Confrontation
escalates to shooting11-03-09 TOWN OF
SCOTT - Brown County sheriff's deputies are
investigating a fatal confrontation in the Town
of Scott.
Wis.
teen arrested where 8,000 pot plants found 10-17-09
SHAWANO
— A 19-year-old Whitewater man has been
arrested on drug charges after being spotted
near the eastern Wisconsin area where
authorities eradicated about 8,000 marijuana
plant this week.
Ex-husband
pleads no contest in fatal fire10-09-09 SHAWANO -
The Shawano (SHAW'-noh) man charged with setting
the fire that killed his ex-wife has pleaded no
contest to amended charges.
Brown
County DA disciplines employee for oversight10-09-09 MADISON -
Brown County District Attorney John Zakowski
says he has disciplined an employee whose
oversight resulted in the dismissal of a
third-offense drunken driving conviction.
Report:
Water usage down in central Wisconsin10-05-09 MARSHFIELD
- A recent report from the Wisconsin Public
Service Commission says residents of central
Wisconsin are using less water than they did
four years ago.
Layoffs
at Wisconsin mental hospital 10-04-09
OSHKOSH
— State officials sent layoff notices to about
85 employees at the Winnebago County Mental
Health Institute.
Wis.
appeals court upholds 2006 murder conviction10-02-09 MADISON -
The state appeals court has upheld a man's 2006
murder conviction, discounting his arguments
that the prosecution produced insufficient
evidence.
La
Crosse woman gets 6 months jail in baby's death 10-02-09 LA
CROSSE - A La Crosse woman who admitted she
allowed her newborn baby to die has been
sentenced to six months in jail and four years
of probation.
2nd
teen dies after crash near Hortonville 10-02-09 NEW
LONDON - A second New London teen has died from
injuries he suffered in a single-vehicle crash
south of Hortonville.
Brown
County inmates investigated in scam 09-26-09
GREEN
BAY — More than a dozen Brown County inmates
may have been part of a phone scam that used
software to make thousands of collect calls and
charge them to local businesses and county
offices.
Bayfield
police chief arrested for drunken driving 09-26-09
MERRILL
— The chief of police in Bayfield has been
arrested for first-offense drunken driving after
the State Patrol noticed his vehicle going north
in the southbound lane of Highway 51 in Lincoln
County.
FBI:
"Implied threat" probe over 09-25-09
SHAWANO
- A spokesman says the FBI has ended its
investigation into an "implied threat"
against dozens of people in Shawano, including
some city and county leaders.
Marshfield
man will face trial in buggy death 09-25-09
WAUSAU
- A Marshfield man accused of crashing into a
horse-drawn buggy and killing an infant will
face trial on charges of negligent homicide.
Doctor
faces punishment for sexual misconduct09-18-09
MARSHFIELD - A
former doctor in central Wisconsin faces
disciplinary action for alleged sexual
misconduct with patients slipping in and out of
consciousness.
Former
Wis. mink farm agrees to well replacement09-15-09
FOND DU LAC - A mink
farm that operated for over 50 years in eastern
Wisconsin's Calumet County must pay up to
$15,000 in a settlement over groundwater
contamination.
