Category Archives: State News
Kenosha Protests: Activists Want Policy Change, Not Campaign Spin
President Donald Trump visited Kenosha this week in response to the tensions over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, despite many Wisconsin Democrats urging Trump not to visit the area, and others sa...
Sep 5, 2020 David Geitgey Sierralupe / CC
Wauwatosa City Leaders Condemn Racist Letters
Wauwatosa city leaders are condemning racist messages that have appeared recently. Mayor Dennis McBride held a Thursday news conference denouncing letters saying, "Keep Wauwatosa white." McBride urged...
Sep 4, 2020 Taymaz Valley / CC
UW-Whitewater Chancellor On Administrative Leave During Investigation
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Chancellor Dwight Watson will be on administrative leave during the investigation of a complaint that was filed against him. U-W System officials aren't commenting o...
Sep 4, 2020
Woman Charged With Helping 2 Prison Inmates Escape Pleads Not Guilty
The woman charged with helping two state prison inmates escape has entered a not guilty plea during a brief appearance in Columbia County Circuit Court. 46-year-old Katherine R. Wooderick faces two fe...
Sep 4, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Assembly Adjourns Special Session Until Tuesday
Thursday's meeting of the special legislative session looked a lot like Monday - lasting less than a minute before being adjourned until next Tuesday. Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke said the Sp...
Sep 4, 2020
Biden Talks To Kenosha Shooting Victim During Visit, Governor Evers Says He Didn’t Want Biden To Visit
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden talked with the man shot by Kenosha police during the former vice president's visit Thursday. Biden reportedly spent more than an hour in private with Jacob...
Sep 4, 2020 Marc Nozell / CC
Wisconsin COVID-19 Statistics
Positive test results: 77,856 (+727) Negative test results: 1,199,999 (+8,451) Patients hospitalized: 5,946 (+30) Deaths: 1,146 (+4) Patients who have recovered: 69,299 (89%) Current active cases bein...
Sep 4, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Police Report Largest-Ever Fentanyl Bust in La Crosse
Police in La Crosse say they seized the city's largest-ever amount of fentanyl during two recent drug investigations. More than five ounces of the sythentic pain-killer was recovered and five suspects...
Sep 3, 2020 Row of police cars, with blue and red flashing sirens. selective focus
Wisconsin DOJ Creates School Safety Program
The Wisconsin Department of Justice says its "Speak Up Speak Out" effort is a school safety program aimed at making it easier to report threats of school violence. Attorney General Josh Kaul says repo...
Sep 3, 2020 elinerijpers / CC
Kenosha Protesters Challenge Enforcement Of Curfew
Four Kenosha protesters have filed a civil rights complaint about the way police have enforced the city's curfew. The group says there are two sets of laws in Kenosha. The four are among more than 150...
Sep 3, 2020 Richard Ashurst / CC
