Category Archives: State News
Coronavirus Case Numbers Continue To Grow, Set New Record Tuesday
The number of new positive test results for COVID-19 topped four thousand for the first time Tuesday. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported a record 4,591 new cases. That tops the old r...
Oct 21, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Woman Arrested After Bags Of Heroin Fell Out Of Her Pocket
Clintonville Police say they were talking to a woman Sunday night at a gas station when she reached into her pocket and bags of heroin started falling out on the ground. Officers had been called to th...
Oct 20, 2020 Find Rehab Centers / CC
South Milwaukee Police Shoot Man To Death
A witness says South Milwaukee Police asked a man to put his weapon down "at least three times" before the man was shot to death. Officers were called to the location Monday at about 1:00 p-m. They we...
Oct 20, 2020 Tony Webster / CC
Bond Set For Wisconsin Dells Man Held As Part Of Plot Against Michigan Governor
ond has been set for the Wisconsin Dells man being held in Columbia County for the part he allegedly played in the plot to kidnap Michigan's governor. 51-year-old Brian Higgins made a virtual court ap...
Oct 20, 2020
Wisconsin Judge Reimposes Governor’s Order Limiting Attendance
A western Wisconsin judge has reimposed the governor's emergency order limiting attendance in public venues. The capacity limits order was issued two weeks ago as positive cases of COVID-19 were surgi...
Oct 20, 2020 Allen Allen / CC
Coronavirus Activity Remains High In Wisconsin
The 3,777 new positive test results for COVID-19 reported Monday weren't a record, but they do continue the trend of high activity in Wisconsin in recent weeks. The update from the Wisconsin Departmen...
Oct 20, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Possible Influx of People from Twin Cities to Western Wisconsin
An Eau Claire area developer says the city could see new residents as more people leave the Twin Cities. The developer spoke at an Eau Claire Chamber of Commerce event over the weekend and said this p...
Oct 19, 2020 Chris Yunker / CC
Extradition Hearing For Rittenhouse Now Set For October 30th
Attorneys for the State of Illinois and accused Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse have filed briefs for an extradition hearing. Prosecutors in Lake County, Illinois are disputing the reasons given by t...
Oct 19, 2020 Allen Allen / CC
Manawa Woman Suffers Only Minor Injuries In 50-Foot Fall At Devil’s Lake State Park
Authorities in Sauk County say a 22-year-old woman from Manawa escaped any serious injuries when she fell 50 feet in a weekend accident at Devil's Lake State Park. The woman's name hasn't been release...
Oct 19, 2020 Matt Madd / CC
Mother, Father Of Dead Baby Return To Court In December
The mother and father of a baby that died last spring will return to Wood County Circuit Court December 2nd. 24-year-old Marilyn Feher will be sentenced to a life term in prison, but the judge will de...
Oct 19, 2020 Allen Allen / CC
