Category Archives: State News
Grand Jury Indicts Milwaukee Man On Federal Arson Charges
A federal grand jury has indicted a 32-year-old Milwaukee man on arson charges. A crowd gathered outside the house last month believing it was a sex trafficking hub. The house in the 2100 block of Nor...
Jul 29, 2020 Jeff Turner / CC
US Marshals Arrest 18-Year-Old Suspect Accused Of Violent Crimes Against Women
U-S Marshals arrested an 18-year-old suspect in Madison Tuesday who is accused of committing several violent crimes against women. The first case dates back two years to when Sir Melvin Tucker was 16 ...
Jul 29, 2020
Whitefish Bay Man Handed Life Sentence For Road Rage Fatal Shooting
A Whitefish Bay man has been sentenced to life in prison for a road rage shooting last year. 36-year-old Matthew Wilks said he killed Tracey Smith in self-defense after a traffic accident. A jury foun...
Jul 29, 2020 michael scott / CC
Reactions Mixed To “Protest Parties” Outside Milwaukee Police Chief’s Home
Some neighbors say the protest parties staged outside the home of Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales are noisy and annoying. The protesters say they are bringing their fight against racism to fron...
Jul 29, 2020 Fibonacci Blue / CC
Newest Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Will Be Sworn-In While She Runs
The newest member of the Wisconsin Supreme Court will be sworn-in Saturday - while she is running a 100-mile ultra-marathon. Justice-Elect Jill Karofsky won the seat on the high court during the April...
Jul 29, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Manitowoc Public Schools Begin Year with a Blended Model
The Manitowoc Public School District Board of Education voted six to nothing Tuesday afternoon to begin the 2020-21 school year September first with a "blended model" of instruction. Superintendent Ma...
Jul 28, 2020
Wisconsin's COVID-19 Statistics
Positive test results: 49,417 (+590) Negative test results: 823,905 (+6,356) Patients hospitalized: 4,420 (+26) Deaths: 893 (+1) Percent of patients who have recovered: 78.2% Percent of patients who d...
Jul 28, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Two Women Arrested For Beating Wisconsin State Senator During Protest
Two women have been arrested on suspicion of beating Wisconsin State Senator Tim Carpenter during a protest over racial injustice last month. Madison police say 33-year-old Kerida E. O'Reilly and 26-y...
Jul 28, 2020
Early In-Person Voting Starts Tuesday For Wisconsin Primary
The numbers may be smaller than normal, but early in-person voting starts today (Tuesday) for next month's Wisconsin primary. More than 785,000 voters have requested absentee ballots, indicating fewer...
Jul 28, 2020 Robert Stinnett / CC
$8M Remaining – Wisconsin Ready To Send More Coronavirus Relief To Farmers
The Wisconsin Farm Support Program is ready to distribute the remaining $8 million it has in the bank to statewide farmers needed relief during the coronavirus pandemic. 12,000 Wisconsin farmers have ...
Jul 28, 2020 RichardBH / CC
