Category Archives: State News

A new bill addressing school opioid overdose prevention is being introduced. Senator Jeff Smith and Representative Jodi Emersen introduced LRB-6116 after opioids became the leading cause of death amon...

New weapons detection systems are being installed at Milwaukee middle and high schools. The OPENGATE weapons detection screeners started going into use on Monday, and South Division High School was am...

Additional charges are being filed against a man accused of secretly placing a recording device inside a bathroom at the Menomonie medical office where he worked. Other staffers at ReforMedicine say t...

The Greenfield police chief is facing more charges related to accusations of using a department surveillance system at his home. Prosecutors added misconduct in office and destroying computer data in ...

The man shot and killed by Milwaukee police Tuesday night is being identified. Family members said yesterday it was Josh Wippert who was fatally shot on the city's northwest side during an attempted t...

A Whitewater Republican is planning to retire from the Wisconsin Legislature. Senator Steve Nass said this week he will not seek reelection and will end his political career once his term is completed...

An Eastern Wisconsin legislator's bill aimed at improving government efficiency has taken a step towards becoming law. Assembly Bill 908, authored by Senator Andre Jacque of New Franken, passed in the...

A Trempealeau County plant is preparing to lay off 86 of its workers. The Associated Milk Producers, Inc. Cheese Plant in Blair is transitioning from being a producer of cheddar cheese to being a prod...

A Dane County coach is being investigated for allegedly having inappropriate communication with students. Police say the Mount Horeb School District coach is a non-teacher coach and is currently being...

A man shot by Brookfield police is being linked to drive-by shootings in the Waukesha area. It was Saturday night when the suspect was involved in a car crash and fled the scene, later ending with the...