Category Archives: State News
Police Conducting Welfare Check in Sun Prairie Find Two Dead Bodies
Police conducting a welfare check in Sun Prairie Wednesday evening found two dead bodies. Officers say they discovered a 37-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man, both with fatal gunshot wounds, in a S...
May 07, 2021 Tony Webster / CC
Taser, Police Dog Used to Arrest Domestic Violence Suspect Who Walked Into Traffic
Madison police say they used a taser and a police dog to arrest a domestic violence suspect when he walked into traffic with a gun pointed at his head. The 33-year-old man hasn't been identified by au...
May 07, 2021
Madison Beltline Shut Down to Traffic When Road Rage Incident Leads to Gunfire
Traffic on Madison's busy Beltline was shut down during the noon hour Thursday when an apparent road rage incident led to gunfire. One person was injured, with the first 9-1-1 call coming in at about ...
May 07, 2021 Tex Texin / CC
Milwaukee Police Investigate Tuesday Road Rage Incident
No arrests have been announced in a Tuesday road rage incident captured on cell phone video. Things started heating up in Milwaukee after one car hit another car from behind. The video shows a woman f...
May 06, 2021
Federal Judge's Decision On Nationwide Eviction Ban Could Have Effect In Wisconsin
Wisconsin renters and their landlords could be directly affected by a federal judge's ruling on a nationwide eviction ban. The judge decided the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention overstepped ...
May 06, 2021 David Jackmanson / CC
Republicans On Budget Committee Optimistic Wisconsin Businesses Will Get A Tax Cut
Republicans on the Legislature's budget committee are telling Wisconsin business leaders they are optimistic the next state spending plan with include a tax cut. That word comes as members of the Join...
May 06, 2021
Authorities Give Update On Stabbing Death At Devil's Lake Park Last October
Authorities investigating the stabbing death of John Schmutzer at Devil's Lake State Park say they are still looking for a person of interest. Witnesses told them about a man running "frantically" and...
May 06, 2021 Daniel / CC
Milwaukee County Judge Rules Police Body Camera In Acevedo Death Can Be Released
A Milwaukee County judge has ruled police body camera video can be released in the death of Joel Acevedo. He died eight days after a fight at the home of off-duty Milwaukee police officer Michael Matt...
May 06, 2021 jkbeitz / CC
Wisconsin Parents Sue Snapchat Over Filter They Say Led To Their Sons' Deaths
A Wisconsin appeals court is allowing the parents of two young people who died in a car crash to sue Snapchat. 20-old Landen Brown and 17-year-old Hunter Morby were killed when their car hit a tree at...
May 06, 2021 ThoroughlyReviewed / CC
Governor Evers Grants 18 More Pardons
Governor Tony Evers is granting another 18 pardons to Wisconsin felons for a total of 192 since he took office. Evers said, "these individuals have not only worked hard and built careers for themselve...
May 05, 2021 Joseph Kranak / CC
