Category Archives: State News
Charges Filed Against Five Suspects Accused Of Throwing Explosives At Milwaukee Police Officers
Charges have been filed in Milwaukee County against five suspects who are accused of throwing explosives at police officers last week. The officers were injured, but have returned to duty. Investigato...
Jul 13, 2021
Platteville Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Sexually Assaulting Child
A 46-year-old Platteville man has been sentenced to life in prison for repeatedly sexually assaulting a child. A Grant County jury found Robert Ruch Junior guilty last week. He won't be eligible for p...
Jul 13, 2021
Homicide Charge Filed Against Son; Remains Found Last Week Were His Father's
A charge of first-degree intentional homicide has been filed against 23-year-old Chandler Halderson. That was added to the list of charges after the Dane County Medical Examiner's Office identified th...
Jul 13, 2021
Illinois State / County Officials File Suit Against Chemtool Over Fire
Illinois state and county officials have filed a lawsuit against Chemtool over the fire at its plant last month in Rockton. Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Winnebago County State's Attorney J. Hanley...
Jul 12, 2021 Allen Allen / CC
Former Milwaukee Police Chief To Reassume The Job Thursday
The Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission says it will reinstate former Police Chief Alfonso Morales Thursday. The action will be taken during a scheduled commission meeting. Morales retired last Augus...
Jul 12, 2021
Wisconsin Governor Uses Veto Pen To Kill Republican Bills
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has used his veto pen to kill a pair of Republican bills. The Democrat state leader announced Friday he had vetoed legislation that would delay redrawing political bounda...
Jul 12, 2021
Dodge County DA's Office Calls Pornographer "Misogynist"
A 51-year-old Dodge County man has been sentenced to six years in prison for possession of child pornography. Two tips to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children started the investigati...
Jul 12, 2021
Plane Crash In Haiti Takes The Lives Of Two Wisconsin Men
A July 4th weekend crash in Haiti has left two Wisconsin men dead. 35-year-old Trent Hostetler and 43-year-old John Miller were flying from Port-au-Prince to a medical clinic and school in the country...
Jul 12, 2021 Tony Kennick / CC
New WI Study Suggests Even Greater Wolf Population Loss
Another Wisconsin wolf hunt is on the horizon, with Department of Natural Resources (DNR) officials trying to balance concerns from wildlife protection groups and those who support them, but a new pop...
Jul 11, 2021 M. Zonderling / Unsplash
Report Prompts New Calls for WI to 'Raise the Age' for Criminal Responsibility
In Wisconsin, if a 17-year-old is arrested, they're automatically treated as an adult defendant. There's been a push to "Raise the Age," so these teens can go through the juvenile justice system inste...
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