Category Archives: State News
Armed Man Struggling With Mental Illness Leads To Lockout At Waukesha Schools
The Waukesha School District enacted its lockout protocol Wednesday morning when police were called to deal with an armed man struggling with mental illness. Authorities received a call from a person ...
Oct 22, 2020 Row of police cars, with blue and red flashing sirens. selective focus
Epigemiologist: “Of Course The Curve Has Not Flattened”
The director of the preventive medicine residency program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison says, "Of course the curve has not flattened." Epidemiologist Patrick Remington can point to a record 4...
Oct 22, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Wisconsin DOJ Will Be Enforcing Voter Intimidation Laws
Early voting is underway across Wisconsin and the Department of Justice says it's ready to protect voters. Attorney General Josh Kaul says they are going to be watching for voter intimidation during t...
Oct 21, 2020
Facebook Restricts La Crosse County Republican Party’s Page
Facebook has notified the La Crosse County Republican Party its page is being restricted for repeatedly posting incorrect information. Party chairman Bill Feehan called the tech giant's actions "intol...
Oct 21, 2020 Sarah Marshall / CC
President Trump To Visit Milwaukee Saturday
President Donald Trump is reportedly going to make another campaign visit to Wisconsin Saturday. WisPolitics says two Republican Party sources told it the president will make a stop at General Mitchel...
Oct 21, 2020 Matt Johnson / CC
Damage Estimate From Watertown Barn Fire Exceeds $200K
Firefighters say a barn was fully engulfed when they arrived at the farm near Watertown Tuesday morning just after 8:00 a-m. Property owners reported the fire after they were notified by a passerby. T...
Oct 21, 2020 liz west / CC
Appeal Filed Against Judge’s Order Reinstating Attendance Limits
The Wisconsin Appeals Court is being asked to overturn a Monday ruling by Barron County Judge James Babler. The fight over Governor Tony Evers' emergency order limiting how many people can gather in b...
Oct 21, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Coronavirus Case Numbers Continue To Grow, Set New Record Tuesday
The number of new positive test results for COVID-19 topped four thousand for the first time Tuesday. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported a record 4,591 new cases. That tops the old r...
Oct 21, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Woman Arrested After Bags Of Heroin Fell Out Of Her Pocket
Clintonville Police say they were talking to a woman Sunday night at a gas station when she reached into her pocket and bags of heroin started falling out on the ground. Officers had been called to th...
Oct 20, 2020 Find Rehab Centers / CC
South Milwaukee Police Shoot Man To Death
A witness says South Milwaukee Police asked a man to put his weapon down "at least three times" before the man was shot to death. Officers were called to the location Monday at about 1:00 p-m. They we...
Oct 20, 2020 Tony Webster / CC
