Category Archives: State News
Witnesses Say They Heard Explosions Before Bellevue House Burned Down
Witnesses to a damaging house fire in Bellevue Tuesday afternoon say they heard explosions before they saw flames. When firefighters arrived the fire had filled the first floor and the crews say they ...
Feb 05, 2020 Dan Zen / CC
Milwaukee Police Officer Shot While Chasing Suspects Running From Traffic Stop
Milwaukee police say a 32-year-old officer is in stable condition after being shot by a suspect running away from a traffic stop Tuesday morning. The officer's name hasn't been released. The attempted...
Feb 05, 2020
Two Leaders Of Milwaukee’s DNC Host Committee Fired
The board of directors for Milwaukee's 2020 Democratic National Convention Host Committee has fired its two top leaders. President Liz Gilbert and her chief of staff, Adam Alonso, had been accused of ...
Feb 05, 2020 DonkeyHotey / CC
Wisconsin’s Governor Thinks It May Be Time To Move On From Iowa Caucuses
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers is joining numerous critics who think the Iowa Caucuses are antiquated and exclusionary. Evers told reporters Tuesday it may be time to third about having another state k...
Feb 05, 2020
Republicans Work on Package To Help Rural Wisconsin
Assembly Republicans have introduced what they called a "bigger and bolder" package of bills to help rural Wisconsin than the one proposed by the governor. The legislation brought up Tuesday would cut...
Feb 05, 2020
Central Wisconsin Woman Accused Of Killing Her Husband Pleads Not Guilty
Investigators say Ken Juedes died of two shotgun blasts to the chest in his home in August 2006. More than 13 years later, his 65-year-old wife has entered a not guilty plea to a charge of first-degre...
Feb 04, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Madison Woman “Really Scared” When Man Tried To Break Into Locked Car Where She Sat
A Madison woman tells police she was "really scared" while she sat in her boyfriend's locked car last Friday night. While the boyfriend delivered a package, she says a man tried to get into the vehicl...
Feb 04, 2020
UW System Regents Consider Tuition Hike
The business committee of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents is expected to vote Thursday on tuition increases for nonresident and graduate students. The rates would go up by one-and-...
Feb 04, 2020 elinerijpers / CC
Petco Foundation Donates $250K To UW-Madison School Of Veterinary Medicine
The story seen by millions in one Super Bowl 54 ad is having an impact. The Petco Foundation is donating $250,000 to the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. Technically, the...
Feb 04, 2020 Mike Mozart / CC
Neenah Man Hopes His Wife, Children Return From China This Week
A Neenah family is hoping for a reunion this week. Sam Roth said his wife and three daughters were supposed to fly home from Wuhan, China last month, but their plans were interrupted by the coronaviru...
Feb 03, 2020
