Category Archives: State News
Drug Overdoses Kill 6 In Milwaukee Over 5-Hour Period
Authorities in Milwaukee County report six people suffered fatal overdoses in less than five hours Monday. The victims were between the ages of 35-and-64 years old, including five men. Investigators s...
Feb 26, 2020 Find Rehab Centers / CC
Whitefish Bay Man Found Guilty Of First-Degree Intentional Homicide
A Whitefish Bay man faces a life sentence after the jury found him guilty of first-degree intentional homicide Tuesday. Matthew Wilks had been accused of shooting Tracey Smith last August while Smith ...
Feb 26, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Beloit Schools Tell Former Superintendent To Quit Contacted District Staff
The law firm representing the Beloit School District has sent a letter to former Superintendent Stanley Munro. He's being told to stop contacting district staff members. The letter suggests legal acti...
Feb 26, 2020 KOMUnews / CC
Wisconsin Man Sentenced to Life for Killing Uncle on Fond Duc Lac Reservation
A Wisconsin man will spend the rest of his life in prison for killing his uncle on the Fond Du Lac Indian Reservation in northeastern Minnesota. Thirty-four-year-old James Montano of Bayfield was sent...
Feb 25, 2020 Patrick Feller / CC
UW-Eau Claire Vice-Chancellor Stepping Down After Gender Bias Complaints
A vice-chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is stepping down while he is being investigated for accusations of gender discrimination. Albert Colom was the school's vice-chancellor of e...
Feb 25, 2020
Authorities Find Van Filled With Hundreds Of Gallons Of Gas
Wisconsin State Police say troopers have discovered a van filled with almost 300 gallons of gasoline in Milwaukee County. The fuel was contained in 15 plastic drums. It isn't known what the suspects w...
Feb 25, 2020 Paul Joseph / CC
No New Information, Arrests in Deaths of Two Children in Kaukauna
The police chief of Kaukauna is urging the public to be patient as investigators work on the case of two dead children. Chief Jamie Graff issued a statement to say there is no new information to share...
Feb 25, 2020 Tony Webster / CC
Man Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting Identified By Milwaukee Family
The Milwaukee man who was killed early Monday in an officer-involved shooting has been identified by his family as 27-year-old Lucas Alvarado. Police say Alvarado ignored commands and flashed a gun at...
Feb 25, 2020
Former Owner Of Dairy State Cheese Company Expected To Reach Plea Deal
The former owner of Dairy State Cheese Company in Rudolph is expected to reach a plea deal with state prosecutors. Michael Moran is accused of defrauding 83 farmers by forging their names on what are ...
Feb 25, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Standout Athlete Pleads Guilty To Drug Charges
A former standout athlete at Brookfield Central High School will be sentenced on drug charges next month. Gage Malensek pleaded guilty to two felony counts of dealing T-H-C. He was arrested after unde...
Feb 25, 2020
