Milwaukee driver shoots children who threw snowballs at car
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A driver shot and wounded two children who threw snowballs at a car in Milwaukee, police said. Officers who responded to a shooting report Saturday night on…
1 dead in La Crosse shooting
LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — La Crosse police say one person is dead after a shooting on the city’s north side. Police were called to the shooting around 9:40 p.m.…
Police: Bullet strikes Wausau home
By Darren Siewert Wausau police are investigating after a bullet struck a home Sunday on the city’s west side. At about 8:26 p.m. Aug. 18, an officer responded to the…
The Latest: Police say El Paso Walmart packed with shoppers
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The Latest on a shooting at an El Paso shopping complex (all times local): 5 p.m. Authorities say the Walmart in El Paso where a…
The Latest: Relative identifies 3 of 5 killed in Wisconsin
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on five dead, two injured in residential shootings in northwestern Wisconsin (all times local): 10:25 p.m. The father of two of five people…
Drive-by shooting reported in Wausau
By Shereen Siewert Police are investigating an apparent drive-by shooting that happened Wednesday in downtown Wausau involving several teenagers. Wausau Police Capt. Ben Graham confirmed that officers were dispatched at…
Wisconsin man pleads not guilty to killing couple in 1976
MARINETTE, Wis. (AP) — An 82-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a couple at a Wisconsin park 43 years ago. Raymand Vannieuwenhoven…
2 off-duty officers killed in separate Wisconsin incidents
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Authorities say two off-duty police officers were killed in separate incidents in southeastern Wisconsin, including a Racine officer who jumped over a bar to try to stop…
Off-duty officer shot in Racine, gunman still at large
By Denise Lockwood, Racine County Eye Officials with the Racine Police Department have identified the shooting victim as John Hetland, an off-duty police officer with the Racine Police Department. Hetland…
Boy, 5, dies after he was shot in Kenosha, left at hospital
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Police in Kenosha are investigating the death of a 5-year-old boy who was dropped off at a hospital after he was shot. Police say the shooting…
Police: 18-year-old shot by Mount Pleasant officer was armed
MOUNT PLEASANT, Wis. (AP) — Racine police say an 18-year-old man who was shot and killed by a Mount Pleasant officer was armed and ignored commands to drop his weapon.…
Details emerge in Wausau homicide case
By Shereen Siewert The Schofield man accused of shooting a friend at a home on Wausau’s west side claims the shooting was accidental, according to statements made Monday in Marathon…
Wisconsin firefighter’s family says support is ‘astonishing’
APPLETON, Wis. (AP) — Residents of a Wisconsin city have paid their final respects to a firefighter who was killed after a shootout occurred between police and a suspect.Hundreds lined…
Funeral Monday for fallen Appleton firefighter
APPLETON, Wis. (AP) — Appleton’s fire chief is encouraging citizens to line a funeral procession route to honor firefighter Mitch Lundgaard who was killed in the line of duty last…
UPDATE: Wausau man identified as shooter who killed Appleton firefighter
By Shereen Siewert The suspect in a downtown Appleton shooting that left a firefighter dead and a police officer wounded has been identified as 47-year-old Ruben Houston, of Wausau. Houston…
BREAKING: Judge orders $500K cash bond for suspect in weekend shooting
By Shereen Siewert The lone suspect in a shooting that left one man critically injured was ordered held on a $500,000 cash bond during an initial appearance held May 16…
UPDATE: Firefighter killed, 3 injured in Appleton shooting
By Shereen Siewert A firefighter responding to a medical emergency has been killed in a shooting in downtown Appleton that left three othersinjured, officials said. Police responded to the Valley…
Police: Victim in weekend shooting still hospitalized, Suspect ID released
WAUSAU PILOT AND REVIEW The victim in a weekend shooting is still hospitalized as of early Monday and one suspect is in custody, according to Everest Metro Police Capt. Clay…
