Category Archives: State News
Neenah Police Search For Person Of Interest In Monday’s Fatal Shooting
Neenah police are searching for a person of interest in a fatal shooting which was reported early Monday morning. Officers discovered the body of 38-year-old Adam David Baith when they arrived at his ...
Jun 24, 2020
Downtown Madison Protests Result From Arrest Of Black Activist
Protesters took to the streets of downtown Madison again Tuesday night after the arrest of a black activist. 28-year-old Devonere Johnson had been speaking through a megaphone which walking around an ...
Jun 24, 2020 cdogstar / CC
Jefferson County Man Sentenced To 12 ½ Years For Distribution Of Child Porn
A federal judge has sentenced a Jefferson City man to 12-and-a-half years in prison on a charge he distributed child pornography. 34-year-old Kyle A. Riggs had pleaded guilty last January. Riggs was c...
Jun 24, 2020 michael scott / CC
USDA Invests $20.5 Million in Rural Electric Infrastructure in Wisconsin
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Wisconsin State Director Frank Frassetto announced that USDA is investing $1.6 billion to build or improve rural electric infrastructure in 21 s...
Jun 23, 2020
DHS launches new data dashboard to help make data-informed local decisions
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) launched a new data dashboard today designed to give Wisconsinites the tools they need to most effectively respond to COVID-19. "Our fight against COV...
Jun 23, 2020 Olgierd Rudak / CC
DATCP to Resume Modified Produce Safety Inspections
Produce Safety staff at the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) will resume modified operations beginning the week of June 29. Routine compliance inspections wer...
Jun 23, 2020
COVID-19 Wisconsin Statistics
Positive test results: 25,068 (+249) Negative test results: 466,634 (+6,300) Patients hospitalized: 3,231 (+11) Deaths: 745 (+1)
Jun 23, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Teen Charged With Homicide Free After 2 Years In Jail When Group Posts $400K Bond
The Kenosha teenager who says she killed a man who had trafficked her is now out of jail after a group posted her $400,000 bail. 19-year-old Chrystul Kizer had been held in the Kenosha County Jail for...
Jun 23, 2020 michael scott / CC
Madison Police ID Person Of Interest In Sunday’s Injury Hit-And-Run
Madison police say they have identified a person of interest in their search for the driver of a pickup that injured a woman when it drove through a crowd. The hit-and-run happened early Sunday mornin...
Jun 23, 2020
Wisconsin DOJ: Remains Of Woman Murdered By Minnesota Man Found
Human remains discovered in Blaine, Minnesota are identified as a missing Wisconsin woman that a Rochester man is accused of killing. The Wisconsin Department of Justice confirmed the remains found we...
Jun 23, 2020
