Category Archives: State News
Pettine Coming Back As Packers Defensive Coordinator
The Green Bay Packers have decided to retrain Mike Pettine as the team's defensive coordinator. Just hours after the head coach was non-committal about Pettine's status, the Packers announced Wednesda...
Jan 23, 2020 Ryan Schmitz / CC
Green Bay Police Investigating Suspicious Death
Police in Green Bay is investigating a suspicious death. Officers say the body of a 56-year-old man was discovered this morning on the ground next to a car (Wednesday). Investigators say the public is...
Jan 22, 2020
Governor Evers Delivers State of State Address Tonight
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers gives his second State of the State address tonight to a joint session of the Republican-controlled legislature (Wednesday 7 p-m). The Democratic governor has had a conte...
Jan 22, 2020
Nekoosa Man Accused Of Killing 20-Year-Old Disabled Woman
Wood County prosecutors have charged a Nekoosa man with first-degree intentional homicide in the death of a 20-year-old disabled woman. Samantha Roberts was a paraplegic who wasn't able to speak. Poli...
Jan 22, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Mother Nature, Observant Witness Help Police Nab Suspected Vehicle Thief
Madison police say a witness just didn't think something was right about a parked S-U-V with its rear windows down. Since the area is a popular dumping location for car thieves, he called it in. Offic...
Jan 22, 2020
Alcohol License Inspection Results In 1 Arrest, 1 More On The Way
The Richland County Sheriff's Department reports its alcohol license inspection resulted in the arrest of one man and the anticipated arrest of a tavern manager. Deputies and officers from two state a...
Jan 22, 2020
Mequon Man Stopped By TSA For Carrying Loaded Handgun
A Mequon man tells T-S-A agents at Mitchell International Airport he didn't know he was carrying a loaded gun when he tried to go through a security checkpoint early Tuesday morning. The gun was in hi...
Jan 22, 2020 Robert Nelson / CC
VP Pence To Visit Madison Next Week
Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to visit Madison next week. A news release from the White House indicates Pence will attend the Wisconsin School Choice Student Showcase Friday, January 28th. He...
Jan 22, 2020 Michael Vadon / CC
Local students & chaperones leave for March for Life
Two busloads of students and chaperones from the Green Bay Catholic Diocese left last night for Washington D.C. and the March-for-Life. Father Jose' Lopez from St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Manitowo...
Jan 22, 2020 Laurel L. Russwurm / CC
Wisconsin Lawmakers Ready To Help People Fighting Opioid Addiction
Members of the Wisconsin Assembly are voting today on a series of bills that would help local communities and people fighting opioid addiction. One new law would make it easier for county jails to buy...
Jan 21, 2020 K-State Research and Extension / CC
