Category Archives: State News
Two People Arrested Tuesday After Shooting At Authorities During Chase
The Dane County Sheriff's Office says it is holding two people accused of firing shots at deputies during a chase that started with a traffic stop Monday night. An overnight manhunt resulted in the ar...
Sep 2, 2020
Woman Accused Of Attacking State Senator Has Not Guilty Plea Entered On Her Behalf
When one of the two women accused of attacking a state senator stood mute in Dane County Circuit Court Tuesday, a not guilty plea was entered on her behalf. Kerida O'Reilly and Samantha Hamer face a c...
Sep 2, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Blake Family Receives Death Threats
Jacob Blake's father says his family has received death threats after the August 23rd shooting and the ensuing protests. Jacob Blake Senior tells C-N-N his other son was recently hospitalized for trea...
Sep 2, 2020
President Trump Tours Riot-Torn Kenosha, Says There’s No Systemic Racism Problem
President Donald Trump tells reporters in Kenosha he doesn't believe there's a problem with systemic racism in policing. The president toured the riot-torn city Tuesday. He says police are sometimes u...
Sep 2, 2020 Ninian Reid / CC
Wisconsin COVID-19 Statistics
Positive test results: 76,584 (+981) Negative test results: 1,183,717 (+10,863) Patients hospitalized: 5,878 (+61) Deaths: 1,130 (+8) Patients who have recovered: 67,902 (88.7%)
Sep 2, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Kenosha County Sheriff Says Most Rioters Arrested Are From Out Of Town
Kenosha County Sheriff's David Beth says most of the violence since the shooting of Jacob Blake has been caused by nonresidents. Beth says 114 of the 205 people arrested over the last week don't live ...
Sep 1, 2020 Chris Yarzab / CC
Milwaukee Community Service Officer Fatally Shot in Neighbor Dispute
A Milwaukee Police Department community service officer is dead following a fight with a neighbor. Investigators say the 35-year-old community service Officer Naeem Sarosh was fatally shot by a 65-yea...
Sep 1, 2020
President Trump Visits Riot-Torn Kenosha
President Donald Trump visited Kenosha today and said the community has been hit hard by "anti-police and anti-American riots." He told local officials "this is going to heal very quickly." His stop c...
Sep 1, 2020 Matt Johnson / CC
Wisconsin Hunter Sentenced For Illegal Hunting In Nebraska
A Wisconsin hunter will be on probation for five years and pay a $95,000 fine for shooting a deer during archery season in Nebraska. Federal prosecutors told the court 40-year-old Duane Mulvaine of Fo...
Sep 1, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Madison School District Gives Staff Options: Show Up For In-Person Work Or Quit
The Madison Metropolitan School District is reportedly giving staff members two options - show up for in-person work, or resign. More than 500 employees got emails. The district wants them to voluntee...
Sep 1, 2020 Jack Sem / CC
