Category Archives: State News
3rd Person Killed In Triple-Fatal Crash Had Attended Madison West HS
Officials with the Madison Metropolitan School District say the third young person who died in the triple-fatal accident in the Town of Middleton last weekend had attended West High School. The other ...
Oct 5, 2021
DNA Testing Of Backlogged Sexual Assault Kit Leads To Charges
DNA testing of an old sexual assault kit has resulted in charges being filed against a 30-year-old Verona man. Herman Gomez Garza is accused of sexually assaulting a child under the age of 16. The cas...
Oct 4, 2021
UW Immigration Clinic To Help Afghan Refugees At Fort McCoy
The director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Immigration Clinic and her students will help Afghan refugees living at Fort McCoy. Professor Erin Barbato says the job is a difficult one because t...
Oct 4, 2021
Madison Man Arrested For Pointing Gun, Taking Shot At Cat
A 35-year-old Madison man has been arrested for allegedly pointing a gun at another person and taking a shot at a cat. Christopher Perrote is also accused of pointing a gun at a responding police offi...
Oct 4, 2021
Federal Court Hearing On Wisconsin Wolf Hunt Set For October 29th
A federal court hearing on the Wisconsin wolf hunt has been scheduled for October 29th. Six Chippewa tribes filed suit last month arguing the hunt violates their treaty rights and endangers the wolf p...
Oct 4, 2021 Close up image of a gray wolf in winter
Milwaukee City Attorney Office Loses 13th Attorney
He had only been working in the Milwaukee City Attorney's Office for eight weeks when Christian Thomas turned in his resignation. Thomas is the 13th attorney to leave that office since last year. He s...
Oct 4, 2021 Allen Allen / CC
62-Year-Old Fitchburg Man Stabbed To Death
Fitchburg police say they believe the 62-year-old man stabbed to death Saturday morning knew his attacker. No names have been released and police have reported no arrests. The victim was found bleedin...
Oct 4, 2021 CC / depositphotos
Middleton High School Students Among Three Fatality Victims In Car Accident
Officials with the Middleton School District say two high school students and a former student from the district were killed in a car accident Saturday night. No names have been released. The district...
Oct 4, 2021 Tony Webster / CC
Two Girls Wounded In Saturday Drive-By Shooting, One Dies
Milwaukee police say two girls were riding in a car with their mother Saturday night when people in a second vehicle opened fire. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office reports 11-year-old Tan...
Oct 4, 2021
Analysis: WI Residents Priced Out of Prescription Drug Market
Prescription drug costs are climbing faster than wages for the average Wisconsin resident. That's according to a new analysis, which is tied to pressure for congressional action. AARP's latest RX Pric...
Oct 3, 2021 Eric Hunsaker / CC
