Category Archives: State News
Wisconsin DNR Finds 'Holy Grail' Of A Rare Plant in Grant County
A Wisconsin conservation biologist is celebrating after finding what he calls the "holy grail" of a rare plant in the state. The D-N-R reports a green violet long thought gone from Wisconsin was found...
Jul 9, 2021
UW Board of Regents Keeps Tuition Flat For Undergrad Students
The budget approved Thursday by the U-W Board of Regents does not include a tuition increase for undergraduate students. The tuition freeze that had been in effect since 2013 was lifted, but the Board...
Jul 9, 2021 Jason Dean / CC
Wisconsin Could Get $65 Million in Proposed Settlement With Purdue Pharma
The state is expected to receive more than 65-million dollars from a multi-state settlement with opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma and the family which owns it. Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul sa...
Jul 9, 2021 CC / depositphotos
Son of Missing Windsor Couple Booked in Dane County Jail
Dane County investigators now believe the disappearance of a Windsor couple is suspicious. A family member reported Wednesday that Bart and Krista Halderson were last seen on July 1st at their home. S...
Jul 9, 2021 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
One Dead, One Injured in Oconto County Fire
A man is dead and a woman is hospitalized after a fire Thursday morning in the Town of Lakewood in northeast Wisconsin. The Oconto County Sheriff's Office says crews responding to the fire found a 74-...
Jul 9, 2021 liz west / CC
Reckless Driving Causing Problems In Rock County Construction Zone
Law enforcement officials and commercial truck drivers say two separate injury accidents that shut down traffic on Interstate 39-90 at Janesville are the result of reckless driving. Four people were i...
Jul 8, 2021
Attorney: Morales Will Return As Milwaukee Police Chief Next Monday
His attorney says Alfonso Morales will return to his former position as Milwaukee police chief next Monday. No settlement agreement has been reached. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Christopher Foley r...
Jul 8, 2021
Suspected Drunken Driver Leads Police On Pursuit
New Berlin police say a suspected drunken driver went through several yards and even went up a sledding hill while trying to get away early Wednesday morning. The 45-year-old suspect was wanted on fel...
Jul 8, 2021
Identity Of 23-Year-Old Dodgeville Shooting Victim Released
The Dane County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the 23-year-old Dodgeville man who was shot to death over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Keshaun Davis-Williams died shortly after arrivin...
Jul 8, 2021 tacit requiem (joanneQEscober ) / CC
Charges Filed In La Crosse Homicide At Houska Park
La Crosse County prosecutors have filed second-degree reckless homicide charges against a 35-year-old man in the fatal incident last month at Houska Park. Investigators accused David A. Pearson of sta...
Jul 8, 2021 CC / depositphotos
