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Woman Charged With Taking Granddaughter Without Permission
A 43-year-old West Allis woman faces multiple charges for allegedly taking her four-year-old granddaughter without permission and staying on the run for several days. Kelly Smith had been with the chi...
Dec 01, 2017
Governor Signs Industrial Hemp Bill Into Law
The sponsor of a bill which lets Wisconsin farmers grow industrial hemp says Governor Scott Walker's signature will make the state a national and global leader in hemp production. Republican State Rep...
Dec 01, 2017
WEDC: Backer Of Foxconn Payments Can Guarantee Them
The state says a holding company can financially stay true to its commitment to pay local governments for Foxconn land and amenities. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation says S-I-O Internat...
Nov 30, 2017
Court: Church Display Did Not Qualify For 2014 Tax Exemption
A state appeals court says a church display in Madison did not qualify for a property tax break three years ago. Saint Raphael's Catholic church put up the display in 2012 on land where a cathedral bu...
Nov 30, 2017
Phone Scammer Calls Sheriff
A phone scammer gets more than she bargained for when she called the wrong person this week. Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt was at work when his caller I-D showed an invalid phone number -- so he r...
Nov 30, 2017
Baby Jesus Stolen From Nativity Scene In Menasha
A figure of the baby Jesus has been stolen from a nativity scene outside a Fox Valley church. Joyce Naps of Saint Patrick's Catholic Church in Menasha says the thief had to climb a scaffold and move s...
Nov 30, 2017
Owner Of Packers' Bar In Costa Rica Charged With Fraud
A former Appleton veteran is accused of fraud, after he allegedly took V-A disability benefits for a military related accident -- and then used the money to buy and run a Packer bar in Costa Rica. A f...
Nov 30, 2017
Two People Hurt In Plane Crash Identified
Officials in Palmyra have released the names of two people injured in a plane crash last weekend. The pilot, 76-year-old David Kemna of Fort Atkinson and a passenger, 75-year-old William Frison of Whi...
Nov 30, 2017
Democrat Seeks Bipartisan Prison Changes
A state lawmaker urges colleagues of both parties to consider prison reforms that could take pressure off the troubled Lincoln Hills juvenile facility. Milwaukee Assembly Democrat Evan Goyke (goy'kee)...
Nov 30, 2017
Jefferson County Fatal Crash Victim Identified
A 75-year-old man killed in a head on crash in Jefferson County has been identified as Alvin Wolter of Oconomowoc. Sheriff's deputies say the car he was driving crossed a center line and slammed into ...
Nov 30, 2017