Category Archives: State News
Missing Baraboo Girl Found Dead
The Baraboo Police Department reports the body of a missing ten-year-old girl has been located. A statewide Amber Alert was issued for Kodie Dutcher Monday night. Officers say Kodie was found dead lat...
Jul 07, 2020
Man Who Carried Shotgun Into Milwaukee VA Shot By Officer
Reports out of Milwaukee indicate a man with a shotgun who tried to enter the Zablocki V-A Medical Center Monday night, was shot by a police officer. Witnesses reported a large law-enforcement presenc...
Jul 07, 2020
Federal Appeals Court Sides With Republican-Backed Voting Restrictions
The 7th U-S Circuit Court of Appeals has sided with Republican-based voting restrictions for Wisconsin elections. Four years ago, a federal judge in Madison found those restrictions unconstitutional a...
Jul 07, 2020 Maryland GovPics / CC
Lots Of COVID-19 Cases, No Deaths
State and county health officials report no new deaths from COVID-19 in Wisconsin for the third day in a row. The state's death toll holds steady at 797. Fewer people were tested during the Fourth of ...
Jul 07, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Chippewa County House Explosion Kills 1, Hurts 1
Authorities in Chippewa County say a Monday morning house explosion has left one person dead and another injured. The blast destroyed a home near Eau Claire, but just across the county line. The names...
Jul 07, 2020
Five Wisconsin Cities To Share $6.3M In Grants To Make Election Safer
A combined $6.3 million in grant money will fund an initiative called the "Wisconsin Safe Voting Plan." The money from the Chicago-based nonpartisan Center for Tech and Civic Life will be used to make...
Jul 07, 2020
Positive Coronavirus Test Results More Than Doubled Over Weekend
State health officials report the percentage of positive coronavirus test results more than doubled last weekend. Averaging anywhere from 2.5 TO 4.5% in recent weeks, 11 percent of Saturday's tests an...
Jul 06, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Harvick Wins at Brickyard
Kevin Harvik captured his fourth win of the season at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway yesterday. Wisconsin Native Matt Kenseth came in second at the Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400 followed by Aric Alm...
Jul 06, 2020 Sarah Stierch / CC
Dane County DA Not Charging Woman With Killing Boyfriend
The Dane County district attorney says his office has reviewed the case and decided not to charge the Madison woman accused of shooting her former boyfriend to death. D-A Ismael Ozanne says a portion ...
Jul 06, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Madison Man Arrested For Trying To Set Flag On Fire
A Madison man is charged with disorderly conduct, resisting and other offenses after trying to set an American flag on fire. The incident happened Saturday at about 10:40 p-m near the Capitol square. ...
Jul 06, 2020
