Category Archives: News
Lawmakers Consider "Newborn Safety Boxes"
The Wisconsin Senate is considering new legislation to provide additional resources for parents who want to safely surrender a newborn baby. The state already has a "Safe Haven" law which allows an in...
Apr 16, 2019
Merrill Man Could Get More Than A Century In Jail For Sexual Assault
If he is found guilty of sexually assaulting his former girlfriend in her home, a man from Merrill could be sentenced to more than 100 years behind bars. Forty-four-year-old Spencer Smith faces severa...
Apr 16, 2019
Grand Chute Welfare Check Turns Up 2 Dead Bodies
A suspect is in custody after Grand Chute Police found two bodies in a house on Edgewood Drive. 17-year-old Alexander Kraus, who attends Neenah High School as a junior, was the suspect i...
Apr 15, 2019
Oneida County Cold Case Murder Trial Underway
Thirty-seven years after Barbara Mendez was killed, memories are hazy and some witnesses have died. An Oneida County judge is hearing evidence in the cold case murder trial this w...
Apr 15, 2019 Chris Potter / CC
Portage County Man Found Guilty Of Killing His Neighbor
A jury in Portage County has found a man guilty of killing his neighbor. The court was told Steven Breneman had threatened to kill the victim several times. Forty-five-year-old Donald Brewer's body wa...
Apr 15, 2019 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Wausau Man Accused of Arson After Arguing With Business Owner
Wausau police say a 31-year-old arson suspect admits setting a fire early Tuesday morning at Rainbow Coin Laundry. Arson charges are expected to be filed against Azeez Aleem Hakeem who admits he argue...
Apr 15, 2019 Ian D. Keating / CC
Chippewa County Judge Declines To Dismiss Charges In Hit-And-Run Case
A Chippewa County judge won't dismiss charges against the 22-year-old man accused of huffing chemicals before causing the hit-and-run accident which left three Wisconsin Girl Scouts and an adult dead....
Apr 15, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Quick Work -- Madison Bank Robbery Suspect Nabbed In 3 Minutes
Madison police are calling it one of the quickest apprehensions of a bank robber in the department's history. Officers had suspect Andrew E. Dailey in custody with a bag of money from Old National Ban...
Apr 15, 2019 Daniel / CC
State & National Library Conference presentations
The Shawano County Library will be presenting several sessions in upcoming months at state and national library conferences. On May 2, staff will present two ...
Apr 15, 2019
Packer Legend Forrest Gregg Dies
Forrest Gregg, a former member of the Green Bay Packers and head coach has died according to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He Was 85. Gregg was picked by the...
Apr 12, 2019
