Category Archives: Learfield Staff Writer
Court Date For Former Green Bay Teacher Accused of Inappropriate Touching Delayed
The Brown County court date for a former Green Bay teacher accused of inappropriate touching has been delayed. David Villareal has denied the allegations. He was supposed to go on trial next Monday. N...
Dec 04, 2021
Man Accused Of Hiding Corpse Convicted In Eau Claire County
A man accused of hiding a corpse has been convicted by an Eau Claire County jury. Fifty-six-year-old Roger Minck was found guilty Thursday. The charges are connected to the overdose death of Toby Clea...
Dec 04, 2021 CC / depositphotos
Anonymous Tip Leads To Arrest Of Student Holding Loaded Gun At School
Madison police say an anonymous tip led to the arrest of a student who had a loaded gun inside La Follette High School Thursday afternoon. The incident was reported at about 1:40 PM. Officers say when...
Dec 03, 2021 Taylor Wilcox / Unsplash
Racine County DA Clears Deputy Who Shot Gunman Last Summer
The Racine County District Attorney's Office has cleared a deputy who shot a gunman who had just killed a man last summer. Thirty-two-year-old John McCarthy of Hartland fatally wounded 22-year-old Ant...
Dec 03, 2021
Double-Murder Suspect From Illinois Arrested In SE Wisconsin
A suspect in an Illinois double homicide has been arrested just over the state line in southeastern Wisconsin. The 36-year-old man is charged with two felony counts of concealing a homicide. His name ...
Dec 03, 2021 picturex
Petition For Release From Former Eau Claire County Official Denied
A petition for early release from former Eau Claire County Treasurer Larry Lokken has been denied. The 74-year-old Lokken is serving a sentence of more than nine years after being found guilty of stea...
Dec 03, 2021
Bye Week Is Over, Top-Ranked UW Hosts Border Battle Rival Gophers At LaBahn
It's time to get back to work for the top-ranked, undefeated Badgers women's hockey team. The Border Battle rivalry brings the Minnesota Gophers to LaBahn Arena for a pair of games starting tonight (F...
Dec 03, 2021 Ryan Dickey / CC
Situation In Wisconsin Hospitals Called Bad As It Has Been At Any Point During Pandemic
Public health officials say the situation in Wisconsin hospitals is currently as bad as it has been at any point during the COVID-19 pandemic. There have never been more patients on ventilators since ...
Dec 03, 2021
UW Volleyball: Hilley, Orzol, 6 Badgers Honored By Big Ten Conference
Sydney Hilley has been named Big Ten Setter of the Year for a third straight season. Post-season honors are pouring in for the volleyball Badgers after a conference championship season. Wisconsin meet...
Dec 03, 2021
Attorney General Compares Election Investigator To Former Senator Joe McCarthy
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul is comparing the actions of a former state Supreme Court justice to the 1950s actions taken by U-S Senator Joe McCarthy. Kaul urged Republicans to end the investig...
Dec 03, 2021 Susan Ruggles / CC
