Category Archives: State News
Monroe County Couple Sentenced To 4 Years For Child Abuse, Neglect
Two parents from Monroe County will spend up to four years in prison after their convictions on charges of child abuse and neglect. Travis and Amy Headrick had been accused of keeping their children i...
Aug 10, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
17-Year-Old Dives Into Grant River, Resurfaces Once, Then Stays Under
The Grant County Sheriff's Office reports a 17-year-old swimmer from Livingston has died after diving into the Grant River Saturday. Investigators say Lynn Zimmerman was with a group of about a dozen ...
Aug 10, 2020 Daniel / CC
Kenosha Police Officer Expected To Survive Gunshot Wound
Law enforcement officials in southeastern Wisconsin are searching for a suspect who wounded a Kenosha police officer. The officer is expected to survive, is being treated at a hospital for his injurie...
Aug 10, 2020 Matt Madd / CC
Suspended Wauwatosa Police Officer Assaulted Outside Girlfriend’s Home
Police say suspended Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Mensah was assaulted Saturday when he tried to stop protesters from vandalizing his girlfriend's home. Mensah was trying to talk to the 50-to-60 pe...
Aug 10, 2020
Anti-Mask Demonstrators Protest Mask Mandate As “Government Overreach”
Hundreds of anti-mask protesters say their Saturday rally at the State Capitol was about freedom, not politics. They gathered to show their opposition to what participants were calling "government ove...
Aug 10, 2020 Olgierd Rudak / CC
14-Year-Old Swimmer, 50-Year-Old Man Who Tried To Rescue Him Both Drown
A current in Lake Michigan near the shore at Milwaukee's McKinley Beach took two lives Saturday evening. Two 14-year-old boys were struggling when a 50-year-old man jumped in to help. He got one of th...
Aug 10, 2020
Wisconsin Health Officials: 50K Patients Have Recovered From COVID-19
The battle between Wisconsin and COVID-19 reached a milestone and set a new record over the weekend. Health officials recorded the 50,000th recovery from the virus. The record that was set was Saturda...
Aug 10, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Not Fired – Milwaukee Police Chief Morales Demoted To Captain
The Fire and Police Commission has demoted Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales, saying he "failed" the city. Commission members had harsh words for the chief who is less than a year into a four-yea...
Aug 07, 2020
4 Felony Charges Filed Against Waupun Correctional Institution Inmate For Attack
Four felony charges have been filed against an inmate at the Waupun Correctional Institution for an attack last Christmas Eve. Forty-year-old Gregg Phillips is accused of stabbing one correctional off...
Aug 07, 2020 michael scott / CC
Judge Says His Decision Will Be Based On Voting Rights, Not Importance Of Election
A federal judge deciding whether to make changes to Wisconsin's election laws says he doesn't want to hear about the importance of the presidential election. Judge William Conley says his decision wil...
Aug 07, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
