Category Archives: State News
Number Of Wisconsin Prison Inmates Drops Sharply
A Wisconsin Policy Forum report shows the number of inmates in the state prison system has dropped to levels not seen in more than 20 years. The adult population declined almost 16-percent from the en...
Mar 26, 2021
Wauwatosa Chief Forced To Testify In May Trial Over Fatal Shooting By Officer
Wauwatosa Police Chief Barry Weber will have to testify at a May hearing - even though he didn't want to. Weber was subpoenaed. The family of Jay Anderson is asking a judge to independently file crimi...
Mar 26, 2021 Blogtrepreneur / CC
April Arraignment Set For Passenger In Fatal Hit-And-Run Crash In Chippewa County
A passenger in the car that killed three Girls Scouts and an adult supervisor three years ago is scheduled to be arraigned in Chippewa County Court next month. John Stender was in the vehicle driven b...
Mar 26, 2021
Kenosha Police Shooting Victim Files Excessive Force Civil Suit
Jacob Blake, the Black man paralyzed after a Kenosha police officer shot him last summer, has filed an excessive force civil suit in federal court. Blake is suing Kenosha Officer Rusten Sheskey for hi...
Mar 26, 2021
Low Mortgage Rates Credited For Hot Housing Market
The Wisconsin Realtors Association is crediting low mortgage rates for a hot housing market statewide. Sales were up by 5.5% in February to almost 4,400 existing homes. High demand and a limited suppl...
Mar 25, 2021 Dan Moyle / CC
Suspect In Wood County Death Makes Court Appearance
A suspect in an apparent overdose death in Wood County has made a court appearance. Stephanie Trewyn is charged with hiding a corpse. During a Wednesday hearing, the judge refused to reduce Trewyn's b...
Mar 25, 2021
Man Accused Of Sexual Assaults Called “Sick Pervert” By Racine County Sheriff
Nearly 200 charges have been filed against a 46-year-old man who is being called a "sick pervert" by Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling. Shane Stanger is accused of assaulting one victim whil...
Mar 25, 2021
Assembly Speaker Calls On Business Leaders To Return Workers To Offices By 4th Of July
Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he wants to see Wisconsin workers back in their offices by the Fourth of July to avoid a "pandemic hangover." Vos and Republican Senate Majority Leader Devin...
Mar 25, 2021
Two Milwaukee Common Council Members Want No Fines For Small Amounts Of Pot
If you're caught with one ounce of marijuana in your possession in Milwaukee the fine can run anywhere from $50 to $500. Two members of the Common Council want to eliminate those fines. Nataline Dismu...
Mar 24, 2021 Carlos Gracia / CC
USDA Publishes Final Rule for Hemp Production
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has published a final rule for the establishment of a domestic hemp production program, effective Monday, March 22. While Wisconsin will continue operating un...
Mar 24, 2021 Farmer growing hemp and checking plants growth, agriculture and environment concept
