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Father Faces Reckless Homicide Charge In His Baby's Death

The father of a three-month-old baby faces a possible reckless homicide charge in the infant's death. Thirty-one-year-old Curtis Strand of Haugen is in the Barron County Jail while the district attorn...

Grand Chute Family Uses Black Friday Sales to Help Those in Need

For the past 30 years, Lynn Reimer of Grand Chute has taken advantage of Black Friday sales, but not in the way you may think. She brings her family to the stores to fill several carts with toys to gi...

State Reports Three Times As Many West Nile Cases, Three Deaths

State health officials have reported three times as many cases of the West Nile virus this year than last. Three deaths have been attributed to the mosquito borne virus statewide, as part of 36 confir...

State School Chief Must Use Opponents' Lawyers In Suit Against Him

State School Superintendent Tony Evers says he's being forced to use lawyers of his political opponents in a lawsuit against him. Governor Scott Walker has blocked Evers from hiring his own attorney t...

Cars Stolen From Rental Car Facility Near Mitchell Airport

Milwaukee police are investigating the thefts of over ten vehicles from a rental car facility near Mitchell Airport. Police say the vehicles were taken over the weekend from the Hertz Rental car lot n...

Proposed Racine Anti-Bullying Ordinance Could Bring Fines

Fines of up to one-thousand dollars could be charged to children and their parents for bullying in Racine. A Racine Common Council committee unanimously approved the proposed ordinance Tuesday. Anothe...

State Lawmaker, Two Others Interested In Open Mayoral Seat

A Wisconsin lawmaker is among three people interested in the Green Bay mayor's post, now that incumbent Jim Schmitt plans to step down. Democratic state Representative Eric Genrich says he's intereste...

Appeals Court: Gannett Not Liable For News Carrier's Injuries

A state appeals court says the Gannett media chain is not responsible for injuries that a newspaper carrier caused in a traffic crash. Maranda Lafrombois was injured on Thanksgiving Day three years ag...

Kwik Trip Could Get $21 Million In State Tax Breaks For Expansion

Kwik Trip will get up to 21-million dollars in state income tax breaks for the jobs it creates in an expansion in its hometown of La Crosse. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation said today (...

Black Friday Still Big Despite Shoppers' Head Start

Wisconsin stores expect to be plenty busy on this Black Friday, even though an estimated 32-million bargain hunters went shopping on Thanksgiving across the U-S. Taylor Knoeck (kuh neck') of Marshfiel...