Category Archives: State News
Tusler's Hiding Body Statute Bill Passes Wisconsin Legislature
A bill that would change the time limit for prosecuting someone charged with hiding a corpse has passed the Wisconsin Legislature. The bill authored by 3rd District Representative Ron Tusler of Harris...
Nov 25, 2025
Person Thrown From Hood Of Moving Vehicle
La Crosse Police are investigating a Sunday night incident in which a person was thrown from the hood of a moving vehicle. Police say the driver was intoxicated and hit the brakes -- ejecting the othe...
Nov 25, 2025
Greenfield Man Hit, Killed By Bus
A Greenfield man is dead after being hit by a bus over the weekend. Police were called out to 56th Street and West Forest Home Avenue on Saturday for a welfare check when the man was found on the grou...
Nov 25, 2025
Slender Man Attacker Expected To Be Extradited Back To Wisconsin
Morgan Geyser is expected to be extradited back to Wisconsin after being arrested in Illinois. She's the woman who was just 12 years old when she and a friend stabbed another girl nearly to death in a...
Nov 25, 2025
Woman Killed In Madison Parking Lot Identified
A woman hit and killed in a Madison parking lot last week is being identified. The Dane County Medical Examiner says Tricia Ploessl, from Ridgeway, died Friday in the hospital, one day after she was s...
Nov 25, 2025
Suspect Sought in Teen Shooting Death
Milwaukee police are looking for suspects in the shooting death of a teenager. Investigators say Azari Reed-Irish was shot and killed Friday evening near Darien and Green Tree. The 15-year-old was pro...
Nov 25, 2025
Sen. LeMahieu Wants to Hear Your Opinion on the State of Wisconsin
Senator Devin LeMahieu wants to hear from you. The 9th District State Senator, who also serves as the Senate Majority Leader in Madison, has opened up his 2025 Fall Survey, which allows constituents t...
Nov 24, 2025
Sports Betting Bill Delayed In Legislature In Madison
A bill to legalize online sports betting is delayed in the state legislature. It was pulled from the Assembly's calendar after opposition from some conservative lawmakers, who are concerned about addi...
Nov 24, 2025
State DHS Condemns CDC Website Claim Linking Vaccines To Autism
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is speaking out against what it calls false information on a CDC website linking vaccines to autism. Department officials called the update "a fundamental d...
Nov 24, 2025
Ex-Wausau EMS Chief Pleads Not Guilty To Stealing Pain Meds
A former EMS Chief for the Wausau Fire Department is pleading not guilty to theft and misconduct charges. Officials say Jared Thompson allegedly stole hundreds of vials of fentanyl and hydromorphone b...
Nov 24, 2025
