Category Archives: State News
Governor Evers Vetoes GOP $250 Million Tax Cut Plan
Governor Tony Evers says he vetoed Republicans' 250-million-dollar tax cut today because he wants to find a compromise that invests in schools while providing property tax relief. Evers claims the G-O...
Feb 26, 2020
Milwaukee shooting at Molson Coors
Milwaukee's mayor says multiple people have been killed in a shooting on the Molson Coors Brewing Co. campus. Mayor Tom Barrett says the dead include the shooter. A total of seven people were reported...
Feb 26, 2020
Outdoor Report | February 26, 2020
Find Your Adventure: Apply For The 2020 Elk Hunt Starting March 1 MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will accept applications for the 2020 elk hunting tags March 1 - May 31....
Feb 26, 2020
Medical Examiner Says Jogger’s Death Was “Extremely Brutal Homicide”
A deputy medical examiner for Dane County has called the death of jogger Nicholas Day an "extremely brutal homicide." That evaluation came during a preliminary hearing Tuesday for 21-year-old Riley Be...
Feb 26, 2020 Tony Webster / CC
Drug Overdoses Kill 6 In Milwaukee Over 5-Hour Period
Authorities in Milwaukee County report six people suffered fatal overdoses in less than five hours Monday. The victims were between the ages of 35-and-64 years old, including five men. Investigators s...
Feb 26, 2020 Find Rehab Centers / CC
Whitefish Bay Man Found Guilty Of First-Degree Intentional Homicide
A Whitefish Bay man faces a life sentence after the jury found him guilty of first-degree intentional homicide Tuesday. Matthew Wilks had been accused of shooting Tracey Smith last August while Smith ...
Feb 26, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Beloit Schools Tell Former Superintendent To Quit Contacted District Staff
The law firm representing the Beloit School District has sent a letter to former Superintendent Stanley Munro. He's being told to stop contacting district staff members. The letter suggests legal acti...
Feb 26, 2020 KOMUnews / CC
Wisconsin Man Sentenced to Life for Killing Uncle on Fond Duc Lac Reservation
A Wisconsin man will spend the rest of his life in prison for killing his uncle on the Fond Du Lac Indian Reservation in northeastern Minnesota. Thirty-four-year-old James Montano of Bayfield was sent...
Feb 25, 2020 Patrick Feller / CC
UW-Eau Claire Vice-Chancellor Stepping Down After Gender Bias Complaints
A vice-chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is stepping down while he is being investigated for accusations of gender discrimination. Albert Colom was the school's vice-chancellor of e...
Feb 25, 2020
Authorities Find Van Filled With Hundreds Of Gallons Of Gas
Wisconsin State Police say troopers have discovered a van filled with almost 300 gallons of gasoline in Milwaukee County. The fuel was contained in 15 plastic drums. It isn't known what the suspects w...
Feb 25, 2020 Paul Joseph / CC
