Category Archives: State News
Lawmakers Introduce Bill Punishing Students Who Interfere With Free Speech
Republican lawmakers are introducing legislation once again aimed at punishing students who interfere with speeches on U-W campuses. Do it twice and be suspended -- do it three times and a student wou...
Aug 14, 2019 Garry Knight / CC
Mother Charged With Neglect For Leaving 2 Children Alone In Car
A 27-year-old mother from West Allis faces child neglect charges after leaving her two young children alone in a car while she shopped at Target. Police were called when a passerby saw the children in...
Aug 14, 2019
Wisconsin Cheesemakers Bracing For Continuation Of Poor Sales
The International Dairy Food Association is reporting a 54-percent drop in sales so far this year. The industry experts are blaming tariffs on milk and cheese which is normally sold in China and Mexic...
Aug 13, 2019
DeForest Man Sentenced To 6 Years In Prison For His Part In A Murder
A Deforest man is going to prison for six years for his part in a murder. Drew Luber reached an agreement with prosecutors to plead guilty to disorderly conduct and felony murder. Luber and Jacob John...
Aug 13, 2019 michael scott / CC
Fugitive On The Run For 3 Years Makes First Appearance In Portage County Court
A man wanted for sex crimes made an appearance in Portage County Circuit Court Monday -- after three years as a fugitive. Jeremiah Button was arrested at his hiding place last Friday. Authorities say ...
Aug 13, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Evers Urges President To End Trade War, Saying It's Hurting Wisconsin Farmers
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers tells the president farmers in this state are suffering what he calls a "triple whammy" of trade uncertainty, low commodity prices and bad weather. Evers has written a le...
Aug 13, 2019
Waupaca County: Man Who Died In Home Explosion Identified
The Waupaca County Sheriff's Office has identified the 64-year-old man killed when his home exploded Sunday morning. Investigators think Mark Steven Zielke was asleep when he died in the blast. Sherif...
Aug 13, 2019
Madison Woman Crowned Miss Black USA
The title of Miss Black U-S-A now belongs to a Madison woman. Former Miss Black Wisconsin Tekema Balentine took the title home from the competition in Washington, D-C this weekend. In addition to the ...
Aug 12, 2019
Department Of Corrections Sorry For Releasing Inmate Info
The Wisconsin Department of Corrections is apologizing for releasing protected information about hundreds of inmates. State officials say they were responding to a Freedom of Information request in Ju...
Aug 12, 2019 Joseph Kranak / CC
Body Found In Lake Michigan Near Location Where Teen Drowned
The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office hasn't confirmed the identity of the body found near Warnimont Park in Cudahy. A 19-year-old swimmer went under and never surfaced at the same location last week....
Aug 12, 2019
