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  • WI Supreme Court Strikes Down Abortion Ban

    WI Supreme Court Strikes Down Abortion Ban

  • Bond For Man Accused Of Shooting, Killing Milwaukee Officer Held On $500K Bail

    Bond For Man Accused Of Shooting, Killing Milwaukee Officer Held On $500K Bail

  • Fugitive Found Hiding in Closet

    Fugitive Found Hiding in Closet

WI Pheasant Population Growing

WI Pheasant Population Growing

We Can Hardly “Contain” Our Excitement: Altoona Container Park Set to Open

We Can Hardly “Contain” Our Excitement: Altoona Container Park Set to Open

Pure Water Days Makes a Splash with New Race

Pure Water Days Makes a Splash with New Race

Rhinelander Man Deemed Fit for Trial

Rhinelander Man Deemed Fit for Trial

News | December 3, 2021 | by Morgan McCarthy
One of the man accused in the murder of an Oneida County woman looks to be headed for trial. A…
Lokken Stays Put

Lokken Stays Put

News | December 3, 2021 | by Morgan McCarthy
Former Eau Claire County treasurer Larry Lokken will not be getting out of prison early.  An Eau Claire judge this…
Gavel Drops: Peggs Sentenced

Gavel Drops: Peggs Sentenced

News | December 3, 2021 | by Morgan McCarthy
It’s eight years in prison for Altoona’s former superintendent on child pornography charges.  A federal judge in Madison yesterday handed…
Flags Lowered, Communities Connect

Flags Lowered, Communities Connect

News | December 3, 2021 | by Morgan McCarthy
There will be an awful lot of baseball jerseys across southeast Wisconsin on this December 3rd.  Today is the day when friends…
Criticism Continues in Suspect’s Case

Criticism Continues in Suspect’s Case

News | December 3, 2021 | by Morgan McCarthy
Milwaukee’s district attorney is blaming a young prosecutor for the low bail for the Waukesha parade suspect. D.A. John Chisholm…
Local Heath Departments Talk Variants

Local Heath Departments Talk Variants

News | December 3, 2021 | by Morgan McCarthy
Public health managers in Chippewa County say they don’t have the capacity to test for the Omicron variant. County public…
WI Sees Uptick in Booster Shots

WI Sees Uptick in Booster Shots

News | December 3, 2021 | by Morgan McCarthy
Nearly one out of three people in Wisconsin who are fully vaccinated have now gotten a coronavirus booster shot. The state’s Department…
Candidate Makes a Pitch for the Pump

Candidate Makes a Pitch for the Pump

News | December 3, 2021 | by Morgan McCarthy
The latest pitch from Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alez Lasry would save drivers a couple of cents per-gallon. Lasry yesterday…
Millions Planned for WI Schools

Millions Planned for WI Schools

News | December 2, 2021 | by Morgan McCarthy
Wisconsin schools are getting 110-million dollars in federal coronavirus aid.  Governor Tony Evers announced the cash today saying districts can use…
DA: Prosecutor Didn’t Have PSA For Waukesha Parade Suspect

DA: Prosecutor Didn’t Have PSA For Waukesha Parade Suspect

News | December 2, 2021 | by Morgan McCarthy
Milwaukee County prosecutors did not have access to a public safety assessment for the Waukesha Christmas parade suspect.  District Attorney…
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