Category Archives: State News

A 20-year-old Dunn County man is facing child pornography charges. Menomonie police say investigators discovered sexual abuse material on Grant Shipley's phone during a search in August. Authorities a...

A Wisconsin lawmaker in Washington is pushing to withhold pay for Congress during the federal government shutdown. Representative Bryan Steil introduced a measure yesterday that would keep his colleag...

Milwaukee County is considering emergency funding for supplemental food assistance due to the lapse in federal funding. The county's budget finance committee will meet tomorrow to consider $150,000 to...

Wisconsin's education system is undergoing reforms after an investigation found more than 200 educators were investigated for sexual misconduct and grooming. State Superintendent Jill Underly announce...

A wrongful death lawsuit is being filed against Tesla following a deadly crash in Verona last November. Five people were killed in that crash when the Tesla hit a tree and caught fire. Family members ...

A Northwestern Wisconsin school was the latest to be targeted with a fake bomb threat. Members of the Polk County Sheriff's Office were dispatched Tuesday afternoon after a bomb threat was phoned in t...

State officials say it could take weeks for federal food assistance to reach local families. More than 700,000 Wisconsinites who receive benefits through the federally-funded FoodShare program have be...

An Eau Claire man accused of sexually assaulting a teenage runaway will make his first court appearance today. Police say that 38-year-old Jeremiah Richardson offered food and shelter to the 15-year-o...

A bill co-sponsored by an area state representative has now become law. 3rd District Assemblyman Ron Tusler's Senate Bill 189, now known as Wisconsin Act 40, will allow a court to enter a judgment of ...

Authorities are moving forward with charges against two men in connection with a deadly accident on Lake Wissota. Two jet skis collided on the lake on the night of May 23rd, resulting in the death of ...