Category Archives: State News

The green flags flying Tuesday were there to indicate safe swimming conditions on Lake Michigan beaches in Racine. That is a big change from the dangerous rip tides over the last three days. Emergency...

Under a bill being considered in the Wisconsin Assembly, new drivers could get their learner's permit at the age of 15. Currently, the age limit is 15-and-a-half. The new rules wouldn't change the 16-...

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers is expected to veto all of the election changes approved by legislative Republicans this week. The bills would limit opportunities for absentee voting and prohibit electi...

The White House says President Biden will visit southwestern Wisconsin next week to discuss agriculture and the rural economy. That will be the president's second visit to the Badger State this year a...

Both sides say a weekend mediation session between demoted police chief Alfonso Morales and the city of Milwaukee has failed to produce an agreement. The choices are - Morales could be reinstated as c...

Two class-action lawsuits have been filed against Chemtool by families who were forced to evacuate during last week's fire just across the border from Beloit in Illinois. One of the suits alleges Chem...

A Milwaukee County judge has decided to delay his decision on whether to charge former Wauwatosa police officer Joseph Mensah. Judge Glenn Yamahiro was scheduled to decide Friday but has pushed back t...

An accused killer has pleaded not guilty to charges he killed a man in Marathon County last December. Jared Carl faces a charge of first-degree intentional homicide and is being held on a $1 million c...

Investigators with the Richland County Sheriff's Office have determined a man who drowned in the Wisconsin River last weekend had been fishing from the bank when he fell in. Witnesses called authoriti...

Milwaukee police say a 27-year-old woman accidentally shot herself in the leg during a large street fight last weekend. The victim is expected to survive the incident that happened Saturday morning. H...