Category Archives: State News
Oakdale Man Dies In Garage Fire
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office reports a 49-year-old Oakdale man died in a garage fire Monday. Emergency responders were called to the location shortly before noon by a woman who told the dispatch...
Jan 15, 2020 Ian D. Keating / CC
Madison Schools: Taxpayers Support $351M In Hikes
Officials with the Madison Metropolitan School District say there is broad-based support for tax hikes that would produce more than 350-million dollars for schools. The school board finished a report ...
Jan 14, 2020 Laurel L. Russwurm / CC
Legislature Works On Eye Witness Protection
Republican lawmakers are working on a package of bills designed to make sure witnesses and victims feel safe when they go to court. State Senator Alberta Darling introduced the proposed laws Monday wh...
Jan 14, 2020 Patrick Feller / CC
Wisconsin Appeals Court Puts Voter Purge Case on Hold
Wisconsin's 4th District Court of Appeals is putting on hold an order to remove the names of 209-thousand people from the state's voter register rolls. The stay of Ozaukee County Judge Paul Malloy's c...
Jan 14, 2020
Judge Finds Elections Commission In Contempt, Orders Voting Purge Again
Ozaukee County Judge Paul Malloy has found the Wisconsin Elections Commission and three of its members in contempt for failing to remove more than 200,000 names from the state's voter rolls. Democrati...
Jan 14, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Traffic Crunch Coming To Downtown Milwaukee
Traveling downtown Milwaukee streets will be a challenge this evening (Tuesday). The N-B-A-leading Milwaukee Bucks will host the New York Knicks at the Fiserv Forum starting at 7:00 P-M. At the same t...
Jan 14, 2020 Taber Andrew Bain / CC
Wood County Authorities Investigate Deaths Of 2 People
Authorities in Wood County have identified the two people found dead in a home in the Town of Richfield Sunday. A relative of 26-year-old homeowner James Wypych found the bodies of Wypych and 23-year-...
Jan 14, 2020 Tony Webster / CC
Driver Who Taunts Deputy Doesn’t Get Far
A man who taunted a Shawano County sheriff's deputy didn't get far before his vehicle got stuck on a logging road early Monday morning. The driver, whose name hasn't been released, was pulled over aft...
Jan 14, 2020
Senator Ron Johnson Doesn’t Want President’s Powers Limited
U-S Senator Ron Johnson says he won't support a proposal to limit President Trump's war powers. The Wisconsin Republican appeared on the program "UpFront" over the weekend. He said he doesn't want to ...
Jan 13, 2020 Matt Johnson / CC
Ombudsman Will Oversee National Guard’s Handling Of Sex Assault Complaints
A newly-appointed Ombudsman will oversee the way the Wisconsin National Guard handles sexual assault complaints. Governor Tony Evers appointed Lieutenant Colonel Brian Bischoff to the new position las...
Jan 13, 2020
