Category Archives: State News
Animal Welfare Activists May Be Responsible For Vandalizing Deer Stands
Authorities in western Wisconsin think animal welfare activists are behind a series of vandalisms which damaged several deer stands. Investigators say the words "the hunters will be hunted" were paint...
Nov 12, 2019 Peter Sheik / CC
Wisconsin Man Likely Looking At Prison After 12th OWI
An arrest in western Wisconsin likely means an Appleton man is looking at some prison time after his 12th operating while intoxicated arrest. Jerome Pomeroy was taken into custody Saturday after he cr...
Nov 11, 2019 meesh / CC
Woman's Body Identified 20 Years Later, Charges Filed
Racine County authorities have finally identified the body of a woman found in a cornfield 20 years ago. An autopsy showed 23-year-old Peggy Lynn Johnson suffered burns, abrasions, lacerations and bro...
Nov 11, 2019 Daniel / CC
Evers Issues 8 More Pardons -- Runs Total To 12, So Far
Governor Tony Evers has pardoned a man who was convicted of selling stolen hot tubs. Another was found guilty of drug and gun charges when he was in his 20s. Evers issued eight pardons last weekend to...
Nov 11, 2019
Citizen Park in Manitowoc is Closed This Week
The City of Manitowoc has closed Citizen Park this week for the installation of new playground equipment. Director of Public of Infrastructure Dan Koski says the new equipment will be installed someti...
Nov 11, 2019
Wisconsin Man Sentenced To Prison For 2000 Murder In Illinois
A 70-year-old man living in Pell Lake has been sentenced to 25 years in an Illinois prison for killing his wife. Cook County Judge Joseph Cataldo found Frank Buschauer guilty last August and sentenced...
Nov 11, 2019 michael scott / CC
2 Men Rescued From Racine Fire Early Sunday
Crews from the Racine Fire Department had to rescue two men from a burning home early Sunday. Firefighters responded to the location at about 3:30 A-M, finding flames coming from a vent on the buildin...
Nov 11, 2019 Ponas Jonas / CC
Milwaukee Searching For Another Hit-And-Run Driver, 2 More Kids Hurt
Milwaukee police say they are searching for the driver of a 2018 silver Chevrolet Malibu involved in a hit-and-run accident Saturday night outside the Fiserv Forum. A family was crossing the street wh...
Nov 11, 2019
Milwaukee Man Cited For Driving Drunk, With Chicken On His Shoulder
Milwaukee police say a 42-year-old driver was cited for operating while intoxicated, third offense, earlier this month. A witness called authorities about the man's vehicle swerving while it was drive...
Nov 11, 2019
Addressing Changes in Driving Comfort Early Can Keep Older Adults Driving Safer, Longer
Older adults with discomfort or low confidence while driving are adjusting their driving patterns to avoid driving at night, on the freeway, in afternoon rush hour traffic, or in unfamiliar areas, acc...
Nov 10, 2019 Jackie / CC
