Category Archives: State News
Chief: Milwaukee PD Prepared to Handle Protests Without Using Tear Gas
Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales says his department is ready to handle any protests without using tear gas. Right now, it's not clear how many people will show up for the scaled-back Democratic...
Aug 05, 2020
Milwaukee Man Arrested for Fatal June Shooting in Sparta
Authorities in Waukesha County say a 38-year-old suspect in last month's fatal shooting in Sparta has been taken into custody. His name hasn't been released. 28t-year-old Damara Skenandore-Medina was ...
Aug 05, 2020
Percentage of Positive Test Results Falls Tuesday, But More Than 18K Were Tested
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reports only four percent of the people tested Tuesday were positive for COVID-19. The number of new cases was still higher than Monday because more than 18...
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Health Official: Mask Mandate Opposite of Restriction
Like many other parts of the country, Wisconsin residents now have to wear a mask when out in public as the pandemic continues. And one health official says viewing it as a conduit to getting back to ...
Aug 04, 2020 Man is working in a pizza restaurant drive with his mask and covid 19 protection. Pandemic situation
Lake Gathering Criticized For Lack Of Safety Measures During Pandemic
The Winnebago County Sheriff's Office says it made no arrests during last weekend's Sand Bar Bash 2020 on Lake Butte des Morts because no laws were broken. Big crowds attended the annual events just h...
Aug 04, 2020 Olgierd Rudak / CC
Milwaukee Couple Charged In 2019 Stabbing Death
A Milwaukee couple could face up to 12 years in prison if they are convicted on the charge of being party to a crime of felony murder-battery. 32-year-old Shirley L. Monge and 31-year-old Angel Monge-...
Aug 04, 2020
Governor Evers: No Plans To Shut Down In-Person Classes In Wisconsin
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers says there is "no secret plan" for him to shut down in-person classes this fall. Evers says his statewide mask mandate is aimed at helping slow the spread of the coronavi...
Aug 04, 2020
Kenosha Woman Charged For 5 Overdose Cases, Including 1 Death
A 54-year-old Kenosha woman is charged with providing the drugs that led to five overdoses last week - one of them fatal. Narcan was used to revive some of the victims. All five people had taken what ...
Aug 04, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
30 Students Involved in Weekend Disturbance at Lincoln Hills-Copper Lake School
Authorities in Lincoln County report no injuries resulted from a weekend disturbance at the Lincoln Hills-Copper Lake School. About 30 students were involved. Officials say buildings were damaged and ...
Aug 04, 2020
Marine from Wisconsin Among Personnel Lost in California Training Exercise
A Marine from Wisconsin is listed among those presumed dead after an accident during a training exercise last week. 19-year-old rifleman PFC Evan Bath of Oak Creek is one of the eight troops still mis...
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