Marathon County Crime Gallery: Week ending April 18, 2019
The Crime Gallery is a service of Crooks, Low & Connell, S.C., 531 Washington Street., Wausau. Felony charges filed in Marathon County Circuit Court for the week ending April 19,…
Update: Green Alert issued for missing veteran last seen in Eau Claire cancelled.
By Shereen Siewert UPDATE, 4:45pm A Green Alert for a missing veteran has been cancelled after the woman was found safe. McCaughey has been located and is in contact with…
BREAKING: Charges filed in laundromat arson
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU, Wis. — A 32-year-old Wausau man is facing six criminal charges in connection with a fire that tore through a west side laundromat and flower shop.…
Suspect in Cabaret arson accused of child abuse
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — One of two suspects in an arson that badly damaged a Wausau tavern is now facing child abuse charges, after allegation surfaced that he beat…
Charges filed in Edgar Village Hall break-in
By Shereen Siewert A 29-year-old woman accused of breaking into the Edgar Village Hall and stealing three pounds of meat is facing felony burglary charges. Eve Koldeway appeared Wednesday in…
Waupaca man gets 5 years in fatal hit-and-run crash
By Shereen Siewert A Waupaca man will spend five years in prison after being found guilty of hit and run causing death and third-offense drunken driving in a July 28…
Prosecutors: Wisconsin teen typed plan to kill grandparents
APPLETON, Wis. (AP) — A 17-year-old typed out pages on how he planned to fatally shoot his grandparents and law enforcement found those notes with a book on an executioner…
UPDATE: Lincoln County 911 back in service after system issues
WAUSAU PILOT AND REVIEW The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department’s phone system is back in service after experiencing technical issues earlier Tuesday, according to a department news release. Officials say both…
Wausau woman accused of bringing infant to meth deal
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — An 18-year-old Wausau woman is accused of bringing her 1-month-old child with her when she sold methamphetamine to a confidential informant. Chloe Lorbecke appeared Monday,…
Weeks after 3rd conviction, Wausau woman faces 4th OWI
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — A Wausau woman convicted Feb. 4 of her third drunken driving offense is now facing her fourth OWI charge, after a weekend arrest. Kaitlyn Williams,…
Probation ordered for Rib Mountain man who pointed loaded gun at neighbor
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — A 27-year-old Rib Mountain man who pointed a loaded pistol at a neighbor and threatened to shoot the woman and her son will avoid prison…
Police: Ringle man found asleep at the wheel arrested for 6th OWI
By Shereen Siewert TOWN OF EASTON, Wis. — A Ringle man who police say was sleeping behind the wheel of an SUV parked in the middle of the road is…
Police: Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department wrap up, week ending April 15
The following major incidents were reported to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department for the week ending April 15, 2019: A 44-year-old Tomahawk man was arrested Monday evening on multiple misdemeanor…
Teen held in deaths of 2 people in Grand Chute
GRAND CHUTE, Wis. (AP) — Police in Grand Chute have arrested a 17-year-old boy in the deaths of two people. Officers went to a home on West Edgewood Drive late…
Stevens Point man gets probation in Merrill child sex trafficking case
By Shereen Siewert MERRILL — A 67-year-old Stevens Point man who tried to pay for sex with a 15-year-old girl will avoid prison if he successfully completes his 10-year probation…
Marshfield man convicted of 6th OWI
By Shereen Siewert A 37-year-old Marshfield man arrested on drunken driving charges hurled insults and threatened officers when they refused to “work out a deal” with him before his arrest,…
Marathon County Crime Gallery: Week ending April 11, 2019
Felony charges filed in Marathon County Circuit Court for the week ending April 11, 2019. All photos courtesy of the Marathon County Sheriff’s Department. Editor’s note: This weekly feature of…
Details emerge in alleged Wausau arson case
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — Police say the man accused of starting a fire that ripped through a west-side laundromat and flower shop intentionally set the blaze after an argument…
Scanner: 2 children trapped under fallen log in Marathon County
WAUSAU PILOT AND REVIEW TOWN OF EAU PLEINE – Emergency crews are responding to a report of two children trapped beneath a fallen log who are are unable to escape.…
Fire crews respond to Wausau apartment complex, evacuation underway
WAUSAU PILOT AND REVIEW Crews responded Thursday morning to a report of a fire at a Wausau apartment complex. The report was called in at about 9 a.m. in the…
