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Jacque Defeats Renard in Primary Test in 1st Senate District
2nd district State representative Andre Jacque was a winner over Green Bay businessman Alex Renard yesterday in the Republican primary for the 1st Senate district's special election. Jacque defeated R...
May 16, 2018
Accused Sex Predator Says He Hoped His Victims Wouldn't Talk Because They Are Old
A 69-year-old Sauk City man is charged with sexually assaulting two women living in a nursing home. Police officers were called when a 95-year-old resident told a nursing assistant about a man who cam...
May 16, 2018
20 Attorneys General Join Planned Parenthood Suit Against Trump Administration
Twenty attorneys general are joining Planned Parenthood groups in Wisconsin and three other states in their suit against the Trump administration. They are challenging rule changes which they say will...
May 16, 2018
Chippewa County Man Charged With Hit-And-Run While Drunk
The Chippewa County prosecutor is accusing a Boyd man of being drunk while he was allegedly involved in a hit-and-run accident last month. David Samaniego is charged with operating while intoxicated f...
May 16, 2018
Madison Man Arrested For Threatening To Cut The Throats Of 2 People
Madison police say they have arrested a 25-year-old homeless man for threatening to cut the throats of two people early Monday morning. The 39-year-old man and 23-year-old woman had taken shelter in a...
May 15, 2018
Oshkosh Police Investigate Patient Death At Winnebago Mental Health Institute
Oshkosh police are taking a closer look at the death of a patient at the Winnebago Mental Health Institute earlier this year. Wisconsin regulators have questioned two cases of patient care at the faci...
May 15, 2018
Pedestrian Deaths Growing Rapidly In Wisconsin, Following National Trend
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation reports pedestrians fatalities grew by about 20% last year. Nearly 60 pedestrians died in accidents on Wisconsin highways in 2017, compared to about 50 the y...
May 15, 2018
Fraud Accusation Leads Veteran Group To Disband
Fraud accusations leveled at its former president have led a central Wisconsin veterans group to disband. A watchdog group says Ronald Worthey lied about serving in Vietnam. He apparently didn't earn ...
May 15, 2018
High School Student to Show Off Solar Energy Skills
High school students from across northeast and north central Wisconsin will look to earn a spot on the podium through their knowledge of solar energy at Wisconsin Public Service's (WPS) Solar Olympics...
May 15, 2018
Meeting Scheduled to Set Plan to Dispose of Dredged Material from Little Manitowoc River
A public meeting to discuss disposal of dredged material from the Little Manitowoc River will be held by the Department of Natural Resources at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 31, in the engineering conference r...
May 15, 2018