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No Charges Against Deputy In Fatal Shooting
The Jackson County district attorney's office has determined the deputy who shot a man to death in October acted in self-defense. Deputy Justin Wathke was responding to a domestic disturbance call whe...
Dec 22, 2017
Local FFA Members Receive Grant
Several local members of the FFA were awarded grants recently. Every year the Wisconsin FFA Foundation awards Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) grants to a total of 48 Wisconsin FFA members. Th...
Dec 22, 2017
Owen Police Chief Steps Down While Investigation Goes On
Owen Police Chief Andrew Schade turned in his resignation Wednesday while the investigation into misconduct allegations continues. Schade has been on paid administrative leave since September. He was ...
Dec 22, 2017
Wisconsin Unemployment Drops To 3.2 Percent In November
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development reports today (Thursday) that the state's unemployment rate was three-point-two percent in November. That's the state's lowest unemployment rate in 18...
Dec 22, 2017
Titletown District Opens Ariens Hill Sledding Ride
Packers President and C-E-O Mark Murphy took the first trip down the new sledding hill in the Titletown District Thursday. Tube riders can speed downhill on the 300-foot thrill ride after the grand op...
Dec 22, 2017
Sturgeon Bay Police Shooting Update
The Sturgeon Bay Police Department has released the names of the two officers involved in a domestic disturbance call which resulted in the accidental shooting of one of the officers. Sturgeon Bay Pol...
Dec 22, 2017
Truax Field Chosen To Be Home To F-35 Fighter Squadron
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker announced yesterday that The Pentagon has chosen Madison's Truax Field as one of two preferred homes for the new state-of-the-art F-35 fighter squadron by 2023. The Air...
Dec 22, 2017
Slender Man Defendant Will Be In Mental Hospital For 25 Years
A Waukesha County Circuit Judge has sentenced one of the two so-called "Slender Man" defendants to a mental hospital for 25 years. Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser lured a classmate to a wooded area nea...
Dec 22, 2017
Milwaukee Man Charged In Hit-And-Run Death Of Crossing Guard
A Milwaukee man could spend more than 30 years in prison if he is convicted in the hit-and-run death of a school crossing guard. Terrence Harris was arrested on a bus headed to Chicago. Police say Har...
Dec 22, 2017
Green Bay Police K9 Dies
It is a sad day at the Green Bay Police Department as they mourn the death of one of their K9 units. K9 Echo died on Wednesday due to a sudden health complication. Echo came to the department earlier ...
Dec 22, 2017