Zepnick ‘disappointed and disturbed’ by committee removals

An embattled state lawmaker says he’s “disappointed and disturbed” by a decision to remove him from his assigned committees, in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations. Democratic leadership requested state Representative Josh Zepnick’s removal from five legislative

Strong winds cause power outages across Wisconsin

The outages come after a storm system moved through the state Tuesday night, bringing wind gust advisories for much of southern and eastern Wisconsin. The National Weather Service says gusts of up to 50 miles an hour

Legislation would make DNA expungement automatic

Criminal suspects who have their DNA collected could have those samples automatically thrown out, if they are eventually found not guilty. Under current state law, DNA samples taken when someone is arrested for a violent felony can

Zepnick removed from legislative committees

A Democratic state lawmaker accused of sexual misconduct has been removed from his assigned legislative committees. State Representative Josh Zepnick (D-Milwaukee) has been facing calls to resign from his seat, after The Capital Times reported on Friday

Judge James Daley to retire in March

A long-time Rock County Circuit Court Judge is ready to hang up his robe in March. Judge James Daley was appointed to branch one of the Rock County Circuit Court in 1989 by Governor Tommy Thompson after

Vintage Cadillac pulled from the Rock River

Local authorities may never know who the owner of a decades old Cadillac pulled from the Rock River Monday is. The Rock County Sheriff’s Office says the vehicle is so corroded it’s likely a vehicle identification number

Badgers rebound to win at Penn State

After suffering an embarrassing 83-58 loss to Ohio State on Saturday at the Kohl Center, the Wisconsin Badgers took to the road and pulled out a 64-63 victory over Penn State in State College, Pennsylvania. The Badgers