Category Archives: State News
WI Caregiver Shortage: A Safety Risk for Patients?
Advocates for Wisconsin seniors and people with disabilities say those who live in nursing homes and assisted-living facilities may be at higher safety risk after a new report confirms caregiver short...
Feb 29, 2020
FBI Seeking Public’s Help In Finding Drug Trafficking Ring Members
The F-B-I is asking for help from the public as it tries to find six members of a violent drug-trafficking organization. Seventeen arrests were announced earlier this week. The U-S Attorney's Office s...
Feb 28, 2020 Scott Davidson / CC
Wisconsin Appeals Court Strikes Down Voter Purge Ruling
A Wisconsin Appeals Court struck down an Ozaukee County court ruling today (Friday) that ordered more than 200-thousand people removed from the state's voter rolls. The ruling also invalidates a lower...
Feb 28, 2020
Pierce County Looks For Shooter Who Killed Dog
Authorities in Pierce County are searching for the shooter who killed a dog and left it in a ditch. The sheriff's office posted a report on its Facebook page about the incident Thursday. Investigators...
Feb 28, 2020
NW Wisconsin School District Fires Staff Member Who Sent Nude Photos To Student
A small school district in northwestern Wisconsin says it has fired a staff member who admits she sent nude photos to a student. 34-year-old Heath Treague's actions are being investigated by the Buffa...
Feb 28, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Milwaukee Police ID 5 Victims Killed During Molson Coors Shooting Rampage
More details are starting to come out about the shooting at the Molson Coors plant in Milwaukee. Police Chief Alfonso Morales says that the shooter was a 51-year-old man, who turned the gun on himself...
Feb 28, 2020
Sanders Leads Democratic Field In Wisconsin
A poll conducted by the Marquette University Law School shows Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders with a big lead in Wisconsin. 29% of registered voters who were contacted for the survey said they plan to ...
Feb 28, 2020 Phil Roeder / CC
State Appeals Court Orders New Trial For Man Convicted Of Poisoning His Wife
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals is citing an error by a lower court judge for its order that a man convicted of poisoning his wife should get a new trial. That judge reinstated Mark Jensen's conviction...
Feb 28, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Number Of Wisconsin Abortions Higher – 2nd Straight Year
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reports the number of abortions performed in the state is higher for the second straight year. The increases come after eight straight years of declines. Th...
Feb 28, 2020
DNC Names New Host Committee President
Organizers of the 2020 Democratic National Convention have named a new president for the host committee. The announcement was made Wednesday. Former B-M-O Bank executive Raquel Filmanowicz will be in ...
Feb 27, 2020 Kelly DeLay / CC
