Category Archives: State News
Non-Fatal Shootings In Milwaukee Nearly Double Last Year
Between January 1st and April 1st of 2020, there were 86 non-fatal shootings in Milwaukee. This year the number is almost double that - 153. Wisconsin's largest city has been trying to reduce violence...
Apr 6, 2021 tacit requiem (joanneQEscober ) / CC
Man Wounded In Weekend Shooting In Madison Has Died
Police report the 23-year-old man who was wounded in a weekend shooting in Madison has died. The victim's name hasn't been released. The incident is being investigated as a homicide. The Madison Polic...
Apr 6, 2021 Tony Webster / CC
Former Milwaukee County Deputy Sentenced To 6 Months For Causing Deadly Crash
A former Milwaukee County deputy has been sentenced to six months in jail for causing a fatal crash last year. Joel Streicher will be on probation for two years. Caesar Stinson was killed in the Janua...
Apr 6, 2021
Suspected Drunk Driver Arrested After Parking Car Outside Sheriff’s Office Front Door
The Burnett County Sheriff's Office has arrested a 49-year-old Shell Lake man -after he parked his car right outside the front door of that office. The man's name hasn't been released. A state trooper...
Apr 5, 2021
Wildfire Burns 40 Acres, 3 Buildings in Burnett County
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reports a wildfire southwest of Yellow Lake in Burnett County was brought under control, but not before it did some damage. The fire burned 40 acres of la...
Apr 5, 2021 liz west / CC
Wisconsinites 16 and Older Now Eligible for COVID-19 Shots
Anyone 16 and older in Wisconsin is now eligible to receive a COVID-19 shot starting today (Monday). The state department of health services says to schedule the shot as soon as possible. In Wisconsin...
Apr 5, 2021 CDC / Unsplash
University Of Wisconsin Disables Anti-Cheating Software
Student complaints have led the University of Wisconsin-Madison to disable part of its digital anti-cheating software. Some students said it didn't recognize their darker skin tones. The university be...
Apr 5, 2021 Jason Dean / CC
Controlled Burn In Dane County Not So Controlled; Barn Burned To Ground
The Dane County Sheriff's Office reports a controlled burn went out of control Sunday evening, destroying a rundown barn. The incident was reported just before 6:00 p-m in the Town of Dunkirk. Investi...
Apr 5, 2021 liz west / CC
Lomira Driver Charged With OWI, Kicking Deputy, Trying To Bite Nurse
A Lomira woman faces at least nine charges after being stopped Friday night just before 10:30 p-m. A Racine County deputy saw the driver almost hit a median wall after a 9-1-1 caller had reported a re...
Apr 5, 2021
Brookfield Woman To Spend Time In Jail For Dragging Puppy To Death
A Brookfield woman who dragged her parents' puppy to death has been sentenced to a year in jail after pleading no contest to felony mistreatment of animals. Investigators say 48-year-old Rebecca Schro...
Apr 5, 2021
