Category Archives: State News
Coronavirus Relief Bills Likely Waiting Until Next Year
A statement by incoming Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu makes it look like no legislation to deal with the coronavirus pandemic will be passed before the new year. Wednesday, LeMahieu said the S...
Dec 03, 2020
Sauk County Judge Sentences Admitted Killer To Life In Prison With No Parole
A Sauk County judge has sentenced an admitted killer to life in prison with no possibility of parole. Robert Pulvermacher had entered a no-contest plea to the charge of first-degree intentional homici...
Dec 02, 2020 Allen Allen / CC
Member Of Joint Finance Committee Stepping Down Weeks After Winning Re-Election
A co-chair of the powerful legislative Joint Finance Committee is stepping away from politics just four weeks after he won re-election. Republican State Representative John Nygren of Marinette says he...
Dec 02, 2020
Governor Responds To Trump Campaign Lawsuit
Governor Tony Evers says the lawsuit filed by the Trump campaign is an effort "to overturn the will of nearly 3.3 million Wisconsin voters." The state Supreme Court had given the Democratic governor u...
Dec 02, 2020
Man Accused Of Killing 2 Wisconsin Brothers Blocked From In-Person Meetings With Lawyers
A western Missouri judge has ruled he wants to hear from public health officials before he allows a murder defendant to have in-person meetings with his lawyers. Garland Nelson is facing the death pen...
Dec 02, 2020
Republican Lawmakers Propose $100M Fund For Wisconsin Coronavirus Response
Republican lawmakers are proposing the creation of a 100-million-dollar fund to pay for Wisconsin's coronavirus response. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos revealed the package of legislative initiatives Tue...
Dec 02, 2020
Looking For A Place To Retire? Madison Ranked No. 1
Money.com reports there is no place in the U-S better for retirement than Madison, Wisconsin. The report cites its affordability, recreational activities, and natural beauty. Writers say people 60 and...
Dec 01, 2020 Mike Cohen / CC
Dodge County Man Sentenced To 4 Years In Prison For Setting His Home On Fire
A Dodge County judge has sentenced a man who set his home on fire to four years in prison. 42-year-old Benjamin Mueller set the fire in April 2017 after his marriage broke up. When emergency responder...
Dec 01, 2020 michael scott / CC
Trump Campaign Back On The Clock For Its Next Challenge Of Wisconsin Vote
The clock is ticking - again - for the Trump campaign. It has five days from Monday's certification of the presidential election results to file a lawsuit challenging the outcome. The president has al...
Dec 01, 2020 Matt Johnson / CC
Former Milwaukee County Executive Robbed At Gunpoint
Former Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele was robbed at gunpoint during a failed carjacking Sunday night in Shorewood. Abele told police a second vehicle pulled in front of his vehicle at about 7:...
Dec 01, 2020
