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Domestic Situation Results In 14 Charges -- 9 Felonies
An Eau Claire man faces 14 charges -- including nine felonies -- in what authorities are calling a domestic situation. The charges against Stephen Roberts include sexual assault and substantial batter...
Jan 10, 2018
WEDC Spends $1M Trying To Get Chicago Millennials To Move Here
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is spending 956-thousand dollars on a campaign designed to convince Chicago millennials to relocate here. Ads will be placed on social media, Chicago's c...
Jan 10, 2018
River Falls Man Attacked, Tortured During Costa Rican Vacation
Family member say they will work with the U-S embassy and Costa Rican government officials to return an injured man to River Falls. Ryan Messerschmidt was abducted from a resort, then beaten, stabbed ...
Jan 10, 2018
No Change Of Venue For Man Charged With Gun Crimes
A man who was the object of a 10-day manhunt last year isn't going to get the change of venue he had requested. A Rock County judge rejected that motion Tuesday. Joseph Jakubowski's trial on gun charg...
Jan 10, 2018
Madison Mayor Soglin Announces He's Running For Governor
Saying Wisconsin needs effective leadership, Madison Mayor Paul Soglin has officially announced he is running for governor. The Democrat had promised he would make the campaign official with a January...
Jan 10, 2018
Aniwa Woman Given Probation For Stealing Dogs
Neighbors living near a 44-year-old Aniwa woman say their dogs had gone missing in recent months. Kimberly Lawrence told investigators she found the dogs running loose on the road. Lawrence has entere...
Jan 10, 2018
Lac du Flambeau Suspect Held On $1M Bond For Causing Man's Death
Authorities aren't saying how he might have done it, but a Lac du Flambeau man is in custody for allegedly "causing the death" of another man last month. Richard F. Allen is being held on one-million ...
Jan 10, 2018
Eric Sitkiwitz on Running for County Executive
In the upcoming spring election, incumbent Bob Zigelbauer will have some competition for his position. His opponent will be Eric Sitkiwitz, who has been representing the 6th Aldermanic District in the...
Jan 10, 2018
Inmate Serving Life Sentence For Murder Given 4 More Life Terms
A federal judge has given a 37-year-old prison inmate four life sentences for a pair of Wausau robberies. Curtis Langlois was already serving a life term for killing Kendrith J. Young. Federal agents ...
Jan 10, 2018
Elections Commission Chair Calls Senate Leader "Coward And Bully"
The Wisconsin Elections Commission chairman is calling on state senators to stand up to the majority leader and vote to confirm Michael Haas as administrator of the agency. Republican Senate Majority ...
Jan 10, 2018