Category Archives: State News
Madison Man Arrested After 4-Year-Old Accidentally Shoots Himself
An 18-year-old Madison man has been arrested for keeping a loaded firearm where a child could get his hands on it. Emergency responders were called Wednesday morning shortly after midnight when a four...
Feb 27, 2020 Robert Nelson / CC
Wisconsin Elections Commission To Debate How To Spend $7.8M Federal Grant
The Wisconsin Elections Commission will debate how to spend a $7.8 million federal grant when it meets today (Thursday) in Madison. The money from the U-S Elections Assistance Commission has been awar...
Feb 27, 2020
Oneida County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Suspect In 2019 Death Of Rhinelander Woman
The Oneida County Sheriff's Office says it arrested a suspect in the 2019 death of a Rhinelander woman. 23-year-old Dalton U. Kampf of Stevens Point was taken into custody Tuesday morning. He is charg...
Feb 27, 2020
3 Family Members Escape Fire That Destroyed Their Portage Home
Emergency responders in Portage say a father and two young children managed to escape the fire that destroyed their home Wednesday morning. Several fire departments sent units to the scene at about 9:...
Feb 27, 2020 Dan Zen / CC
Wisconsin Congressman Wants Answers About Future Of China Trade
A veteran Wisconsin congressman is asking for answers about the future of trade with China. Democratic Congressman Ron Kind sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue Tuesday. Kind wants to k...
Feb 26, 2020
Selective Vehicle Thieves Stealing Minivans In Wauwatosa
Wauwatosa police are advising residents to be alert if they drive a Chrysler minivan from the early 2000s. Someone has stolen four of the same type of vehicles over the last five days. Investigators t...
Feb 26, 2020
Governor Evers Vetoes GOP $250 Million Tax Cut Plan
Governor Tony Evers says he vetoed Republicans' 250-million-dollar tax cut today because he wants to find a compromise that invests in schools while providing property tax relief. Evers claims the G-O...
Feb 26, 2020
Milwaukee shooting at Molson Coors
Milwaukee's mayor says multiple people have been killed in a shooting on the Molson Coors Brewing Co. campus. Mayor Tom Barrett says the dead include the shooter. A total of seven people were reported...
Feb 26, 2020
Outdoor Report | February 26, 2020
Find Your Adventure: Apply For The 2020 Elk Hunt Starting March 1 MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will accept applications for the 2020 elk hunting tags March 1 - May 31....
Feb 26, 2020
Medical Examiner Says Jogger’s Death Was “Extremely Brutal Homicide”
A deputy medical examiner for Dane County has called the death of jogger Nicholas Day an "extremely brutal homicide." That evaluation came during a preliminary hearing Tuesday for 21-year-old Riley Be...
Feb 26, 2020 Tony Webster / CC
