Category Archives: State News
Positive Coronavirus Test Results More Than Doubled Over Weekend
State health officials report the percentage of positive coronavirus test results more than doubled last weekend. Averaging anywhere from 2.5 TO 4.5% in recent weeks, 11 percent of Saturday's tests an...
Jul 6, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Harvick Wins at Brickyard
Kevin Harvik captured his fourth win of the season at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway yesterday. Wisconsin Native Matt Kenseth came in second at the Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400 followed by Aric Alm...
Jul 6, 2020 Sarah Stierch / CC
Dane County DA Not Charging Woman With Killing Boyfriend
The Dane County district attorney says his office has reviewed the case and decided not to charge the Madison woman accused of shooting her former boyfriend to death. D-A Ismael Ozanne says a portion ...
Jul 6, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Madison Man Arrested For Trying To Set Flag On Fire
A Madison man is charged with disorderly conduct, resisting and other offenses after trying to set an American flag on fire. The incident happened Saturday at about 10:40 p-m near the Capitol square. ...
Jul 6, 2020
UW-Milwaukee Lecturer Apologizes, Says Her Comment Was Taken Out Of Context
A lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has apologized and said her comment about a murder U-S Army soldier was taken out of context. Students started a petition seeking to have lecturer B...
Jul 6, 2020 Stock Catalog / CC
15-Year-Old Swimmer Rescued After Piece Of Rebar Penetrates Foot
North Shore firefighters had to rescue a 15-year-old swimmer Saturday afternoon when a piece of rebar penetrated his foot. The victim's name hasn't been released. The accident happened near Big Bay Pa...
Jul 6, 2020 Matt Madd / CC
Advocacy Group Says Voters Will Overcome Latest Obstacle in WI
Republican leaders in Wisconsin secured a victory ahead of the November election after an appeals court reinstated various voting restrictions. Despite the decision, an advocacy group says it remains ...
Jul 5, 2020 Voting suppression destruction of votes and electoral fraud or election crime or vote tampering and rigging as a hand crushing a ballot paper as an illegal electoral scheme with 3D illustration elements.
Brookfield Police Defend Video Of Teen’s Arrest
Brookfield police say there was nothing unusual about the arrest of a teenager that was caught on video. The video, which went viral, shows several officers struggling with the 13-year-old boy suspect...
Jul 5, 2020
Grothman Introduces Asian Carp Related Bill
Legislation has been passed to help restrict the invasion of Asian carp, and was introduced by Wisconsin Congressmen Glenn Grothman and Marc Pocan. Grothman is a Republican from Glenbeulah who represe...
Jul 5, 2020
Madison District Joins Movement to Remove Police from Schools
One of Wisconsin's largest school districts has decided to stop having police officers stationed inside its school buildings. The action taken by the Madison district comes as the nation reckons with ...
Jul 4, 2020
