Category Archives: State News

As rural communities in Wisconsin grapple with the increasing uncertainty of federal policies and the government shutdown, local farmers are asking Congress and the administration to prioritize federa...

The Trump administration has denied Wisconsin's request for federal hazard mitigation grants. This request was to help six counties recover from August's severe storms and flooding. The rejection foll...

Two people in Madison are facing charges after a fight broke out early Thursday on State Street. Madison police say officers patrolling the 400 block were alerted to the altercation by a bystander. Of...

A Madison woman convicted of killing her mother will spend the rest of her life committed to a mental health institution. Sierra Schoonover received the sentence on Thursday. This came after pleading ...

A Milwaukee man has been found guilty in the fatal shooting of a store cashier. On Wednesday, a jury convicted Charles Leggett of first-degree reckless homicide and being a felon in possession of a fi...

An area Democrat is looking to make Wisconsin's Voucher Program more accountable. Two bills authored by 26th District Representative Joe Sheehan would address funding for public and voucher schools, a...

Milwaukee police say they've received several tips about the possible location of Martell Haire. Haire is the suspect in a deadly shooting that killed a teenage boy and wounded two others. Investigato...

The man accused in a triple homicide in New Lisbon has entered a not guilty plea to all charges. Prosecutors say 48-year-old Virgil Thew fatally shot his girlfriend, Elizabeth Kolba, and two girls, ag...

One of Wisconsin's most wanted fugitives has been captured in Mississippi. Authorities say 56-year-old Wayne Minor was wanted for allegedly sexually assaulting two women at a Milwaukee cemetery in 201...

Senator Tammy Baldwin is accusing President Donald Trump of refusing to act in the wake of SNAP being defunded. The government shutdown is now on day 30, less than a week away from becoming the longes...