Category Archives: State News
Wisconsin to Get $420M as Its Share of the National Opioid Settlement
It won't be one big check, but Wisconsin's share of the national opioid settlement is estimated to be 420-million dollars. State lawmakers approved the settlement with Johnson and Johnson Tuesday - pl...
Dec 1, 2021 K-State Research and Extension / CC
Kwik Trip Cites Drive Offs as the Reason for a Payment Change
The rumors have been confirmed, those who get their fuel at Kwik Trip will have to pre-pay starting January 3rd. Rumors began circulating online several weeks ago that the change was coming, and the L...
Dec 1, 2021
Civil Rights Activist Jesse Jackson Joins Milwaukee Faith Leaders In Tax Protest
Civil rights activist Jesse Jackson is joining faith leaders in Milwaukee as they object to tax bills they have received from the city. The problem centers on a Wisconsin state law that requires churc...
Dec 1, 2021 Leeann Cafferata / CC
State Supreme Court Sides With Republicans On Redistricting Maps
The Wisconsin Supreme Court says it will make as few changes as possible to the redistricting maps drawn up by Republicans. The new maps will look a lot like the ones enacted in 2010 after Tuesday's f...
Dec 1, 2021 James / CC
Felony Election Fraud Charges Filed Against Man In Fond Du Lac County
Felony election fraud charges have been filed against a 40-year-old man in Fond du Lac County. Anthony J. Van Egtern is accused of voting last November despite the fact he was on parole for a felony c...
Dec 1, 2021 CC / depositphotos
Woman Charged With Tasing High School Student Says She's "Not An Animal"
The 50-year-old woman charged with tasing a student at Nathan Hale High School last month says she's "not an animal." Kotelia Scott faces one felony count of child abuse and misdemeanor bail jumping. ...
Dec 1, 2021
Man Accused Of Killing 6 At Waukesha Christmas Parade Dumped By His Attorney
The man accused of killing six people at the Waukesha Christmas Parade last month has been dumped by his attorney. Police say 39-year-old Darrell Brooks hurt 60 people when he drove an S-U-V into the ...
Dec 1, 2021
Two Milwaukee Women Charged in Student Tasing Incident
Two Milwaukee women have been charged in an incident at Nathan Hale High School earlier this month where a student was tased. Fifty-year-old Kotelia Scott and 28-year-old Danielle Lesueur face charges...
Nov 30, 2021 hermanturnip / CC
Elections Investigations on the Agenda for Wednesday
The Wisconsin Elections Commission and the Assembly Committee on Elections are both scheduled to hold Wednesday meetings at the Capitol. The commission is expected to respond to an audit of the Novemb...
Nov 30, 2021 Vox Efx / CC
Trial For Eau Claire Man Accused Of Hiding A Corpse Gets Underway
The trial for an Eau Claire man accused of hiding a corpse is into its second day. Fifty-six-year-old Roger Minck faces three felony charges connected to a 2018 overdose death. Toby Cleasby of Gilmant...
Nov 30, 2021 Blogtrepreneur / CC
