Category Archives: State News
Fire Officials Ask Evacuated Residents For Patience As Hazards Are Assessed
Officials with the Winnebago County, Illinois Health Department say more tests must be done before evacuated residents can return to their homes in Rockton. Fire officials are asking those people for ...
Jun 17, 2021 liz west / CC
16-Year-Old Driver Dies In Head-On Crash Of Stolen SUV in Milwaukee
Milwaukee police say the 16-year-old unlicensed driver of a stolen SUV has died in a head-on crash. Officers tried to stop the vehicle Tuesday night just before 9:00 PM, but the driver sped off. Offic...
Jun 17, 2021 CC / depositphotos
Search Turns Up No Body Parts in Fond Du Lac River Wednesday
Searchers from several agencies were using sonar equipment and divers in a search for a human body or body parts in the Fond du Lac River Wednesday. A caller reported seeing what looked like a human h...
Jun 17, 2021 Daniel / CC
Appleton Man Sentenced To Life In Prison With No Chance For Parole
A 62-year-old Appleton man will spend the rest of his life in a Wisconsin prison for killing his girlfriend during an argument four years ago. Johnny Scott pleaded no contest to charges of first-degre...
Jun 16, 2021 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Budget Panel Agrees To Borrow $125M For Broadband Expansion In Wisconsin
The Legislature's budget panel has agreed to borrow $125 million for broadband expansion in rural Wisconsin. The money will go toward grants for companies or organizations that bring faster internet s...
Jun 16, 2021 Brett Jordan / Unsplash
Wisconsin is Primed for a Fire Outbreak
Much of Wisconsin is currently primed for another major outbreak of wildfires. According to the DNR, if you draw a line from the northwestern part of the state down to the southeastern part, every cou...
Jun 16, 2021
Lawmaker Says Milwaukee Is Like A War-Zone; Wants The National Guard Deployed
A Republican state lawmaker describes Wisconsin's largest city as resembling a war zone. State Representative Joe Sanfelippo of New Berlin wants the governor to activate the Wisconsin National Guard "...
Jun 16, 2021
Five District Leaders Urge Lawmakers to Set Aside Differences, Do What's Best for Schools
Superintendents from Wisconsin's five largest school districts are urging lawmakers to set aside their partisan differences and do what's best for schools. The superintendents from Milwaukee, Madison,...
Jun 16, 2021 Students wearing mask for protect corona virus or covid-19 and doing exam in classroom with stress.
Fire Chief: It Could Take A Week To Burn Off 500K Gallons Of Oil At Fire Site
Just across the state line in Illinois, Rockton Fire Chief Kirk Wilson says it could take another week for a half-million gallons of oil at the Chemtools fire site to burn off. 84 fire departments are...
Jun 16, 2021 Dan Zen / CC
Woman Charged with Killing Grandmother, Setting Home on Fire Four Days Later
A Wisconsin woman is charged with killing her grandmother last week, then setting her home on fire four days later. 36-year-old Elizabeth Durkee has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide...
Jun 16, 2021
