Category Archives: State News
Milwaukee Woman In Custody After Shooting Death Of 2-Year-Old Girl
Milwaukee paramedics performed advanced life-saving measures Tuesday night, but a two-year-old girl still died of a gunshot wound. Police haven't said where the gunfire came from or who fired the shot...
Jul 23, 2020
Former Youth Minister At Columbus Church Charged With Child Sexual Assault
Authorities in Dane County have charged a former youth minister with the sexual assault of a child. Investigators accused Glen A. Uselmann of Columbus of assaulting a 12-year-old girl who was attendin...
Jul 23, 2020 cdogstar / CC
Headed To Chicago? You Could Have To Quarantine For 14 Days
We're not there yet, but it's very close. People traveling from Wisconsin to Chicago could soon find themselves being required to quarantine for 14 days. An emergency travel order in effect in the Win...
Jul 23, 2020 Alan Light / CC
Bipartisan VoteSafe Wisconsin Promotes Absentee, Safe In-Person Voting
The bipartisan group VoteSafe Wisconsin is working together to promote absentee voting and safe in-person voting for the August primary and November general elections. Democratic Attorney General Josh...
Jul 22, 2020 Robert Stinnett / CC
Western Wisconsin: 1 Tornado Confirmed, Others Possible
The Chippewa County Sheriff's Office is confirming that one tornado touched down in Cadott Tuesday night. No deaths or injuries have been reported, but there is plenty of damage. There are also report...
Jul 22, 2020 SmartSign / CC
Wisconsin Sets New Record For Number Of COVID-19 Cases
Wisconsin has set a new record for the number of COVID-19 cases by topping one thousand for the first time Tuesday. The state Department of Health Services reports 1,117 positive test results were rec...
Jul 22, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Western Wisconsin Dairy Co-Op Burns, Blamed on Mechanical Malfunction
Emergency responders in western Wisconsin are blaming a mechanical malfunction for a damaging fire at the Burnett Dairy Cooperative. The first calls about a structure fire were received at about 10:30...
Jul 22, 2020 Trevor Hurlbut / CC
Milwaukee Police Chief’s Attorney Says Client Is Being Set Up To Be Fired
The attorney for Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales says he's worried his client is being set up to be fired. The Fire and Police Commission has given Morales a list of 11 changes that need to be ...
Jul 22, 2020
Team Of Lawyers Advises People Not To Cooperate With Federal Investigation
A team of lawyers is advising people not to cooperate with the federal investigation of last month's fire-bombing in Madison. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering a rewa...
Jul 22, 2020 Office of Public Affairs / CC
Wisconsin COVID-19 Statistics
Positive test results: 43,018 (+703) Negative test results: 737,191 (+6,289) Patients hospitalized: 4,129 (+22) Deaths: 846 (+2) Percentage of recovered patients: 77.0%
Jul 21, 2020 sergio santos / CC
