Category Archives: State News
Avery's Attorney Says She Has One Goal -- Overturning His Conviction
The attorney representing convicted killer Steven Avery says she has collected information which contradicts the evidence which convicted her client. Avery and his nephew, Brendan Dassey, were found g...
Nov 16, 2018
Barron County Sheriff Asks Hunters to be on the Look Out for Clues Related to Missing Girl
It has been over a month since 13 year old Jayme Closs went missing from her home in Barron, and no tangible leads have been brought forward to the Barron County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Chris Fitzge...
Nov 16, 2018
Manitowoc Woman Arrested for Stealing Booze from Pick N’ Save
The Manitowoc Police Department was called to the Pick N' Save on Calumet Avenue on a report of a theft in progress Wednesday afternoon. The asset protection associate for the store recognized the sus...
Nov 16, 2018
Scott Walker: Re-Election Loss Wasn't A Rejection
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker says his failed re-election campaign wasn't a rejection by the voters. Walker points out that he actually got the most votes he's ever received. The governor had been q...
Nov 16, 2018
Convicted Killer Sentenced To Live With No Chance Of Parole
A 29-year-old Princeton man will spend the rest of his life in prison for murdering his girlfriend last year, then burning her body. A Green Lake County judge sentenced Antonio R. Contreras to life in...
Nov 16, 2018 Rumble Press / CC
DNA Evidence Results In Rape Charges Against Eau Claire Man
Detectives say a rape suspect from Eau Claire denied everything at first, then told them the victim initiated the sexual contact after he found out about D-N-A evidence. The woman told police she had ...
Nov 16, 2018 Patrick Feller / CC
Center for Suicide Awareness Receives Grant
The Center for Suicide Awareness, based out of Kaukauna, has received a grant from the Waupaca Community Foundation. Attached to this is an expansion in to Waupaca County, which the Center says is imp...
Nov 16, 2018 Pictures of Money / CC
Oshkosh Area Authorities Look For Bumbling Armed Robbers
Police at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh say two bumbling armed robbers didn't manage to get any money during a Wednesday stickup. The incident happened outside the Reeve Memorial Union at about ...
Nov 15, 2018
Milwaukee County Deputy Cleared Of Wrongdoing In Fatal Shooting
The Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office has determined a deputy was justified when he fired eight shots, killing a 19-year-old man last year. Terry Williams was fatally wounded along the Milwa...
Nov 15, 2018
Senate Requires EPA To Set Rules On Ballast Water Releases Into Great Lakes
Ocean-going ships will have to treat ballast water before it is released into the Great Lakes. The U-S Senate approved a measure requiring the E-P-A to draw up rules on the new policy. Conservationist...
Nov 15, 2018
