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Obituary: Apparent Murder Victim Died From Addiction, Mental Illness
An obituary for an apparent murder victim from northwest Wisconsin said she died as "the result of addiction and mental illness." Thirty-four-year-old Reidun Henrickson was found dead Sunday at Solomo...
Nov 25, 2017
State Lost 13,000 "Good Jobs" For Non College Grads Since '91
In the last 26 years, Wisconsin lost 13-thousand "good jobs" held by those who did not graduate from college. But still, the Badger State fared better than others in the Rust Belt -- because high payi...
Nov 25, 2017
State Teens March With Macy's Band In Parade
Wisconsin did not have a full marching band in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. But almost 200 individual high school musicians took part in the Macy's Great American Marching Band -- and almost on...
Nov 25, 2017
Wisconsin Joins South Dakota's Legal Bid To Require Web Sales Tax
Wisconsin has joined South Dakota's effort to have the U-S Supreme Court legalize the collection of sales taxes from out of state Internet shops. South Dakota is asking the justices if retailers can b...
Nov 25, 2017
Two Die After Car Lands Below Freeway Bridge
Two people have died after their car landed below a freeway bridge in downtown Milwaukee. It was reported about 2:10 this (Friday) morning, and officials say a vehicle landed below Interstate 794 on a...
Nov 24, 2017
Ex Badger Troy Vincent Wins Big Ten Leadership Award
Former Wisconsin defensive back Troy Vincent is this year's winner of the Big Ten Ford/Kinnick Leadership Award. Former Iowa linebacker Chad Greenway was given the Dungy/Thompson Humanitarian award, a...
Nov 24, 2017
One Dies, One Injured In Kenosha County Bar Shooting
One person has died and another was seriously hurt in a shooting incident outside a tavern in Kenosha County. It happened around two this (Friday) morning at the Beach Bar in Twin Lakes. Police say th...
Nov 24, 2017
Body Found At Interstate Park ID'd As Missing Kayaker
A body found by deer hunters on the Wisconsin side of Interstate State Park is identified as a missing kayaker from Minnesota. The Midwest Medical Examiner's Office says the victim is 49-year-old Vue ...
Nov 24, 2017
Man Dies In Thanksgiving Shooting In Milwaukee
One man has died after he was shot in a north side Milwaukee neighborhood on this Thanksgiving. Police were called about 10:20 a-m to a site where the victim was shot at least four times. It happened ...
Nov 24, 2017
Former Pro Soccer Player Charged In Road Rage Shooting Incident
A former Milwaukee pro soccer player is accused of rear ending a car, and helping a passenger leave the scene after that person shot two people in the car that was hit. Thirty-year-old Tyrone Gordon p...
Nov 24, 2017