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Pedestrian Killed By Drunk Driving Suspect Identified
A pedestrian killed by a suspected drunk driver has been identified as 54-year-old Jeffrey Koenigs of Fond du Lac. He died early Saturday at a Fond du Lac intersection. Police say he was in a crosswal...
Nov 20, 2017
Eau Claire Homeless Shelter Receives Grant For Building Repairs
An Eau Claire homeless shelter has received a financial boost to help with building repairs. Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch awarded a 19-thousand-dollar grant Thursday to Family Promise of the ...
Nov 19, 2017
Police: Tomahawk Man Didn't Know Why He Murdered Friend
Tomahawk's police chief says a 32-year-old Wausau man could not explain why he shot a friend in the victim's driveway. Chief Al Elvins says Eric Moen waited for 52-year-old Charles Ramp to come home T...
Nov 19, 2017
Fellow Republican Says Johnson "Strutted Around Like A Peacock"
The dean of Wisconsin's U-S House delegation is not pleased with how fellow G-O-P Senator Ron Johnson opposes the proposed tax overhaul. Menomonee Falls Republican Jim Sensenbrenner says Johnson was "...
Nov 18, 2017
Gibraltar Student Arrested For Making Threat Against School
The Door County Sheriff's Office says a 17-year-old student has been arrested for making a threat against Gibraltar School in Fish creek. Television station W-B-A-Y reports that investigators were not...
Nov 18, 2017
Baby Escapes Injury As Woman Dies In Crash Near Beloit
A 27-year-old southern Wisconsin woman has died in a two vehicle crash in which her five-month-old baby escaped injury. Melissa Whitten of Orfordville died at the scene of Thursday evening's mishap we...
Nov 17, 2017
Avery's Lawyer Asks Judge Again For New Trial
Steven Avery's lawyer says she will appeal a judge's refusal to grant a new trial for her client, if the judge refuses to review her decision as requested again Thursday. Circuit Judge Angela Sutkiewi...
Nov 17, 2017
Dozens Of UW Madison Students Report Being Targeted By Bias
U-W Madison says it received more than 90 complaints from students who said they were targeted by bias this past spring. The university said Thursday that 74 incidents were reported in which people fe...
Nov 17, 2017
Report: Lincoln Hills Teen Inmates Taunt Women Sexually
Female employees at Lincoln Hills say teen inmates routinely give sexual taunts to them -- and they expose their genitals and masturbate in front of them. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel says records a...
Nov 17, 2017
Milwaukee Unveils "Blueprint For Peace"
Wisconsin's largest city has come up with its first comprehensive plan to reduce violence. Milwaukee's Office of Violence Prevention has drafed a 100 page "Blueprint for Peace," which describes how ea...
Nov 17, 2017