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    February 7, 2018
    Dozens arrested in Super Bowl sex trafficking sting
    Minnesota law enforcement agencies arrested more than three dozen people on felony prostitution and child sex-trafficking charges in the week...
    news/crime-and-courtsFebruary 7, 2018 - 10:08am
    January 3, 2018
    Wisconsin roundup: Exposure blamed for 3 state deaths; more state news stories
    MADISON — The Dane County Medical Examiner's Office says hypothermia was at least a contributing factor in three weekend deaths. The body...
    news/government-and-politicsJanuary 3, 2018 - 9:07am
    January 2, 2018
    Dismissal, diversion agreements reached with teens accused in chicken incident
    HUDSON – A trio of Green Bay-area teenagers was charged last month in St. Croix County Circuit Court after they allegedly lit a live chicken on fire in an incident that was recorded on camera and posted to social media. St. Croix County prosecutors charged 17-year-olds Hayden J....
    news/crime-and-courtsJanuary 2, 2018 - 9:49am
    December 28, 2017
    Wisconsin roundup: Romance-rebuffed woman allegedly beat man, assailed him with wax; more state news stories
    NECEDAH — A 32-year-old Necedah woman is accused of kicking down the door of a house, beating the man inside, spreading hot wax all over that...
    news/crime-and-courtsDecember 28, 2017 - 11:30am
    December 7, 2017
    Wisconsin roundup: Muslim prayer issue prompts federal lawsuit for Ariens Co.; more state news stories
    GREEN BAY — A federal lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Green Bay alleges Ariens Co. is violating the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the...
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 7, 2017 - 9:23am
    November 22, 2017
    Wisconsin roundup: State deer kill down 12 percent from last year’s opening weekend; more state news stories
    MADISON — Wisconsin hunters shot 12 percent fewer deer in the opening weekend of the nine day gun season, continuing a downward spiral that...
    newsNovember 22, 2017 - 10:02am
    November 18, 2017
    River Falls police: Pot smell draws police; Clean your windows
    Police were sent to a residence at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31 in the 800 block of South Wasson Lane for a report of the smell of marijuana coming...
    news/crime-and-courtsNovember 18, 2017 - 10:00pm
    November 16, 2017
    Wisconsin roundup: Third western Wis. school threat probed; more state news stories
    MENOMONIE — Police in western Wisconsin are investigating a third high school threat within the past week.
    newsNovember 16, 2017 - 11:23am
    St. Croix County District Attorney Michael Nieskes will review evidence in the investigation of an officer-involved shooting death of a northern Wisconsin teenager. File photo
    St. Croix County’s Nieskes to review officer-involved shooting
    St. Croix County’s district attorney will determine whether or not the shooting of a teenager by a sheriff’s deputy was justified. Michael...
    news/crime-and-courtsNovember 16, 2017 - 10:26am
    November 9, 2017
    The property in question, along with the parcel owned by the Winfield firm, is highlighted here. Image courtesy of town of Troy
    River Falls, town of Troy square off in court
    The outcome of an annexation lawsuit between the town of Troy and the city of River Falls could hinge on one word — "near." Attorneys on...
    news/crime-and-courtsNovember 9, 2017 - 6:11pm
    November 7, 2017
    Hudson man charged with child porn possession
    A North Hudson Pepper Fest board member stepped down from his post the day he was arrested on suspicion of possessing child pornography. St. Croix County prosecutors on Tuesday, Nov. 7, charged 33-year-old Ryan N. Copeland with four felony counts of child porn possession. The Hudson...
    news/crime-and-courtsNovember 7, 2017 - 5:00pm
    Senate passes bill freeing family from SCOTUS ruling
    A land-use bill that would reroute state law around a U.S. Supreme Court decision cleared a major hurdle Tuesday. On a voice vote, the Wisconsin...
    news/crime-and-courtsNovember 7, 2017 - 4:03pm
    October 19, 2017
    Wisconsin roundup: Western Wis. DA comes under fire by panel; Milwaukee makes its Amazon pitch; more state news stories
    WHITEHALL — A Trempealeau County committee has asked Gov. Scott Walker for help in dealing with the county's district attorney. The County...
    news/educationOctober 19, 2017 - 8:22am
    October 3, 2017
    Michael Weigel
    Judge cracks down on first ex-boyfriend sentenced for 'revenge porn' in Minnesota
    ST. PAUL — Michael Weigel's former partner woke up last December to a stunning email from her ex. "You will never live in peace. You will...
    newsOctober 3, 2017 - 11:08pm
    September 29, 2017
    In 2015, Barton Scott was convicted in St. Croix County after using sending lewd photos to teenage girls. On Sept. 29, 2017, the 34-year-old New Richmond man was found in violation of his parole.
    New Richmond man under investigation for “blackmailing” teens into sending nude images
    A New Richmond man previously convicted of sending lewd photos to minors was sentenced for violating the terms of his probation after authorities...
    news/crime-and-courtsSeptember 29, 2017 - 5:09pm
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