Category Archives: State News
Wisconsin State Fair Goes Mostly Cashless
Leave your money at home when you attend this year's Wisconsin State Fair. Just bring your plastic - or buy tickets in advance. The 170th annual fair is scheduled to kick off August 5th and run throug...
Jun 25, 2021 Håkan Dahlström / CC
Judge Doubles Down On Morales Ruling, Keeps July 3rd Deadline In Place
Circuit Judge Christopher Foley has doubled down on his ruling about former Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales. At a Thursday hearing, Judge Foley repeated his contention that Morales was illegall...
Jun 25, 2021 jkbeitz / CC
Governor Evers Passes Senator Jacque Penned Bill Reopening Wisconsin Historical Society Sites
After delaying for several weeks, Governor Tony Evers has announced the release of $1 million to reopen Wisconsin Historical Society sites after the State Assembly this week passed legislation directi...
Jun 25, 2021
August Competency Hearing Will Determine If Man Goes To Trial For Killing Girlfriend
An August competency hearing in Marathon County will determine if a man goes to trial for killing his girlfriend. Umberto Lo is charged with first-degree intentional murder. Prosecutors say he shot 30...
Jun 25, 2021
Kenosha City Council Denies Claim For Damages By Jacob Blake
The Kenosha City Council has unanimously denied a claim for damages by Jacob Blake - the Black man paralyzed when he was shot by a white police officer last summer. Officials say the claim was filed a...
Jun 25, 2021
Menasha Leaders Decide To Demolish Former Whiting Paper Mill
The owner of the building where the Whiting Paper Mill operated is going to get a $235,000 invoice for tearing the building down. Members of the Menasha City Council decided to move ahead on plans to ...
Jun 24, 2021 Paul Downey / CC
State Appeals Court Rules Against Republican Legislative Leaders
A state appeals court is backing a judge's ruling last April that legislative leaders broke the law when they hired private taxpayer-funded attorneys to represent them in expected legal challenges ove...
Jun 24, 2021 cc / depositphotos
Thompson Says UW System Played Critical Role In Slowing Spread Of COVID-19
The president of the University of Wisconsin System says its pandemic response played a critical role in slowing the spread of the coronavirus. System President Tommy Thompson released an Op-Ed piece ...
Jun 24, 2021 Jason Dean / CC
Suspect Arrested In Violent Death Of 97-Year-Old Woman
Rock County detectives say the man they have arrested in the violent death of a 97-year-old woman was already in the county jail on unrelated charges. 37-year-old Jamie E. Beggs had been staying with ...
Jun 24, 2021
Federal Child Sexual Assault Charges Added To State Charges Against Official
A federal grand jury has indicted a former Suring village official on three child sexual assault charges. 36-year-old John Fredenburgh was already facing state charges. If convicted on the newest char...
Jun 24, 2021
