Category Archives: State News
Alliant Energy Warns Of Payment Scam Targeting Iowa, Wisconsin
Alliant Energy says there's a scam going around where people are threatened to have their power turned off if they don't make a payment. Alliant says they've gotten scam call reports in Iowa and Wisco...
Feb 17, 2020 Widjaya Ivan / CC
Former Badger Randle El Surrenders in Connection to Shooting Death
Former University of Wisconsin football player Marcus Randle El turned himself in to police this weekend and is now charged with two counts of first-degree intention homicide. The charges stem from a ...
Feb 17, 2020
Missing Wisconsin Mother, Daughters Found Dead
A mother and her two daughters who were missing for a week are dead. Police in Wisconsin found the bodies of Amarah Banks and her five-year-old and four-year-old daughters in a garage in Milwaukee fol...
Feb 17, 2020 Daniel / CC
Missing Minnesota Kids Found Safe In Rock County
The Rock County Sheriff's office says three girls from neighboring Minnesota are safe. The two pre-teens and older teen sister were found spotted Saturday at a truck stop in Janesville and were picked...
Feb 17, 2020
Wisconsin Airport First to Add Coat Check
Those flying out of Wisconsin in the winter can now escape to sunshine without their heavy coat. The Milwaukee Mitchell Airport claims its the first in the nation to add a coat check. It debuted just ...
Feb 17, 2020 Caetano Candal Sato / CC
WEDC, DWD host “Veteran-Ready Wisconsin Summit”
Business and community organizations met Friday for the first "Veteran-Ready Wisconsin Summit," hosted by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) and the Wisconsin Department of Workforc...
Feb 14, 2020
Outagamie County Authorities ID Seymour Student Killed in Snowmobile Crash
Authorities in northeast Wisconsin are identifying a Seymour Community High School killed in a snowmobile crash on his way to school. The Outagamie County Coroner's Office says 15-year-old Konor Marks...
Feb 14, 2020 Tony Webster / CC
National Weather Service Issues Wind Chill Advisory For Entire State
Wisconsin is firmly in the winter deep freeze after overnight temperatures took a dive well below zero in some areas. A wind chill advisory for the entire state has been issued by the National Weather...
Feb 14, 2020 mriggen / CC
Wisconsin Records 2nd Child Death From Flu
The Wisconsin Department of Health is reporting the state's second child death of this flu season. No names have been released, but the latest victim is from southern Wisconsin. Doctors say flu activi...
Feb 14, 2020 Matt Madd / CC
State Takes Over Investigation Of Nude Photographs Of Minors In Middleton
The Wisconsin Department of Justice has taken over the investigation of nude photographs of minors which have been shared in Middleton. Police say they were notified Tuesday that students at the high ...
Feb 14, 2020
