Category Archives: State News
Body Of Missing Muscoda Woman Found In Orion Township
The Richland County Sheriff's Office reports the body of a missing 79-year-old woman was found in a ravine Sunday. Gail Stone was dead when searchers found her. She was reported missing Friday and her...
Oct 28, 2019
Wisconsin Natural Resources Board Taking More Steps to Protect Drinking Water
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board unanimously voted for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to move forward with the rulemaking process for PFAS levels in groundwater, surface water and ...
Oct 27, 2019 Claire Cessford / CC
Wisconsin Addiction Recovery Helpline Marks One Year of Service
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) and the United Way of Wisconsin announced today that 5,594 people contacted The Wisconsin Addiction Recovery Helpline during its first year of operati...
Oct 27, 2019 Eelke / CC
Evers Calls Special Session on Gun Control
Gov. Tony Evers is pushing for two gun-control bills stuck in limbo, as Republican lawmakers refuse to debate or bring them up for a vote. The governor called the Legislature into a special session se...
Oct 26, 2019
PSC Urges Consumers to Seek Assistance Before Heating Moratorium
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) urges consumers currently disconnected to contact their local utility to make arrangements for service reconnection prior to the start of the winter he...
Oct 26, 2019
Madison Police Increase Reward For Info About Stadium Fire
Madison police have increased the reward for information about a fire at Warner Park last week to five-thousand dollars. No one was injured, but investigators say evidence shows the fire was a case of...
Oct 25, 2019 Chovee / CC
Bayside Middle School Student Accused Of Threatening Comments
Bayside police are investigating reports about a 13-year-old middle school student who allegedly made comments about wanting to shoot people at his school. Because of his age, the student's name hasn'...
Oct 25, 2019
Eau Claire Man Who Threatened Co-Workers At Menards Has Been Sentenced
An Eau Claire County judge has sentenced a man to four months or work-release, to be followed by three years on probation. Kevin Pinkham will have to destroy his guns. He was arrested in August for th...
Oct 25, 2019
UW Study: Adult Binge Drinking Costs Wisconsin $4B/Year
A study released Thursday by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health shows adult binge drinking costs the state an average of four-billion dollars-a-year. About two-thirds of ...
Oct 25, 2019 Scott / CC
Spooky Home Burglary Details Released
Authorities in Brown County have released further details in connection to a string of Burglaries that occurred this summer at a vacant property on Hawthorn Heights Drive in the Brown County Town of L...
Oct 25, 2019
