Category Archives: State News
Madison Residents Appeal Plans To Expand Homeless Shelter
Opponents of a 25-million dollar redevelopment plan for the east side of Madison say more than doubling the size of a homeless shelter could bring more crime to their neighborhood. The Madison Plan Co...
Nov 29, 2019 flightlog / CC
West Allis Family Keeps Finding Wrecked Cars In Its Yard
It's becoming a commonplace experience for one West Allis family. A 15-year-old unlicensed driver and his car rolled right into their yard, crashing through a railing Monday and winding up outside the...
Nov 29, 2019
Hayward Man Sentenced To 25 Years For Setting 6 Fires On Reservation
A 45-year-old Hayward man is going to prison for 25 years after being found guilty of setting six fires on the Lac Courte Oreilles reservation. Christopher Grover was sentenced earlier this week. A ju...
Nov 29, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Northwoods Ambulance Service Offers Free Training For EMTs
The Prentice Ambulance Service hopes offering free training will help it deal with a shortage of E-M-Ts. People needing emergency services in Wisconsin's Northwoods can wait 30 minutes or more for an ...
Nov 27, 2019 Paul Long / CC
Madison Moves UW Student Drinking Tickets To Municipal Court
The city of Madison and the University of Wisconsin are working on a deal that would funnel student drinking tickets through the municipal court. Those cases are closing the county court docket right ...
Nov 27, 2019 Jason Dean / CC
Man Arrested for Trying to Kiss, Sexually Assault Janesville Walmart Workers
A man accused of sexually assaulting female employees at a Walmart in Janesville is being held in the Rock County jail. Police say 50-year-old Robert Cicmanksy from Rockton, Illinois was arrested Tues...
Nov 27, 2019
Stevens Point Man Handed Life Sentence For Killing Wife, Hiding Corpse
A Portage County judge has sentenced Jason Sypher to life in prison for killing his wife and hiding her corpse. Sypher was found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide in a trial that ended last ...
Nov 27, 2019 michael scott / CC
NE Wisconsin Woman Pleads Not Guilty To Charges She Set Fire That Killed Her Ex-Boyfriend
Marquette County prosecutors say 42-year-old Frances Rittman started the house fire which killed her former boyfriend last April. Rittman's attorneys entered a not guilty plea on her behalf during a T...
Nov 27, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Accused Acid-Thrower Refuses Psychiatric Evaluation
The 61-year-old Milwaukee man accused of throwing acid on another man's face says he disagrees with his lawyer's request for a competency evaluation. Clifton Blackwell refused the evaluation during a ...
Nov 27, 2019
Janesville Police Look For Overly Friendly Man In Walmart Supercenter
Janesville police say they are looking for a guy who went into the Walmart Supercenter last week and tried to kiss some of the female employees. The workers say he approached them and started talking ...
Nov 27, 2019 Mike Mozart / CC
