Category Archives: State News
Missing Child Sex Offender Tracked Down, Arrested
Authorities in Dodge County report a missing child sex offender is back in custody after he went missing last week. 30-year-old Robert Lee Haley was arrested Saturday afternoon in Juneau. Haley had fa...
Nov 02, 2020
Rittenhouse Spends Weekend In Kenosha County Jail
A few hours after an Illinois judge approved the extradition of Kyle Rittenhouse, deputies from the Lake County Sheriff's Office drove him five miles to the Wisconsin border. There, the 17-year-old wa...
Nov 02, 2020 michael scott / CC
November 1st: 16 Dead, 3,493 Test Positive For COVID-19
November starts off the same way October ended, as 16 more COVID-related deaths have been reported, with nearly 3,500 positive test results. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reports almost ...
Nov 02, 2020 sergio santos / CC
WI Medical Professionals: Climate Change Affects Human Health
More than 4,000 medical professionals from across the country are demanding policy action on climate change. The coalition includes dozens of doctors and nurses in Wisconsin, who say the effects are v...
Nov 01, 2020 closeup of a young caucasian doctor man with a world globe in one hand and a stethoscope in the other hand
WI Elections Commission Addresses Gridlock, Ballot Urgency
Only a handful of days until the November 3 election, and Wisconsin officials have a simple message for absentee voters who haven't turned in their ballot - act quickly and don't mail it in. The state...
Nov 01, 2020
Gray Wolf No Longer on the Endangered Species
After spending nearly 6 decades on the endagered species list, the Gray Wolf has now been delisted. The gray wolf has been federally protected under the Endagered Species Act since 1967, but after rev...
Oct 31, 2020 USFWS Midwest Region / CC
Green Alert Issued for Horicon Veteran
An attempt to locate and check welfare for Dale Vogt has come up empty. He was last seen by his wife at approximately 3:15 AM in the City of Horicon. He left the residence on foot without his cell pho...
Oct 30, 2020
Milwaukee County Sheriff: Acting Out On Election Day Could Get You Arrested
Everyone accepts that emotions could be running high on Election Day, but Milwaukee County Sheriff Earnell Lucas is warning people that acting out could get them arrested. Lucas says his department is...
Oct 30, 2020
Racine Man Sets Himself On Fire By Smoking While On Oxygen
Authorities in Racine say a man set himself on fire by smoking while he was on oxygen. Police and fire officials say the incident early Wednesday morning is actually the second of its kind this week. ...
Oct 30, 2020
400 National Guard Troops Activated To Help On Election Day
400 Wisconsin National Guard troops will be activated to help make sure Election Day goes smoothly next week. Governor Tony Evers announced the pending move Thursday. Troops will be there to fill any ...
Oct 30, 2020
