Category Archives: State News
Nine Injured in Amish Buggy Rear-End Crash in Taylor County
Authorities in north-central Wisconsin believe drugs and distracted driving are factors in a crash involving an Amish buggy that left nine people injured. The Taylor County Sheriff's Office says a car...
Nov 26, 2021 CucombreLibre / CC
Department Of Corrections Secretary Says Juvenile Prisons Won't Close For 4 Years
Wisconsin Department of Corrections Secretary Kevin Carr says the state's juvenile prisons for boys and girls in Irma can't close for at least four years - and possibly much longer. Carr says the dela...
Nov 24, 2021 michael scott / CC
Release Of Strategic Oil Reserves May Have Little Effect
A spokesperson for AAA Wisconsin says it remains to be seen if the release of 50-million barrels of oil from the country's strategic oil reserves has the intended effect. The Biden administration auth...
Nov 24, 2021 Mike Mozart / CC
Authorities Look For Suspect Who Robbed Janesville Credit Union
Authorities are looking for the suspect who robbed a credit union in Janesville Tuesday morning. Witnesses say the First Community Credit Union had just opened when the man walked in just before 9:30 ...
Nov 24, 2021 CC / depositphotos
Fond Du Lac Authorities ID "Jane Doe" 13 Years After Her Body Was Found
Authorities in Fond du Lac have identified their "Jane Doe" 13 years after her body was found. Amy Marie Yeary from Rockford, Illinois was 18 years old when she died. Hunters found her remains in 2008...
Nov 24, 2021
Death Toll From Waukesha Christmas Parade Incident Grows To Six
The death of an eight-year-old boy puts the number of people killed in the Waukesha Christmas Parade Sunday at six. Life Point Church posted on Facebook that Jackson Sparks died Tuesday. That means a ...
Nov 24, 2021
Standoff Between Republican Lawmakers & Madison City Officials Finally Ends
The political tug-of-war between Republican lawmakers and Madison city officials is finally over. Auditors from the Legislature were able to spend about eight hours Thursday reviewing election records...
Nov 23, 2021
Doctors Call COVID Booster Shot "Powerful Tool" In Fight To End Pandemic
Doctors at U-W Health call the COVID booster shot a "powerful tool" in their fight to end the pandemic. Pediatric infectious disease specialist Dr. Jim Conway urged all eligible people to get booster ...
Nov 23, 2021
Milwaukee County Sheriff Worries About Vigilantism
The Milwaukee County sheriff worried about the possible effects of last week's not guilty verdict for Kyle Rittenhouse. Sheriff Earnell Lucas says he's worried about it leading to people acting as vig...
Nov 23, 2021
Arrest Warrant Issued For 18-Year-Old For Failing To Appear In Portage County Court
An arrest warrant has been issued for an 18-year-old man who failed to appear in Portage County court. Dawson Armstrong was supposed to attend the sentencing hearing but skipped it. He faces a charge ...
Nov 23, 2021 CC / depositphotos
