Category Archives: State News
Republican Leaders Challenge Extension Of Safer At Home Order
Republican legislative leaders are challenging the extension of Governor Tony Evers' Safer-at-Home order. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald asked the Wisconsin Sup...
Apr 22, 2020
Milwaukee Common Council Backs Plan To Send Absentee Ballots To Voters
Milwaukee's so-called "SafeVote program" would mail an application for an absentee ballot to every registered voter in the city. The Common Council gave its unanimous approval in a Tuesday vote. Every...
Apr 22, 2020
Milwaukee Police Seek Woman Who Shot Another Person Last Weekend
Milwaukee police are looking for a woman who was involved in a shooting last weekend. Witnesses say the slender African-American woman was 35-to-40 years old, with short orange or red hair and two gol...
Apr 22, 2020
Kitchen Worker Accused Of Aiding Prison Escape Says She Was Coerced
The 46-year-old kitchen worker at the Columbia Correction Institution accused of helping two men escape says she was coerced. Holly Marie Zimdahl made an initial appearance in Columbia County District...
Apr 22, 2020 michael scott / CC
VP Pence Highlights Wisconsin Efforts Against COVID-19 During Visit
Vice President Mike Pence says the country is "getting there" in its battle against the coronavirus pandemic due to local efforts. Pence toured a G-E Health Care manufacturing facility in Madison Tues...
Apr 22, 2020 Michael Vadon / CC
Driver Involved In Fatal Crash Could Faces Charges
A 19-year-old driver involved in a fatal crash early Sunday could be charged with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle. A passenger in the car Donovan Luz-Torres was driving was killed when the ve...
Apr 21, 2020 Scott Davidson / CC
2 Dead Brothers Found In Wrecked SUV Hidden By Snow
Two missing brothers from Medford were finally found last weekend after a wreck that buried their S-U-V under some snow. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office says 23-year-old Andrew Griffin Junior and ...
Apr 21, 2020 Steven Damron / CC
Charges Filed Against Police Officer Who Injured Man In Weekend Fight
The Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office has filed charges against an off-duty police officer who caused serious injuries to a man during a weekend fight. Thirty-two-year-old Michael Mattioli i...
Apr 21, 2020
Restaurant Owner Vows To Re-Open Despite Safer At Home Order
A restaurant owner in Wauwatosa vows to re-open his business next month despite the governor's Safer at Home order. Dan Zierath says he will re-open the Blue Ribbon Pub May 1st. Zierath says last week...
Apr 21, 2020 Sean McMenemy / CC
Gov. Evers Declares State of Emergency Due to Elevated Wildfire Conditions
Gov. Tony Evers today declared a statewide State of Emergency in Wisconsin in response to elevated wildfire conditions throughout the state. "Our first priority is protecting the people of Wisconsin a...
Apr 21, 2020 Ponas Jonas / CC
