Category Archives: State News
Legislature Engages Governor In Tug-Of-War Over Federal Stimulus Funds
Assembly Republicans are engaging Governor Tony Evers in a tug-of-war over billions of dollars in federal stimulus funds. The Assembly passed nearly a dozen bills Tuesday on how to spend the $3.2 bill...
Apr 14, 2021
Former Middleton HS Volleyball Star Victim Of Murder-Suicide In Arizona
A former volleyball star at Middleton High School is the apparent victim of a murder-suicide in Arizona. 28-year-old Molly Lillard was found in her Scottsdale home Sunday at 5:00 p-m suffering from mu...
Apr 14, 2021 Tony Webster / CC
Kenosha Police Officer Who Shot Jacob Blake Returns To Active Duty
The Kenosha police officer who shot Jacob Blake last August has returned to active duty. Officer Rusten Sheskey had been on administrative leave since the incident that left Blake paralyzed and sparke...
Apr 14, 2021
Green Bay Woman Narrowly Avoids Being Shot in the Face
A Green Bay woman says she narrowly avoided being shot in the face last weekend. Forty-one-year-old Marvin Davis is accused of pointing a shotgun at the victim Saturday morning. The woman tells invest...
Apr 13, 2021 Scott Davidson / CC
Dunn County Man Accused Of Pretending To Be An Uber Driver Before Assaulting Woman
A Dunn County man is facing charges of sexual assault after a woman says he pretended to be an Uber driver and offered to give her a ride. A criminal complaint was filed against 28-year-old Larry Youn...
Apr 13, 2021 Stock Catalog / CC
Gallagher Co-Sponsors Amendment That Would Cap Size of Supreme Court
Congressman Mike Gallagher is sponsoring a proposed constitutional amendment that would cap the size of the US Supreme Court at nine justices. The move comes after President Biden announced he would c...
Apr 13, 2021
Wisconsin Roads, Bridges Given A C-Grade In White House Report
A report from the federal government says Wisconsin hasn't invested in its infrastructure in decades. The White House report was issued Monday as the Biden administration tries to build support for a ...
Apr 13, 2021 Chuck Abbe / CC
Head Of Milwaukee Office Of Violence Prevention Leaves For Similar Position
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett says the search for a new director of the Office of Violence Prevention is already underway. After five years in the position, Reggie Moore is leaving to take a job with th...
Apr 13, 2021
Wisconsin Man To Be Sentenced In July For Fraud, Taking $600K In PPP Loans
A Wisconsin man will be sentenced in July for fraudulently obtaining more than 600-thousand dollars in federal loans. 42-year-old Stephen Smith got the funding through the Paycheck Protection Program....
Apr 13, 2021 CC / depositphotos
Deerfield Man Arrested On Child Pornography Charges
A 21-year-old Deerfield man has been booked into the Dane County Jail on 10 counts of possession of child pornography. Daniel Munguia was taken into custody Sunday. The Dane County Sheriff's Office sa...
Apr 13, 2021
