State News

Sun, February 05, 2012

Madison police conducting manhunt for murder suspect

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Madison police say they are looking for 24 year old Edgar Ivan Salinas-Leal in connection with the city’s first homicide ...

Sun, February 05, 2012

Brown Deer elementary teacher killed at suburban Chicago bar

NAPERVILLE, IL (WTAQ) - An elementary school teacher from Brown Deer has reportedly been stabbed to death at a suburban Chicago bar.

24 year old ...

Sun, February 05, 2012

Jury awards family of slain inmate $1M in damages

RACINE, WI (WTAQ) - A federal jury has awarded the family of former jail inmate Kendal Leonard $1 million in punitive and compensatory damages.

Racine ...

Sun, February 05, 2012

Milwaukee man arrested for 8th OWI

MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - Milwaukee County Sheriff’s deputies arrest a 50 year old man for driving erratically on Interstate 94.

When the incident was over ...

Sun, February 05, 2012

Eau Claire man pleads guilty to choking, assaulting teenage girlfriend

EAU CLAIRE, WI (WTAQ) - An 18 year old Eau Claire man could get up to 26 years in prison when he is sentenced next ...

Sun, February 05, 2012

Investigators: Racial threat at UW- Parkside was hoax

KENOSHA, WI (WTAQ) - There was no threat.

Investigators say a reported threat against a University of Wisconsin-Parkside student was a hoax.

The unidentified student ...

Sun, February 05, 2012

Bigger rigs could drive on Wisconsin roads if Congress OK's bill

WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - Much larger trucks could be driving on Wisconsin highways if Congress decides the efficiencies of bigger loads are more important ...

Sun, February 05, 2012

Two teenage girls dead, 7 others injured in FDL Co. crash

TOWN OF ASHFORD, WI (WTAQ) - An early Saturday morning accident leaves two teenage girls dead and seven other students injured.

The Fond du Lac ...

Sat, February 04, 2012

GAB posts recall petitions against Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Persons signing petitions for the recall of Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch can find their signatures online.

The Government Accountability Board says ...

Sat, February 04, 2012

No injuries after tanker truck explodes near Whitewater

ROCK COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - A tanker truck and a building were damaged in a propane gas explosion Friday afternoon, but no injuries were reported ...