Articles filed under Wisconsin

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  Man wanted in McHenry, Kane and Cook counties found in Milwaukee May 22, 2013 12:00 AM
  A man wanted by the sheriff's offices in McHenry, Kane and Cook County counties has been arrested in Milwaukee, according to a news release. Brandon A. Williams, 21, formerly of Carpentersville, was charged with one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and two counts of aggravated battery in McHenry County, along with one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance in Kane County and driving with a suspended license in Cook County.
  

   

• Wisconsin governor announces walleye production plan May 22, 2013 12:00 AM
  The plan would create $8.2 million in borrowing authority to expand walleye hatcheries and allocate $1.8 million for operating expenses and $2 million for grants for private organizations to expand walleye production.
  

   
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  Milwaukee Pug Fest attracts 1,700 dogs May 20, 2013 12:00 AM
  Milwaukee Pug Fest, billed by organizers as the largest such event in North America, had its best year yet. The annual gathering in a Milwaukee suburb Sunday attracted more than 1,700 pugs and other smushy-faced dogs along with 2,900 humans from the U.S. and Canada.
  

   

• Tea party group says IRS asked about Walker recall May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
  A tea party group says the Internal Revenue Service asked about its involvement in efforts to verify signatures in the effort to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. The Northeast Tarrant Tea Party of Fort Worth, Texas says IRS officials asked for extensive information about its activities, including an explanation of its involvement with Verify the Recall, which worked to confirm signatures in last year's effort to recall Walker, who eventually retained his position.
  

   
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  Big Ten announces 2014 conference football schedule May 16, 2013 12:00 AM
  The 2014 Big Ten conference football schedule features a whole slate of games in September, with the conference schedule kicking off with Penn State traveling to Rutgers on Sept. 13. The game will be the Scarlet Knights first Big Ten conference game. Illinois opens conference play at Nebraska on Sept. 27, and Northwestern travels to Penn State the same day.
  

   

• NW Wisconsin wildfire consumes 8,700 acres May 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  Firefighters worked to contain a smoky wildfire in northwestern Wisconsin that has consumed 8,700 acres, destroyed nearly 50 structures and forced dozens from their homes. The Department of Natural Resources says the wildfire is about 90 percent contained, meaning firefighters have stopped most of the fire from spreading.
  

   

• Report card: Great Lakes still have big problems May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  A decades-old effort to nurse the battered Great Lakes to health has made progress toward reducing toxic pollution and slamming the door on invasive species, but the freshwater seas continue to face serious threats, a U.S.-Canadian agency said Tuesday.
  

   
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  Dalai Lama tells Wisconsin legislature to be compassionate May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Dalai Lama, speaking on the floor of the Wisconsin Assembly where lawmakers just two years ago hurled expletives at each other while angry protesters screamed insults, said Tuesday that the key to a happy life isn't power or money but compassion.
  

   

• Fond du Lac professor helps study Marine suicides May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  A Fond du Lac professor will help study the rising suicide rate among U.S. Marines. Janet McCord is an associate professor of thanatology in Marian University's School of Nursing and Health Professions. She has been trained by the American Association of Suicidology to study the psychological aspect of suicide.
  

   

• Indiana slayings evoke memories of ‘98 crime May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  Residents in a small Indiana town where four people were found fatally shot Saturday say their deaths are bringing up memories of a previous case. Associate pastor Justin Ackeret of the Waynesville Chapel Mercy Missionary Baptist Church tells The Republic that the shootings of 53-year-old Katheryn Burton, her boyfriend, 39-year-old Thomas Smith, and two friends are hitting too close to home.
  

   

• Wisconsin panel votes to prohibit bans on sugary drinks May 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  No Wisconsin city could prohibit the sale of large, sugary drinks as was recently done in New York City under a provision added to the state budget Thursday. Republicans on the legislature's Joint Finance Committee succeeded in putting the prohibition in the budget, despite objections from Democrats who said it was infringement of local control.
  

   
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  Monk charged in Antioch child abduction held on $150,000 bondMay 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Authorities say they believe a Benedictine monk charged with attempting to lure a 14-year-old girl into his car in Antioch suffers from mental health problems. Bail was increased to $150,000 Thursday for Thomas J. Chmura, 57, who faces four counts of child abduction.
  

   

• Fond du Lac police involved in standoff May 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  SWAT team officers have surrounded an apartment building in Fond du Lac. Police say a despondent man is believed to be armed in an apartment with an 18-year-old woman. Authorities were called to the apartment building about 5:30 a.m. Thursday.
  

   

• Wisconsin authorities urge water testing near buried horses May 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Police in Pleasant Prairie are urging neighbors of a couple charged with animal neglect to test their drinking water. Kenosha County sheriff's investigators say nearly 70 animal carcasses were found buried on the couple's property in Pleasant Prairie. David and Paula White face a number of animal neglect charges after five dead horses were found in stalls at their farm last month. Nearly two dozen horses, some malnourished, were seized.
  

   
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  Soggy spring keeping Midwest farmers out of their corn fields May 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  A soggy spring has kept many Wisconsin farmers out of their corn fields. The National Agriculture Statistics Service says about 4 percent of corn fields in Wisconsin have been planted, well behind the normal pace of about 26 percent by this time.
  

   

• Missing dog found safe after fatal crash on I-94May 6, 2013 12:00 AM
  A missing German shepherd has been found safe after its owner died in crash on Interstate 94 near Menomonie during Thursday's snowstorm.
  

   

• Parents of Wisconsin man held in triple homicide speak out May 6, 2013 12:00 AM
  The parents of a man suspected of killing three retired farmers in southwestern Wisconsin say they warned authorities just before the killings that their son was delusional and potentially dangerous.
  

   

• Woman charged with threatening governor’s family May 3, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Ryan, Walker headline Wisconsin GOP convention May 3, 2013 12:00 AM
  Last year's Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan and Gov. Scott Walker are among those speaking at this weekend's Wisconsin GOP convention. The two potential 2016 presidential candidates will be joined by a host of other Republican office holders for the annual state convention in Rothschild.
  

   

• Wisconsin school hopes Curly Lambeau plaque inspires May 3, 2013 12:00 AM