Category Archives: State News
Oversight Republicans Call for President Biden to Testify Regarding Afghanistan Situation
House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer and National Security Subcommittee Ranking Member Glenn Grothman have sent a letter to U.S. Department of State Secretary Antony Blin...
Aug 20, 2021 ttarasiuk / CC
Sun Prairie Lawsuit Over Middle School Assignment Moves To Federal Court
A Sun Prairie lawsuit filed in April over a middle school assignment has been moved to federal court. Families of students at Patrick Marsh Middle School sued when teachers asked sixth-grade students ...
Aug 19, 2021 jkbeitz / CC
Natural Resources Board Chair Says Lawsuit To Remove Him Is Politically Motivated
Natural Resources Board chairman Fred Prehn's term expired 16 weeks ago - but he hasn't left. Prehn says a lawsuit aimed at removing him from that panel is politically motivated. Democratic Governor T...
Aug 19, 2021
Homicide Trial Delayed Again In Death Of 77-Year-Old Wausau Man
A homicide trial has been delayed again in the death of a 77-year-old Wausau man. The jury trial for Lee Franck has been scheduled to begin next April in Marathon County court. Franck had been schedul...
Aug 19, 2021
Congressman Grothman Among Several Requesting a Hearing Regarding Afghanistan
Several representatives in the Federal government, including Subcommittee on National Security Ranking Member and 6th District Congressman Glenn Grothman, have sent a letter to Chairwoman Carolyn Malo...
Aug 19, 2021
Dive Team Recovers Body From Lower Nashotah Lake
The body of a 66-year-old Waukesha man who apparently drowned has been taken to the county medical examiner's office. The victim hasn't been identified. Western Lakes Fire Chief Bradley Brown says aut...
Aug 19, 2021 Daniel / CC
Utility Crews Spend Wednesday Afternoon Working On Major Gas Leak In Darlington
Utility crews spent most of Wednesday afternoon working to cap a major gas leak in Darlington. Residents living nearby were evacuated and city streets in the area were closed for an hour-and-a-half. A...
Aug 19, 2021 Muhammad Ali / CC
Former La Crosse Bishop Burke In Serious Condition With COVID-19
Cardinal Raymond Burke, the former bishop of the La Crosse Diocese, is in serious condition with COVID-19. Seventy-three-old Burke is a conservative critic of Pope Francis who's also been skeptical of...
Aug 18, 2021 sergio santos / CC
Wisconsin Claims Title to Most Cranberries Grown, Again
No state grows more cranberries than Wisconsin - again. For the 27th consecutive year, the Badger State is again projected to lead the country in cranberry production. Wisconsin family farms produce m...
Aug 18, 2021 Pen Waggener / CC
Homicide Suspect Arrested For Fourth Of July Incident, Second on the Loose
One suspect has been arrested and a second is still being sought in a fatal shooting in Madison over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Twenty-six-year-old Christopher Somersett is charged with first...
Aug 18, 2021 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
