Category Archives: State News

South Middle School in Eau Claire has been announced as the host for the 2026 Wisconsin State Civics Bee. The event will bring together 20 finalists -- grades six through eight -- to take part in a kn...

A former Whitefish Bay school administrator is heading to prison. Rebecca Salomon was sentenced on Monday to six years behind bars for a drunk driving crash in West Bend last year. Prosecutors explain...

A suspect is being charged in connection with the death of a pregnant woman whose body was found last month at the scene of a La Crosse house fire. Crews dispatched to a Taylor Street blaze on Novembe...

A suspect wanted for murder in Beloit is dead in Illinois. The Illinois State Police says the person was found dead last week with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in their vehicle in Bureau County. Tro...

A Milwaukee County judge is testifying in the trial of her colleague, Hannah Dugan. Judge Dugan's trial began this week as she is accused of obstructing immigration agents who were attempting to arres...

A Wisconsin state senator believes WisconsinEye should stay, but they need to figure out how to fundraise. Wisconsin Eye is the public affairs channel that shows committee and floor sessions at the Wi...

Dane County is getting a financial boost to assist victims of gun violence. Wisconsin's Byrne Statewide Crisis Intervention Program gave a $100,000 grant to fund a multi-organization partnership whose...

A state representative is highlighting another bill that's become law, allowing a final hearing in a divorce case to be held by affidavit. Representative Ron Tusler of Harrison explained that he's hea...

A second person is being charged in connection with an overdose death in Tomah. 54-year-old Harley Carlson was recently charged with reckless homicide, with investigators saying they supplied drugs to...

Charges are being filed against a Chippewa Falls woman following an investigation into allegations of animal neglect. Earlier this month, police seized 14 dogs of varying breeds from the woman's apart...