Category Archives: State News
Governor Evers Declares Energy Emergency in Wisconsin
Governor Tony Evers signed an executive order today declaring an energy emergency in the state of Wisconsin (Wednesday). The governor pointed to a late corn harvest and sudden cold snap for a sharp in...
Oct 30, 2019
Senator Johnson Won’t Recuse Himself From Impeachment Trial
U-S Senator Ron Johnson says he won't recuse himself if there is an impeachment trial. The Wisconsin Republican says he would be happy to provide his first-hand knowledge of events and conversations i...
Oct 30, 2019
2nd Child Injured In Hit-And-Run Accident Has Died
Milwaukee police say the four-year-old girl who was critically injured in last week's hit-and-run accident has died. Three children were hit Thursday when a driver swerved around some cars stopped at ...
Oct 30, 2019 Matt Madd / CC
Sentencing Date Set For Next Month For Man Convicted Of Killing His Wife
The mandatory sentence will be life in prison when a Portage County man is sentenced next month. Jason Sypher was found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide in the death of his wife, Krista. Sh...
Oct 30, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Wisconsin 5th-Worst State For Internet Safety For Kids
A national safety and security company reports there are only four states with worse internet safety for kids than Wisconsin. SafeWise measured cyberbullying, electronic harassment and sexting. Wiscon...
Oct 30, 2019 Lyncconf Games / CC
More Employers Offering Employees to Help Pay off Student Loans
Americans collectively owe nearly $1.5 trillion in student loans -- more than twice the total a decade ago. But now a small but growing number of employers are stepping in to help. About eight percent...
Oct 30, 2019 m01229 / CC
West Allis Police Arrest 4 HS Students After Fight
West Allis police report the arrest of four students at Nathan Hale High School after a Tuesday fight on the campus. Officers say the disruption at the end of the school day involved two groups. Becau...
Oct 30, 2019
South Milwaukee Bar Patrons Credited With Stopping Sexual Assault
Customers inside a Milwaukee bar interrupted a sexual assault last weekend, leading to the arrest of a registered sex offender. The bar patrons were watching surveillance video playing on a television...
Oct 29, 2019 Frédéric BISSON / CC
Governor Evers Creates Another Commission, This One On Census
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers says he wants to make sure everyone living in the state gets counted next year. Evers is creating the Complete Count Commission to make sure that happens. The Democratic ...
Oct 29, 2019
Madison Firefighter Jailed in Cocaine Trafficking Investigation
A Madison firefighter is jailed in connection with a cocaine investigation. Forty-one-year-old firefighter/E-M-T Andrey Hansbro and 56-year-old Gerald Moran were arrested following a drug search on Ma...
Oct 29, 2019 Joseph Kranak / CC
