Category Archives: State News
Second Child Dies from Injuries Suffered in SW Wisconsin House Fire
Authorities in Grant County report a second child has died from injuries suffered in a weekend house fire in the Village of Blue River. 14-year-old Barbara Hurley died in a Milwaukee hospital Monday m...
Jan 26, 2021 liz west / CC
Winnebago County Murder Trial Expected to Last 5 Days
If 27-year-old Ricardo Martinez-Mendez is convicted on a charge of first-degree intentional homicide, he will face a mandatory term of life in prison. His trial got underway Monday with jury selection...
Jan 26, 2021
Finance Committee Leaders Urge Governor to Upgrade Unemployment System
The two leaders of the Wisconsin Legislature's Joint Finance Committee have sent a letter to the governor saying he has the authority and resources to upgrade the unemployment insurance I-T system. Se...
Jan 26, 2021
Wisconsin Doctors Oppose Republican Resolution to Overturn Statewide Mask Mandate
The Wisconsin Medical Society is on record opposing a Republican-sponsored resolution that would overturn the statewide mask mandate now in effect. The state Senate is scheduled to vote on the resolut...
Jan 26, 2021 sergio santos / CC
Lakeshore Technical College Offering Free Technology Training
If the COVID-19 pandemic proved one thing to families, trying to explain to someone how to download, and use Zoom over the phone is not an easy task. Some people simply are not tech-savvy, but Lakesho...
Jan 25, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer and Speaker / CC
Madison Schools To Hold Virtual Listening Session About Hidden Camera
Officials with the Metropolitan Madison School District plan to hold a virtual listening session Wednesday to discuss the discovery of a hidden camera in a coach's office. Superintendent Carlton Jenki...
Jan 25, 2021 Chris Gladis / CC
Southwest Wisconsin Fire Leaves Two Dead, Four Injured
The Grant County Sheriff's Office reports an early Saturday morning house fire has left two people dead and four others injured. Firefighters were called to the location in the Village of Blue River a...
Jan 25, 2021
West Salem Woman Accused Of Holding Man Against His Will For 2 ½ Months
A West Salem woman is charged with seven felonies after allegedly holding a man against his will for two-and-a-half months. 56-year-old Lori Anne Holton is being held in the La Crosse County Jail on a...
Jan 25, 2021
Two-Year-Old Boy In Stable Condition After Possible Accidental Shooting
Milwaukee police are investigating the shooting of a two-year-old boy which happened Friday night. No names have been released. Police say it's possible the child shot himself. He was in his father's ...
Jan 25, 2021 tacit requiem (joanneQEscober ) / CC
Republican Congressmen Say Stopping Pipeline Will Cost Hundreds of Wisconsin Jobs
Three Republican congressmen from the Badger State say stopping the Keystone X-L pipeline will cost hundreds of Wisconsin jobs. One of the first executive orders by President Joe Biden stopped the mul...
Jan 25, 2021 ttarasiuk / CC
