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Man, Ex-Wife Charged With Defrauding Woman Out Of $100K-Plus
A Chippewa Falls woman tells investigators a man and his ex-wife conned her out of more than 119-thousand dollars. The victim says she met Andrew Conklin on Facebook last summer. Investigators say Con...
Jan 11, 2018
Driver Headed To Prison For Causing Triple-Fatal Accident While High
A Shawano County judge is sending a man to prison for 15 years for causing a triple-fatal accident while he was on drugs. Twenty-year-old Ryan Swadner has to write a letter of apology to the families ...
Jan 11, 2018
2 Traffic Stops In 3 Days Lead To Drug Arrests
Trempealeau County traffic stops have led to two drug arrests over a three-day period. Thirty-five grams of meth was found when Jeremy Mayo was stopped Monday in Independence. A police dog found the d...
Jan 11, 2018
Homeowners Living Near Foxconn Future Home File Lawsuit
One dozen homeowners have filed a lawsuit, saying the local government is breaking the law when it takes their homes for the massive Foxconn development. They say the Village of Mount Pleasant is inco...
Jan 11, 2018
15-Year-Old Car Thief Prefers Stealing Cars To Taking The Bus
Madison police say a 15-year-old girl caught driving a stolen S-U-V tells them she will be doing it again. Due to her age, the suspect's name hasn't been released. Police say the teenager said she pre...
Jan 10, 2018
Deaths Of 2 People Labeled "Domestic Situation" In Fox Cities
The Calumet County Sheriff's Office reports two people have died in what is being called a "domestic situation." The incident happened in the Town of Harrison Tuesday evening. Neighbors reported heari...
Jan 10, 2018
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