Hunter / Unsplash
Judge Finds Probable Cause to Charge Ex-Wauwatosa Officer Mensah in Fatal Shooting
A Milwaukee County judge says there is probable cause to charge ex-Wauwatosa officer Joseph Mensah in the 2016 killing of Jay Anderson, Junior. Circuit Judge Glen Yamahiro charged Mensah today (Wednes...
Jul 28, 2021
