Category Archives: State News
New Charges To Be Announced In Disappearances of 2 Wisconsin Brothers
The prosecutor and sheriff in Caldwell County, Missouri are scheduled to announce the filing of two new charges in the disappearance of Wisconsin brothers Nick and Justin Diemel this (Wednesday) morni...
Oct 23, 2019 Allen Allen / CC
DNA Evidence Used To Identify Killer In 1984 Death Of Woman In Town Of Grafton
The Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office says D-N-A evidence was used to identify the killer of an 18-year-old woman in cold case dating back to 1984. Traci Hammerberg was found partially naked and beaten ...
Oct 23, 2019 University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability / CC
Man Accused Of Plotting Mass Shooting Alleges Entrapment
Attorneys for the 26-year-old Milwaukee man accused of plotting a mass shooting plan to argue their client was entrapped. They will try to convince jurors Samy Hamzeh was encouraged by F-B-I informant...
Oct 23, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Tuesday Morning Chemical Spill Causes Evacuation Of Pilgrim’s Pride Plant
Ten workers at the Pilgrim's Pride poultry plant in Arcadia had to seek hospital treatment after a Tuesday morning chemical spill. Another 31 workers were treated on the scene. Authorities say the fac...
Oct 23, 2019 Nicolas Raymond / CC
Century City Residents’ Objections at City Hall Keep Slaughterhouse From Moving In
Objections from Century City residents who would have been living near a relocated slaughterhouse have halted those plans. Strauss Brands says it will now look for another location. Protesters filled ...
Oct 23, 2019
Wisconsin Joins Lawsuit Challenging Rollback of Endangered Species Act
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul is joining a coalition of 20 attorneys general in a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's rollback of the Endangered Species Act. The suit alleges that th...
Oct 22, 2019
No Rumble? Harley Davidson To Start Production Of Electric Motorcycle
Harley Davidson says it is going to resume production of its LiveWire motorcycle. The Milwaukee-based company made the announcement on Monday. Production was stopped earlier this month when a problem ...
Oct 22, 2019 James Case / CC
Republicans Not Interested In Voting On Gun Control Bills
You can call Wisconsin lawmakers back to the Capitol for a special session, but you can't make them vote. Republicans in the Legislature say they have no interest in the gun control bills Democratic G...
Oct 22, 2019
Fired Madison West HS Security Guard Reinstated
The Facebook post from Madison West High School security assistant Marlon Anderson was simple. It said, "I'm back!" The Madison Metropolitan School District announced Monday it will reinstate Anderson...
Oct 22, 2019 Marlon Anderson was fired from West High School in Madison, Wis., for telling an unruly student who called him the N-word several times not to call him the racial slur.
Child Accidentally Shoots Herself, Her Father
Milwaukee police say they have arrested a 33-year-old father because he lied about the way he and his daughter were wounded. Officers say the four-year-old girl found her father's handgun and shot bot...
Oct 22, 2019 Robert Nelson / CC
