Category Archives: State News

A 44-year-old Milwaukee man has entered a guilty plea to charges he killed five members of his own family last year. Christopher Stokes called 9-1-1 to report the murders. When responding officers arr...

The 26-year-old man who firebombed Madison's City-County Building during last summer's violent protests has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison. Marquon Clark had been accused of throwing ...

A Milwaukee man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for robbing an undercover police officer. Thirty-year-old Donquell Franklin entered a guilty plea in March. Authorities say task force offic...

While it is not expected to get very hot in Eastern Wisconsin today, it is still a good idea to be prepared for when it does. Gov. Tony Evers has declared June 2 Heat Awareness Day in Wisconsin and is...

The union representing postal workers is warning plans to close the mail sorting facility in Wausau could cause delivery delays. The U-S Postal Service says it is going to consolidate 18 mail faciliti...

Mask-wearing is no longer required for visitors to the Wisconsin state Capitol. The change went into effect Tuesday and it includes most other state facilities. It comes after a change in recommendati...

Deputies in Barron County are giving a tongue-in-cheek credit to their "bovine unit" for finally ending a long pursuit. Deputies say they had chased a Chevrolet Cavalier for about 13 miles, from Barro...

The leader of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation says higher-than-normal unemployment benefits aren't the only reason state businesses are dealing with a shortage of workers. WEDC Secretar...

Authorities in Iowa County report a Sunday afternoon motorcycle crash left a rider with serious injuries. The accident happened at about 3:30 p-m in the Township of Mifflin. Motorcyclist Tanner Casper...

A federal jury has determined the actions of Milwaukee police officers at a snake-filled home 11 years ago were reasonable. The case was the first jury trial at the federal courthouse in Milwaukee sin...