Category Archives: State News
Lawmakers Introduce Legislation To Make It Tougher On Young Car Thieves
Sponsors in the Wisconsin Assembly have introduced legislation to increase the fines and jail time car thieves could get. Law enforcement authorities are dealing with continued vehicle thefts in the s...
Feb 06, 2020 rick / CC
Alderman Calls For Milwaukee Public Schools To “Stand Against Hate”
Milwaukee Alderman Robert Donovan is calling on city schools to discipline one of its teachers for controversial tweets about talk show host Rush Limbaugh's cancer diagnosis. Donovan wants Milwaukee P...
Feb 06, 2020 Stock Catalog / CC
Man Pleads No Contest To Sexual Assault Charges In Rock County Cold Case
When he returns to court in April, a man will be sentenced to prison for sexually assaulting a child. Jason A. Smith is the fourth person convicted of sexual assault as the result of tests done on the...
Feb 06, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Wisconsin Teacher Charged With Using Hidden Cameras to Record Students
A Wisconsin teacher is facing felony charges in Minnesota for using hidden cameras to record students in a hotel room. 37-year-old David Krutchen is charged with three counts of interfering with priva...
Feb 06, 2020 Frédéric BISSON / CC
Restroom Fire Results In Evacuation Of Middle School In Madison
Authorities are trying to find out who set a fire in a restroom at Madison's Toki Middle School Wednesday afternoon. The Madison School District sent a letter to families saying students and staff wer...
Feb 06, 2020 Ponas Jonas / CC
Former Police Officer Whose Shooting Of A Man Caused Riots Has Been Released
A former Milwaukee police officer whose fatal shooting of a man in 2016 led to riots has now been released from prison. Dominique Heaggan-Brown was cleared in the shooting which left Sylville Smith de...
Feb 06, 2020 michael scott / CC
Madison Requires Customers To Ask For A Plastic Straw
If restaurant customers want a plastic straw in Madison, they are going to have to make a request. The City Council has approved a plan to stop waiters and waitresses from just automatically handing o...
Feb 05, 2020 Chris Dlugosz / CC
Neenah Family Finally Returning To US From China During Coronavirus Fears
A man in Neenah says his family is finally headed home after being stuck in Wuhan, China by the coronavirus outbreak. It will still be about two weeks before Sam Roth sees his wife and two daughters. ...
Feb 05, 2020 Sean MacEntee / CC
Man Found Dead in Oshkosh Storage Unit Fire
Police in Oshkosh say a man is dead after a fire Tuesday night in a storage unit. Officers and firefighters responded to Triple-A Mini Storage Tuesday night and found someone dead in one of the units....
Feb 05, 2020 Chovee / CC
2019 Novel Coronavirus Case is Confirmed in Wisconsin, CDC Says Risk to Wisconsin Public Remains Low
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), UW Hospital and Clinics, the local health department, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have confirmed the first case of 2019 ...
Feb 05, 2020
