Category Archives: State News
Madison School District Reveals Three Superintendent Finalists
The Madison School District is naming the three finalists in its search for a new superintendent. All three are from outside of Wisconsin, and are people of color. Matthew Gutierrez is superintendent ...
Dec 27, 2019 Laurel L. Russwurm / CC
Three Teens Charged in Marshfield High School Threat
Three teens are now charged in connection with a December 17th threat against Marshfield High School. Bradley Hendrickson, Gage Plechaty, and Jared Roggenbauer appeared in Wood County court on Thursda...
Dec 27, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Wisconsin A-G: Restitution Collected For Almost 300 People In Southeast Wisconsin
Wisconsin's attorney general says his office has made-good on helping nearly 300 people get their money back from a couple of businesses who stepped over the line. Attorney General Josh Kaul on Tuesda...
Dec 26, 2019
Madison Police Name Suspect in Christmas Eve Homicide
Police in Madison are naming the suspect in a Christmas Eve murder. Officers say John G. Green is in the Dane County jail on a first-degree intentional homicide charge. Investigators say a woman was s...
Dec 26, 2019
Woman Arrested For Shooting Boyfriend in Crawford County
A southwest Wisconsin woman is under arrest for the alleged shooting of her live-in boyfriend in Wauzeka. The Crawford County Sheriff's Office says 50-year-old Cheryl Lippitt is accused of shooting 50...
Dec 26, 2019 Robert Nelson / CC
Wisconsin DNR's Chief Warden Schaller Retiring
The Wisconsin D-N-R's top cop is retiring next week. Chief Warden Todd Schaller is stepping down after 30 years of service and six years as chief warden. He says he wanted to work with the Department ...
Dec 26, 2019
Madison Waitresses Receive $4000 Tip For Christmas
Donors to the Dane County Boys and Girls Club made Christmas very bright for a pair of waitresses in Madison. Servers Jessica Grover and Tracy Jones work at the Parkway Family Restaurant in Madison, a...
Dec 26, 2019 waferboard / CC
Go Fund Me Page Established For Victims of Merrill House Fire
Friends and family are raising money for a Merrill family who lost everything in a house fire. A Go Fund Me page has been set up for three victims that were transported to the U-W Madison burn unit an...
Dec 26, 2019 Ponas Jonas / CC
New Icebreaker Vessel is Being Added to the State’s Fleet
Senator Tammy Baldwin has announced that the final defense spending bill signed into law this past Friday includes $4 million which will go toward a new Great Lakes Icebreaker. This is a major positiv...
Dec 25, 2019
Madison Police Officers Cleared In Fatal October Shooting
No charges will be filed against three Madison police officers who shot a man to death last October. Those officers were responded to a call about a weapons violation when 64-year-old Dean G. Thomas o...
Dec 24, 2019 Allen Allen / CC
