Category Archives: State News
East Madison Teacher Facing Federal Child Porn Charges For Secretly Taping Kids
A Madison East High School teacher is facing seven federal charges for attempting to produce child pornography with hidden cameras. The U-S Attorney's Office says 37-year-old David Krutchen was indict...
Jan 30, 2020
Evers Administration Tries To Delay Medicaid Work Requirement For 3 More Months
Governor Tony Evers' administration is seeking another three-month delay in a work requirement for Wisconsin adults without children who are on Medicaid. The rule was passed while Scott Walker was gov...
Jan 30, 2020
2 Milwaukee Men Charged In 2017 Crime Spree Which Left 2 Dead, 3 Wounded
Milwaukee County prosecutors say a feud among three groups resulted in a six-week-long crime spree in 2017, leaving two people dead and two more wounded. The fatal shooting victims were just bystander...
Jan 30, 2020
Madison Police Say Wednesday Morning Shooting Targeted Parent, 2 Kids
Madison police say a parent and two children were headed for school when a shooter targeted them Wednesday morning. The parent and one child suffered wounds, but they are expected to recover. No names...
Jan 30, 2020 Robert Nelson / CC
Friesland Man Given Life Sentence For Killing His Wife
A Columbia County judge has ordered a Friesland man to spend the rest of his life in prison for killing his wife. 55-year-old Kevin Krueger had entered a guilty plea last year to a charge of first-deg...
Jan 30, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Senate Bill Would Raise Retirement Age for Wisconsin Teachers, Public Employees
A bill in the Wisconsin Senate would raise the minimum retirement age for school teachers and public employees from 55 to 59-and-a-half. The proposed change would apply to workers under 40 in the Wisc...
Jan 29, 2020 Jack Sem / CC
VP Pence: New Program Will Provide $5B+ To US School Choice Programs
Vice President Mike Pence says the Trump administration is working on a new education program which will provide more than $5 billion in funding to U-S school choice programs. Pence and Education Secr...
Jan 29, 2020 Laurel L. Russwurm / CC
Beloit Man Arrested After Stepson Brings Gun To School
A 36-year-old Beloit man has been arrested after his stepson brought a loaded gun to his elementary school Tuesday. Police were called to Todd Elementary School after a teacher spotted the weapon in a...
Jan 29, 2020 Robert Nelson / CC
Milwaukee Starts 8-Year, $29M River Cleanup Project
Years of toxic materials and pollutants will be cleaned up from the three rivers which flow through Milwaukee. Some details of a $29 million project taking eight years were announced Tuesday. The work...
Jan 29, 2020 Akuppa John Wigham / CC
Wisconsin Couple OK After Small Plane Crash
A couple from Verona is said to be safe and uninjured after the crash of a small plane in central Colorado Monday. The Pitkin County Sheriff's Office reports Tyler and Kristina Noel were in the plane ...
Jan 29, 2020 sigmama / CC
