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Erin man commits suicide in deputies’ custody
WEST BEND - A 30-year-old town of Erin man being transported to the Winnebago Mental Health unit in Oshkosh by Washington County Sheriff’s Department deputies committed suicide Thursday, according to Sheriff Dale Schmidt.

Arrests made in Waukesha 
spray paint vandalism spree
WAUKESHA - Pamela Narlock had her garage door spray painted, but after the arrest of two teens reportedly responsible for a rash of vandalism in the area, she considers herself one of the luckier victims.

Jeskewitz will not seek re-election
WAUKESHA - State Rep. Sue Jeskewitz, R-Menomonee Falls, announced Thursday that she will not seek a seventh term in the Assembly in the fall election.

Sussex staff gets $9K in bonuses 
from budget surplus
SUSSEX - Village officials recently voted to use up to $10,000 of a $70,000 surplus from the Sussex’s 2007 budget to reward several staff members.

Latest Badger Poll gives Democrats the edge
WAUKESHA - Democrats are more trusted than Republicans to run the state, and the majority of Wisconsin residents think their current Legislature and Gov. Jim Doyle are doing a good job, according to the latest Badger Poll, released Thursday by the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Re-imaged West Bend Lithia served
WEST BEND - The city got a taste of not one, but two major attractions carrying the "West Bend" banner on Thursday afternoon.

10-year-old had gun in Cudahy school
CUDAHY - Police in Cudahy are investigating after a boy turned up with a handgun and bullets in his desk at Lincoln Elementary School.

Crandon victim's father to 911: 
'Everybody's dead'
MADISON - "Everybody's dead." Those were the first words Jordanne Murray's father uttered to a 911 dispatcher moments after an enraged sheriff's deputy gunned down his daughter and five friends in her Crandon apartment.

New program lets some Wisconsin 
residents ship drugs for disposal
MILWAUKEE - Residents in two Wisconsin counties will soon be able to send their unused drugs for safe disposal by a Milwaukee company.

Torture-case judge OKs use 
of statements to police
PORTAGE - A woman's statements to police investigating a torture and death case in Portage may be used at her murder trial.

DNR reissues permit 
for Oak Creek power plant
RACINE - A state agency reissued a water pollution permit Thursday for a power plant that environmental groups contend would harm Lake Michigan by using vast amounts of lake water for cooling.

Video shows toddler with marijuana
MENOMONEE FALLS - Newly released video shows a toddler appearing to smoke marijuana in the presence of his mother and her two male friends.

Families file wrongful death 
suit in fatal crash
WAUKESHA - Two of the families affected by the crash that killed two people and an unborn child, and injured another person in Oconomowoc on April 25 are suing the man accused of causing the collision by driving while intoxicated.

Doyle: Toughen OWI penalties
MILWAUKEE - Gov. Jim Doyle says a third conviction for intoxicated use of vehicle should be made a felony, carrying prison time, as a way to protect the public from those who repeatedly drive under the influence.

‘Bizarre’ road rage case 
involves barefoot fugitive
WAUKESHA - A 30-year-old Waukesha man is being held by police after he allegedly rammed into a woman’s car during a road rage case early Wednesday morning.

Top ‘Challenge’ team raised $15,000
MEQUON - Allison Frost never imagined participating in a competition centered around charitable giving would dramatically alter her freshman experience.

Lawyer asks court to stay out of Zellner ruling
CEDARBURG - The attorney for fired teacher Robert Zellner said she has an obligation to "zealously" represent her clients.

Grafton man charged with child abuse
PORT WASHINGTON - A 47-year-old Grafton man will make his initial appearance later this month in Ozaukee County Circuit Court for one felony count of physical abuse of a child.

Officials: School service projects 
could be in danger
WAUKESHA - With school districts cutting staff and programs across the state, some public service organizations are having a tougher time finding teachers to start service learning programs in communities across the area.

Man sues Wal-Mart after identity stolen
WAUKESHA - A Brookfield attorney is taking on the world’s largest retailer, alleging in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that at least one Wal-Mart store failed to protect his identity from being stolen, resulting in a negative impact on his credit rating.

State among worst for elderly falls
WAUKESHA - Unfortunately for many elderly people in Wisconsin, the catch phrase "I’ve fallen and can’t get up" rings true.

Woman with combative history toward law enforcement accused of vandalizing cell
GERMANTOWN - A 22-year-old former Germantown woman with a combative history toward law enforcement will once again be charged with a criminal offense after scratching a derogatory message on the door frame of her jail cell.

Hartford man pleads not guilty 
to child abuse charge
HARTFORD - A 23-year-old Hartford man accused of breaking five ribs in his 3-month-old son because he wouldn’t stop crying entered a not guilty plea Wednesday in Washington County Circuit Court.