Category Archives: State News

An Illinois manufacturer moving to the Milwaukee area now has a development site. Yaskawa America Inc. has purchased a spot in the Franklin Business Park, where it will be relocating its North America...

The Waukesha School Board is planning to close multiple schools as it deals with declining enrollment. The board voted on Wednesday in favor of shutting down, repurposing, or selling three schools by ...

Authorities are investigating a car crash in Fitchburg that left one person dead. It happened yesterday morning just north of Lacy Road on US Highway 14 when two cars collided, shutting down traffic o...

Officials are confirming the identities of three people killed in a single-vehicle crash in Madison last weekend. The victims are 43-year-old Makiewa Turner, 50-year-old Allen C. Wright, and 31-year-o...

State officials are offering a free online tax-filing tool for the 2025 filing season. Starting in February, the state's Department of Revenue will roll out its WisTax program to streamline state retu...

The parent company of Facebook and Instagram is planning to build a massive data center northwest of Milwaukee. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation says Meta wants to build a $1 billion cam...

Police are looking for suspects in a Wauwatosa shooting early yesterday morning. Investigators say it appears the person forced entry into the victims' home, shooting two people, and a third was injur...

A Milwaukee teenager described by prosecutors as a serial rapist is heading to prison. Tremonte Kirk was sentenced to 35 years behind bars on Tuesday, just two months after pleading guilty to sexual a...

Trial dates are set for the man accused of stalking Chief Justice Jill Karofsky. Officials accuse 37-year-old Ryan Thornton of sending threatening emails and making multiple calls to Karofsky and the ...

A man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for attacking his girlfriend in September 2024. Court records show 32-year-old Nee Gee Cloud was charged with burglary and assault with intent to...