Category Archives: State News
Governor Evers Asks Wisconsin To “Stay Home”, State COVID-19 Statistics
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has issued an executive order urging all state residents to limit their public interactions. Evers delivered a statewide address Tuesday night telling people to essential...
Nov 11, 2020 Governor Tony Evers Official Portrait
Calls To Madison-Dane County Help Hotline Up By 50% Since April
Officials report calls to the Safe Communities Madison-Dane County help hotline are up by 50% since April. Many people are struggling during the coronavirus pandemic, during civil unrest outbursts, an...
Nov 10, 2020 Leonid Mamchenkov / CC
No Trial For Mount Horeb Man Accused Killing Jogger On Side Of Dane County Road
A 22-year-old Mount Horeb man has been found not competent to stand trial for allegedly killing a Navy veteran who was out jogging along a Dane County road last January. Nicholas Day had suffered a gu...
Nov 10, 2020
Bail Set At $1.5M For Man Accused Of Shooting 2 Police Officers In Ambush
A Waukesha County judge has set bail for 23-year-old Nathanael Benton at $1.5 million Benton is charged with two counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide for shooting two police officers ...
Nov 10, 2020
Man Who Gave Assault Rifle To Kyle Rittenhouse Charged With 2 Felonies
A 19-year-old man accused of giving an assault rifle to Kyle Rittenhouse last August in Kenosha is charged with two felonies. Investigators say Dominick Black gave the weapon to Rittenhouse so he woul...
Nov 10, 2020 Allen Allen / CC
Health Officials: 35% Of Those Tested Are Positive For COVID-19
Wisconsin public health officials report 35% of the people tested over the last week have been positive for COVID-19. State and county health officials confirmed an additional 4,360 new cases Monday. ...
Nov 10, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Call For State Investigation Of Election Rebuked
The executive director of the Wisconsin Elections Commission says the call for an investigation of last week's vote count is absurd and insulting. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has asked a legislative co...
Nov 09, 2020
Quad-Graphics Shuts Down 4 Locations
A 29-percent drop in revenue has led Wisconsin-based Quad-Graphics to shut down four of its plants. The move will eliminate 1,100 jobs. The company says its printing plants in Sussex, Hartford, Lomira...
Nov 09, 2020
Suspect Arrested For Pulling Knife On Amtrak Train Crew Members
A suspect accused of pulling a knife and threatened crew members on an Amtrak train is being held in the Monroe County Jail. Those crew members accused Timothy Thomas of trying to force his way into a...
Nov 09, 2020
Madison Police Investigate 2 Cases of Apparent Attempted Homicide
Madison Police are investigating two apparent cases of attempted homicide. Officers were called shortly after 10:30 p-m Saturday to a bowling alley on the city's west side. There, they found a 38-year...
Nov 09, 2020 Row of police cars, with blue and red flashing sirens. selective focus
