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Investigation Continues Into Three Apparent Shooting Deaths
Sheriff's deputies in northwest Wisconsin continue to investigate the deaths of three people at a home in Chetek. Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald says all three had gunshot wounds, but the caus...
Oct 30, 2017
Police Investigate Suspicious Halloween Candy
Oconomowoc Police say a three-year-old girl may have received a piece of tainted Halloween candy with a pill inside. Nicholas Goeman told the Journal Sentinel's "Now" newspapers that his family took t...
Oct 30, 2017
Madison Man Faces Attempted Murder Charges
Madison police say they have arrested a Madison man suspected in an attempted homicide in August. Television station W-K-O-W reports that police say 33-year-old Quadren L. Wilson was booked Thursday a...
Oct 29, 2017
Most Democrat Guv Hopefuls Favor "Badger Care For All"
Most Democrats who've announced their bids for governor say they support a bill to let any state resident purchase Wisconsin's BadgerCare. The long running Medicaid program now covers only those below...
Oct 29, 2017
Driver Dies In Collision With Milk Truck
The Shawano County Sheriff's Office says a 19-year-old man was killed early this (Friday) morning when his car collided with a milk truck. Sheriff's investigators tell television station W-B-A-Y that ...
Oct 29, 2017
Snow, Gale Force Winds Hit Northern Wisconsin
Gale force winds precede a major snow storm in far northern Wisconsin. All four lanes of Highway Two in Ashland were closed early this (Friday) morning as waves from nearby Chequamegon (shuh wah'muh g...
Oct 28, 2017
Charities Benefit From Skydiving Crash Videos
It will be four years ago next Thursday when two skydiving planes crashed into each other above the city of Superior. Nine divers and two pilots escaped with nothing more than minor injuries -- and no...
Oct 28, 2017
Summer Visitors Spend $12 Million To Stay In State Homes Thru Airbnb
Summer visitors to Wisconsin spent 12-point-three million dollars to stay at residents' homes through the sharing service Airbnb (Air B-N-B). The company said today (Friday) that 91-thousand guests us...
Oct 28, 2017
Police: Marshfield Man Locked In Beer Cooler Broke Past Probation
A Marshfield man who got locked in a store's beer cooler reportedly violated a previous probation by drinking some of the brew that surrounded him. Police say 38-year-old Jeremy Van Ert was supposed t...
Oct 27, 2017
Dane County Asks State To End Photo ID Mandate For Voting
The County Board in Madison will ask state lawmakers to suspend Wisconsin's photo I-D requirement for voting. Supervisors on Thursday night endorsed a resolution suspending the Republican law until ch...
Oct 27, 2017