MILWAUKEE (AP) — Police records show the suspect in the deaths of two women whose bodies were found in suitcases dumped on a rural Wisconsin road had abused his authority as a police officer by selling cellphone service while on duty. Steven Zelich came under suspicion in 2001 after a struggle with a prostitute. An internal investigation by the West Allis Police Department determined he was stalking women while on […]
The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on the thefts of grave markers honoring Veterans from local cemeteries: Oakwood Cemetery on Hwy 33 just east of Hwy 151 in the Township of Beaver Dam and Stone Hill Cemetery on County Trunk E near State Hwy 26 in the Township of Burnett. A total of 78 markers were reported stolen between the two cemeteries with a total value of approximately […]
OWN OF BARNES, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man is hospitalized after a boating accident on a Bayfield County lake. Authorities say 58-year-old Thomas Wincek of Fond du Lac was injured in the accident yesterday on Upper Eau Claire Lake in the Town of Barnes. Authorities say Wincek lost control of the boat and was ejected, suffering severe lacerations from the propeller.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Governor Scott Walker has appointed a former Milwaukee judge to the state Governor Accountability Board. John Franke replaces Michael Brenna, whose six-year term expired in May. Franke will serve on the board until May 1, 2020.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Newly released records show a longtime aide to Governor Scott Walker helped interview the two finalists for the job at the state public defender's office she landed. Records related to the hiring of Cindy Archer were released today. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that during the interview process State Public Defender Kelli Thompson determined Archer was the best person for the IT manager job.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin State Patrol spent $5.7 million to protect Governor Scott Walker, first lady Tonette Walker and Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch from 2011 through 2013. The governor's office released spending records today for the patrol's Dignitary Protection Unit. The unit spent more than $1.2 million in 2009 and 2010 to protect Governor Jim Doyle.
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Oshkosh police are asking for the public's help in finding a man who dumped a puppy at a truck stop. An employee at Planeview Truck Stop found the dog behind a trash bin yesterday morning. Police say the puppy has a broken pelvis and will need surgery.
The City of Fond du Lac Police Department has identified the suspect responsible for the July 03, 2014, bomb threat at the Mills Fleet Farm Store at 629 Rogersville Road. A seventeen year old male subject of Fond du Lac was identified as the suspect and has admitted to leaving the bomb threat note. The investigation has confirmed that the threat did not involve any type of explosive device or […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge says civil rights advocates' request to lift a stay on gay marriages in Wisconsin is moot. U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb ruled last month that the state's gay marriage ban is unconstitutional in an American Civil Liberties lawsuit. More than 500 same-sex couples got married before Crabb put her ruling on hold a week later pending an expected appeal from Republican Attorney General […]