Category Archives: State News
Man Accused Of Hiding Corpse Convicted In Eau Claire County
A man accused of hiding a corpse has been convicted by an Eau Claire County jury. Fifty-six-year-old Roger Minck was found guilty Thursday. The charges are connected to the overdose death of Toby Clea...
Dec 4, 2021 CC / depositphotos
Anonymous Tip Leads To Arrest Of Student Holding Loaded Gun At School
Madison police say an anonymous tip led to the arrest of a student who had a loaded gun inside La Follette High School Thursday afternoon. The incident was reported at about 1:40 PM. Officers say when...
Dec 3, 2021 Taylor Wilcox / Unsplash
Racine County DA Clears Deputy Who Shot Gunman Last Summer
The Racine County District Attorney's Office has cleared a deputy who shot a gunman who had just killed a man last summer. Thirty-two-year-old John McCarthy of Hartland fatally wounded 22-year-old Ant...
Dec 3, 2021
Double-Murder Suspect From Illinois Arrested In SE Wisconsin
A suspect in an Illinois double homicide has been arrested just over the state line in southeastern Wisconsin. The 36-year-old man is charged with two felony counts of concealing a homicide. His name ...
Dec 3, 2021 picturex
Gypsy Moth Population Continues to Increase
According to the DATCP, the Gypsy Moth population in Wisconsin is on the rise. The Gypsy Moth is an invasive pest that has been spreading westward since its introduction to North America in 1869. Cate...
Dec 3, 2021
Petition For Release From Former Eau Claire County Official Denied
A petition for early release from former Eau Claire County Treasurer Larry Lokken has been denied. The 74-year-old Lokken is serving a sentence of more than nine years after being found guilty of stea...
Dec 3, 2021
Situation In Wisconsin Hospitals Called Bad As It Has Been At Any Point During Pandemic
Public health officials say the situation in Wisconsin hospitals is currently as bad as it has been at any point during the COVID-19 pandemic. There have never been more patients on ventilators since ...
Dec 3, 2021
Attorney General Compares Election Investigator To Former Senator Joe McCarthy
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul is comparing the actions of a former state Supreme Court justice to the 1950s actions taken by U-S Senator Joe McCarthy. Kaul urged Republicans to end the investig...
Dec 3, 2021 Susan Ruggles / CC
Waukesha Condominium Evacuated Was At "Imminent Threat Of Collapse"
Police officers and firefighters went door-to-door inside a Waukesha condominium telling people they needed to evacuate because the building could collapse. Fire Chief Steve Howard cited deteriorating...
Dec 3, 2021
Milwaukee County Prosecutor: Young Assistant Made Mistake in Darrell Brooks Case
Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm says a young, overworked assistant made a mistake when he asked for a low bail for the man now accused of killing six people at the Waukesha Christmas ...
Dec 3, 2021
