Name released in Lincoln County homicide
WAUSAU PILOT AND REVIEW Police have identified the woman shot to death last week in Lincoln County in an apparent homicide as 77-year-old Barbara Renken, of the town of Pine…
Police: 1 dead, 1 critical in apparent homicide in Lincoln County
By Shereen Siewert TOWN OF PINE RIVER — Police are investigating an apparent homicide in the Lincoln County town of Pine River, after a 77-year-old woman was found shot to…
The Latest: $1M cash bond set in Milwaukee police killing
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Latest on suspect charged in fatal shooting of Milwaukee police officer (all times local): 3:40 p.m. A $1 million cash bond has been set for a…
A timeline of events in the Jayme Closs disappearance case
BARRON, Wis. (AP) — Notable events in the disappearance and discovery of Jayme Closs, a 13-year-old Wisconsin girl who went missing after her parents were killed in the family’s home.…
Woman charged in methadone death of her 14-day-old baby
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Authorities have charged a 30-year-old Cudahy woman with reckless homicide after her 14-day-old baby died from a dose of methadone. WITI-TV reports that Amanda-Linn Tanski told investigators she…
Milwaukee man charged in woman’s death in hospital ramp
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Prosecutors on Tuesday charged a Milwaukee man in a nurse practitioner’s death in a hospital’s parking garage. Kenneth Freeman, 27, faces a charge of first-degree intentional homicide…
Police investigate Green Bay homicide
GREEN BAY — Green Bay police are investigating a homicide after discovering the body of a man inside an east-side home. Officers were called to a George Street residence at …
Police: Casino homicide suspect Robert Pulvermacher arrested
WAUSAU PILOT AND REVIEW A man sought in connection with the murder of an 88-year-old Portage man has been arrested in Madison, police say. Robert Pulvermacher, 68, was taken into…
Milwaukee man charged in stabbing of woman in wheelchair
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee prosecutors have charged a man in the killing of a 62-year-old woman in a wheelchair who was stabbed 116 times. The charges filed Tuesday say 31-year-old…
Businessman charged with homicide, hiding a corpse
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A suburban Milwaukee business owner is charged with homicide and hiding a corpse after the remains of two men were found in a burn pit on land…
Complaint: Suspect carefully planned Jayme’s kidnap
BARRON, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on the case of a kidnapped Wisconsin girl whose parents were fatally shot and the man accused of committing the crimes (all times local):…
Wausau baby sitter to face homicide charge in baby’s death
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — A prosecutor in central Wisconsin says a Wausau baby sitter will be charged with killing a two-month-old boy in her care. Twenty-eight-year-old Marissa Tietsort, who…
Unity man convicted in Abbotsford double homicide
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — A 27-year-old Unity man was convicted Wednesday of two counts of first degree intentional homicide in connection with the shooting death of his girlfriend and…
Marshfield man gets life in prison for shooting Wis. Rapids man
By Shereen Siewert WISCONSIN RAPIDS — A 59-year-old man convicted of fatally shooting a Wisconsin Rapids business owner will spend the rest of his life in prison, after being sentenced…
Deaths of 2 people in La Grange appears to be murder-suicide
TOWNSHIP OF LA GRANGE, Wis. (AP) — Police say the death of two people in the Township of La Grange is an isolated incident and there is no danger to…
BREAKING: Rhinelander woman gets 15 years in toddler’s death
RHINELANDER — Ellen Tran will spend the next 15 years in prison for causing the death of her toddler stepson, according to a WJFW report. Oneida County Circuit Judge Patrick…
Homicide charges filed in connection with heroin overdose death in Wausau
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — A 45-year-old Wausau man is being held on a $100,000 cash bond, accused of providing a lethal dose of heroin to a woman who overdosed…
Merrill man gets 25 years in father’s slaying
By Shereen Siewert MERRILL — A 22-year-old Merrill man will spend 25 years in prison in connection with the January 2016 stabbing death of his father. Tyler Monroe, who was…
Franklin man accused of killing his estranged wife
BROOKFIELD, Wis. (AP) — A Franklin man is accused of beating and strangling his estranged wife to death. Twenty-nine-year-old Sunkeun Kim is charged with first-degree intentional homicide. Police say Kim…
Court fight likely in 10-year-old girl’s homicide case
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When a 10-year-old Wisconsin girl was charged with homicide this week in the death of an infant, it was a rare — but not unprecedented — case…
