Category Archives: State News
Wausau Woman Sentenced After Guilty Plea To Social Security Fraud
A Wausau woman will spend 18 months in federal prison after admitting she lied in order to receive Social Security disability benefits. Fifty-four-year-old Marjean Seehafter falsely claimed she wasn't...
Nov 01, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Beer Company Restructuring Could Mean Hundreds Of Jobs For Milwaukee
As part of a major restructuring, the parent company of MillerCoors will move hundreds of administrative jobs to Milwaukee. The company also plans to dump the "Miller" name from its brand. The new nam...
Oct 31, 2019 Jim Kelly / CC
Snow Postpones Halloween in Southeastern Wisconsin Communities
Significant snowfall is delaying Halloween in some southeast Wisconsin communities. Kenosha, Somers, and Bristol are just a few places pushing trick-or-treating back until Friday night because of snow...
Oct 31, 2019 Stephane Mignon / CC
Closs Kidnapper Gets Into Fight In New Mexico Prison
Officials with the New Mexico Department of Corrections say the man who kidnapped Jayme Closs got into a fight in prison two months ago. The specific location of that prison has never been made public...
Oct 31, 2019
Prosecutors Ask For More Time To Gather Evidence In Fatal Hit-And-Run
A Milwaukee County Circuit judge has granted prosecutors an additional 72 hours so they can gather evidence against the man accused of failing to stop after hitting three children in a crosswalk last ...
Oct 31, 2019
Appeals Court Grants Convicted Killer 6th Extension
The Wisconsin District 4 Court of Appeals has granted a sixth extension to a man found guilty of killing his wife. The attorney for Todd Kendhammer now has until the end of January to file an appeal o...
Oct 31, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Clark County Woman Faces Charge Of Attempted Homicide
A Neillsville woman has admitted she caught her husband cheating on her - and 45-year-old Shannon Liddell says she "hurt people." Liddell is charged with attempted homicide, with an initial court appe...
Oct 31, 2019
Retired Teacher Leaves $4.3M To UW-Stevens Point
Officials at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point say a four-point-three-million dollar donation is the largest in the school's history. Teacher Dorothea Harju was an alumnus of the school, teach...
Oct 31, 2019 Pictures of Money / CC
240 Platteville Students Evacuated Due To Tuesday Gas Leak
Almost 240 students at the Neal Wilkins Early Learning Center in Platteville were evacuated Tuesday morning when a gas leak was discovered. Buses took those students to Westview Elementary School whil...
Oct 30, 2019
Lt. Governor Barnes, Democrats Propose Decriminalizing Small Amount of Marijuana
Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes and four Democrats propose decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana in the state. Their bill would decriminalize possession of 25 grams or less of cannabis. Republ...
Oct 30, 2019 SEIU Local 1 / CC
