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One Crash Indirectly Causes Second Fatal Crash On I-41
A Fond du Lac man was killed after he rear ended a semitruck that was slowing down for a traffic backup caused by another crash. It happened just before six Tuesday evening on Interstate 41, about thr...
Nov 1, 2017
Fallout From the Fatal Accident ON Highway 57
An Appleton family had a tough decision to make last Friday after the fatal accident involving a wrong way driver. Nick and Danielle Eckes were scheduled to get married the following day, and Nick's g...
Nov 1, 2017
Appleton-Based Book World To Close Its 45 Stores
The Appleton-based retailer Book World says it is closing all 45 of its stores, including one in Manitowoc. Company officials say an inventory liquidation sale starts on Thursday. The stores will rema...
Nov 1, 2017
Fifteen Sex Offenders Arrested In Halloween Compliance Checks
Fifteen registered sex offenders have been arrested after officers checked their homes in Milwaukee and Racine counties. The purpose was to make sure they stayed away from kids on Halloween. Officials...
Nov 1, 2017
Study: Wisconsin Hospitals Greatly Improve Patient Safety
Wisconsin hospital patients are a lot safer now than five years ago. That's according to the Washington group Leapfrog, which rates the Badger State the sixth best for hospital patient safety. That's ...
Nov 1, 2017
Senate Leader: WEDC Board Should Read Entire Foxconn Deal
State Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says the board of the state's job creation agency should read the entire three-billion dollar Foxconn contract before voting on it. Economic Development B...
Nov 1, 2017
Ryan Challenger Deletes Controversial Tweet
One of House Speaker Paul Ryan's Democratic challengers has deleted a controversial tweet about the president's daughter Ivanka Trump. Randy Bryce of Caledonia took a political shot on Twitter Sunday ...
Oct 31, 2017
Deputies Try To Learn What Spurred Double Murder/Suicide
Investigators in northwest Wisconsin hope a 9-1-1 call will provide clues into why a man killed his ex wife and her daughter, and then killed himself. Barron County sheriff's officials say 17-year-old...
Oct 31, 2017
Assembly Panel Considers Withholding Most Body Camera Footage
Most body camera footage from Wisconsin law enforcement officers would never be made public in a bill that's up for a committee endorsement this (Tuesday) afternoon. The Assembly Criminal Justice pane...
Oct 31, 2017
Book World Stores (Including Manitowoc) Closing
Book World Inc. With 45 stores across seven states including Manitowoc announced today that it will close all- of- its stores. A news release cites the popularity of online shopping and less people sh...
Oct 31, 2017