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  • WI Secretary of State Announces Run for Lt. Governor

    WI Secretary of State Announces Run for Lt. Governor

  • Man Accused of Faking His Death to Appear in Court

    Man Accused of Faking His Death to Appear in Court

  • Human Skull Identified, Questions Remain

    Human Skull Identified, Questions Remain

Father of School Shooter Requests Dismissal of Charges

Father of School Shooter Requests Dismissal of Charges

Man Makes Call to Police, Ends up Arrested

Man Makes Call to Police, Ends up Arrested

Trial Pushed Back in Case of Murdered UW Gymnast

Trial Pushed Back in Case of Murdered UW Gymnast

DRUNKEN CHASE LEADS TO PRISON

DRUNKEN CHASE LEADS TO PRISON

News | July 2, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
A Barron County man is heading to prison for drunken police chase in St. Croix County last year.  A judge…
DEATH AT VOLK FIELD UNDER INVESTIGATION

DEATH AT VOLK FIELD UNDER INVESTIGATION

News | July 2, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
There are not a lot of answers about how a state of Wisconsin worker died in an accident at Volk Field.  The Wisconsin Department…
MUDSLIDE CAUSES BOX CAR SLIDE

MUDSLIDE CAUSES BOX CAR SLIDE

News | July 2, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
Authorities in Grant County are blaming a mudslide for a train derailment that sent a couple of box cars into…
LACROSSE ON NAUGHTY LIST?

LACROSSE ON NAUGHTY LIST?

News | July 2, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
There won’t be any public Christmas decorations in La Crosse this year.  Mayor Tim Kabat last night told the city’s…
REPEAT OFFENDER COULD BE IN PRISON FOR LIFE

REPEAT OFFENDER COULD BE IN PRISON FOR LIFE

News | July 2, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
Prosecutors say the man accused of gunning down Officer John Hetland may never be free again.  A judge yesterday set…
EVERS PUTS PEN TO PAPER FOR YOUTH CORRECTIONS

EVERS PUTS PEN TO PAPER FOR YOUTH CORRECTIONS

News | July 1, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
The Wisconsin Department of Corrections will have some more time before closing two youth facilities.   Governor Tony Evers said today he signed…
MAN ENTERS NOT GUILTY IN DECADES OLD MURDER

MAN ENTERS NOT GUILTY IN DECADES OLD MURDER

News | July 1, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
A man charged with two 1976 murders is pleading not guilty.  Eighty-two-year-old Raymand Vannieuwenhoven [[ van-U-when-hoven ]] entered his plea…
WI CHEERS “FORE” NATIVES

WI CHEERS “FORE” NATIVES

News | July 1, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
Two Wisconsin natives are making fans proud in the Badger State.  Steve Stricker became the 40th U.S. Senior Open champion with a…
POLICE STILL LOOKING FOR PASSENGER IN DOWNTOWN INCIDENT

POLICE STILL LOOKING FOR PASSENGER IN DOWNTOWN INCIDENT

News | July 1, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
A person is in custody following reports of someone pointing a gun out the window of a vehicle in Eau…
BARN HIT BY LIGHTENING

BARN HIT BY LIGHTENING

News | July 1, 2019 | by Morgan McCarthy
Lightning is believed to be the cause behind a barn fire in the Township of Eaton.  If you were watching…
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