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Stevens Point "bunker" man will now face up to a dozen counts of child sexual assault and pornography
Jeremiah Button, already facing four felony counts including first-degree sexual assault with a person under the age of 12 and possession of child pornography, will now face nine additio...
Sep 17, 2019 Chris Potter / CC
Maintenance activities with closures scheduled for Shawano, Waupaca, Oconto, Marathon counties
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) has scheduled the following maintenance activities for the week of September 16, 2019: WIS 29, Shawano County-wide September 18...
Sep 17, 2019
Freedom Woman Appointed Wisconsin State Veterinarian
Pfaff Names Dr. Darlene Konkle Wisconsin State Veterinarian Dr. Darlene Konkle has been appointed Wisconsin State Veterinarian, Secretary-designee Brad Pfaff of the Wisconsin Depa...
Sep 17, 2019
Man Charged With Tampering With Truck Rented By Wisconsin Brothers Waives Preliminary Hearing
A western Missouri man accused of tampering with the truck rented by two missing Wisconsin brothers has waived his preliminary hearing. Garland Nelson will be arraigned October 7th. Brothers Nick and ...
Sep 17, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Winnebago County DA Clears Police Officer From Deadly June Shooting
The Winnebago County District Attorney's office has cleared a Neenah police officer for using deadly force last June. The D-A says Officer Christopher Gorden was justified in his actions. Witnesses sa...
Sep 17, 2019 Tony Webster / CC
Former Nurse Accused Of Abusing Infants Agrees To Plead Guilty
A former nurse at UnityPoint Health-Meriter Hospital in Madison has agreed to plead guilty to an unspecified number of felony charges. Forty-three-year-old Christopher M. Kaphaem is accused of abusing...
Sep 17, 2019 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
DNR Warns People About Throwing Out Old Electronics, Including Batteries
Tossing out old electronics -- like batteries -- with your daily trash can be dangerous. The warning comes from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources after a lithium-ion battery caused a fire ...
Sep 17, 2019
Legendary QB Bart Starr Honored At Lambeau Ceremony
The Green Bay Packers honored legendary quarterback Bart Starr with a half-time ceremony at Lambeau Field Sunday. Starr died four months ago at the age of 85. N-F-L Commissioner Rodger Goodell and Sta...
Sep 17, 2019
Wisconsin Obesity Rate Stays The Same While Rest Of Country Gets Fatter
Obesity is called a major health epidemic by the Wisconsin Medical Association and the problem isn't getting any better. An estimated 32 percent of Wisconsin residents are obese, slightly above the na...
Sep 17, 2019
3 Education Groups Push For Tougher Vaping Laws
Three public education groups are pushing for tougher laws on vaping in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Association of School Board, the Wisconsin Rural Schools Alliance and the Wisconsin School Administrato...
Sep 17, 2019
