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The FBI swept-up dozens of members of a Milwaukee gang in an investigation that covers everything from murder for hire to PPP fraud. Federal prosecutors yesterday announced the indictment of 30 members of the Wild 100s, also known as the Shark Gang. Several of them were arrested yesterday in both Milwaukee and Houston. The DOJ says in addition to a murder for hire case, the gang was known to sell illegal guns including a machine gun, and played a role

 Wisconsin’s newest laws will increase the punishment for carjacking and reckless driving. Governor Evers signed the two new laws yesterday. The new carjacking law adds 20 years to the sentence for taking someone’s car at gunpoint. The old sentence was 40 years, now anyone convicted of carjacking can be sent to prison for up to 60 years. The reckless driving law doubles the fines and potential jail time for all manner of reckless driving. The governor says he hopes both

A former western Wisconsin postal worker will spend the next three years on probation for stealing 26 thousand-dollars from the Post Office. A federal judge in Madison yesterday handed down the sentence to 45-year-old  Megan Torrez from Alma. Investigators say she would write bad checks for postal money orders at the post office she managed in Nelson, Wisconsin. She was caught when one of those checks bounced and came back to postal inspectors. Torrez told the judge she used the money to cover

We have a price tag for former Eau Claire County D.A. Gary King’s sexual harassment settlement. King and the state agreed to pay the county’s victim/witness coordinator 150 thousand-dollars to settle her lawsuit. She claimed King drunkenly harassed her during his time as D.A., including asking her to sit in his lap and making several sexual remarks. King stepped down as D.A before a state investigation was able to determine if he should be fired.

Eau Claire is ready to spend almost 90 thousand-dollars on new diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. The city council recently approved 87 thousand-dollars to be used for the creation of a BIPOC steering committee, to have a DEI focus group, and to hire a consultant to help create a new DEI plan. The 87 thousand-dollars is part of Eau Claire’s last bit of the city’s coronavirus stimulus money.

Wisconsin lawmakers are inching closer to maybe changing the rules for work licenses in the state. An Assembly panel yesterday held a hearing on a series of plans that would first study the occupational licensing system in the state, then look to streamline it. Republican state Rep. Shae Sortwell continues to be upset at the delays and lack of answers from Wisconsin’s Department of Safety and Professional Services. DSPS officials said last fall it’s taking up to two-and-a-half months for some people

Wisconsin’s Republican U.S. Senator wants to make sure the Biden Administration isn’t using a new voter access initiative to play politics. Senator Ron Johnson was one of 14 Republican senators to sign a letter yesterday to President Biden, pressing for more information about the president’s Promoting Access to Voting executive order. Johnson and the other senators said everyone agrees that ‘increased voter participation is a good thing,’ but he’s worried that the Biden Administration will use the program for ‘clandestine

Milwaukee Public Schools are worried about the cost to bring school resource officers back into school buildings. The city’s school district yesterday said it could cost one million-dollars to add the 25 resource officers that would be required in the new shared revenue plan from Wisconsin lawmakers. School board president Marva Herndon says MPS will not stand for it. Republicans at the Capitol say bringing school resource officers back into school buildings will better protect kids. Milwaukee Public Schools cut ties with

There could be some changes to the plan to send more money to local governments in Wisconsin. An Assembly panel will meet this morning to once again talk about the Republican shared revenue plan. Governor Evers yesterday said he is negotiating the proposal with lawmakers, but didn’t give any specifics. The chief sponsor of the plan in the Assembly, state Rep. Tony Kurtz, says there is some ‘wiggle room’ in the plan. The Democratic governor has said getting more money for

After being snubbed for the NBA’s All-Defense team, Giannis has earned a unanimous spot on the All-Star team. The league released its All-NBA team winners yesterday, and Giannis was at the top of the list, This is Giannis’ seventh-straight All-NBA nod, and his fourth-straight first team selection. Both of those make Giannis the most decorated Buck player in team history.