Category Archives: State News
Governor Evers Passes Senator Jacque Penned Bill Reopening Wisconsin Historical Society Sites
After delaying for several weeks, Governor Tony Evers has announced the release of $1 million to reopen Wisconsin Historical Society sites after the State Assembly this week passed legislation directi...
Jun 25, 2021
August Competency Hearing Will Determine If Man Goes To Trial For Killing Girlfriend
An August competency hearing in Marathon County will determine if a man goes to trial for killing his girlfriend. Umberto Lo is charged with first-degree intentional murder. Prosecutors say he shot 30...
Jun 25, 2021
Kenosha City Council Denies Claim For Damages By Jacob Blake
The Kenosha City Council has unanimously denied a claim for damages by Jacob Blake - the Black man paralyzed when he was shot by a white police officer last summer. Officials say the claim was filed a...
Jun 25, 2021
Menasha Leaders Decide To Demolish Former Whiting Paper Mill
The owner of the building where the Whiting Paper Mill operated is going to get a $235,000 invoice for tearing the building down. Members of the Menasha City Council decided to move ahead on plans to ...
Jun 24, 2021 Paul Downey / CC
State Appeals Court Rules Against Republican Legislative Leaders
A state appeals court is backing a judge's ruling last April that legislative leaders broke the law when they hired private taxpayer-funded attorneys to represent them in expected legal challenges ove...
Jun 24, 2021 cc / depositphotos
Thompson Says UW System Played Critical Role In Slowing Spread Of COVID-19
The president of the University of Wisconsin System says its pandemic response played a critical role in slowing the spread of the coronavirus. System President Tommy Thompson released an Op-Ed piece ...
Jun 24, 2021 Jason Dean / CC
Suspect Arrested In Violent Death Of 97-Year-Old Woman
Rock County detectives say the man they have arrested in the violent death of a 97-year-old woman was already in the county jail on unrelated charges. 37-year-old Jamie E. Beggs had been staying with ...
Jun 24, 2021
Federal Child Sexual Assault Charges Added To State Charges Against Official
A federal grand jury has indicted a former Suring village official on three child sexual assault charges. 36-year-old John Fredenburgh was already facing state charges. If convicted on the newest char...
Jun 24, 2021
Manure to Blame in Kewaunee County for Making Residents Sick
One of Wisconsin's top dairy-producing counties has a manure problem. A new study by a US Department of Agriculture researcher indicates cow manure is making people sick in Kewaunee County. There are ...
Jun 23, 2021 Niek Sprakel / CC
Milwaukee Man Jailed Following Terroristic Threats, Pursuit in Northwest Wisconsin
A Milwaukee man is jailed in northwest Wisconsin on charges including terroristic threats and eluding law enforcement officers. A woman reported that she was hiking with others in the Town of Lenroot ...
Jun 23, 2021
