MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's unemployment rate continues to hover below the national rate of 5.3 percent. State officials say the jobless rate in Wisconsin last month was 4.6 percent, the same rate as May. It's down almost a full point from a year ago.
WAUWATOSA, Wis. (AP) — Police are investigating after a man was shot and killed Thursday night during a confrontation with officers in a Milwaukee suburb. Wauwatosa police say the man was shot in residential neighborhood near Wisconsin Lutheran College. No officers were hurt.
On 07-16-15 at 8:25am, the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office responded to a motor vehicle crash on Sth 33 at the intersection with Noble road in the Township of Hubbard, Dodge County, Wisconsin. Preliminary investigation shows that Robert Babiak (20 years old, from Horicon, Wisconsin) was operating a Chevrolet Malibu west on Sth 33 near Noble road. Carl Wintheiser (56 years old, from Oconomowoc, Wisconsin) was operating a semi with tank […]
An Illinois woman faces charges in connection with the death of her infant son. Assistant police chief Steve Klein says the 24 year old woman was taken into custody this week. She faces charges of neglecting a child and neglecting a child causing death. Klein says the 14 month old boy was found pulseless and not breathing earlier this month at the Maplewood Commons apartments on the corner of Martin […]
Beaver Dam police are continuing their investigation into a shooting outside a Mills Fleet Farm store that injured an assistant store manager. Police detective Ryan Klavekoskie tells WFDL news it appears now the victim was shot once not twice as initially believed. "Our belief now is that this was maybe one shot based on the position of that individual's arm, struck the wrist and shoulder area," Klavekoski said. Klavekoskie says […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court justices cited free speech in effectively tossing out the secret investigation into whether Republican Gov. Scott Walker's campaign illegally coordinated with conservative groups in winning his 2012 recall election. The high court ruled Thursday state election law is overbroad and vague in defining what amounts to "political purposes." Justice Shirley Abrahamson, one of two liberals on the seven-member court, sharply disagrees and accuses […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The conservative Wisconsin Club for Growth is cheering the end of an investigation into allegations that it and other groups illegally coordinated with Gov. Scott Walker's campaign during his 2012 recall election. The state's Supreme Court ruled that the state's campaign finance law doesn't prohibit such coordination. Attorney Todd Graves accused the government of trying to "threaten and embarrass" groups they don't like. Prosecutor Francis Schmitz […]
The prosecutor leading an investigation into whether Republican Gov. Scott Walker's recall campaign illegally coordinated with conservative groups says he's disappointed with a state Supreme Court decision halting the probe. The high court ruled Thursday that campaign finance law doesn't prohibit such coordination. Prosecutor Francis Schmitz said in an email to The Associated Press that it's unfortunate people won't get a public discussion of the facts. He said he wasn't […]
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri's most prolific political donor is planning a fundraiser for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's presidential campaign. Walker is to attend a July 26 event at the St. Louis home of Rex and Jeanne Sinquefield. Rex Sinquefield is a retired investment firm founder who has bankrolled initiatives to cut income taxes and curb the ability of teachers' union to negotiate tenure protections. An invitation lists several prominent […]