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Farmers call for strong farm bill

Farmers and ranchers gathered in Washington, D.C. this past week to meet with members of Congress and weigh in on legislative priorities for farm country. Nineteen Wisconsin Farmers Union members were among those taking part […]

Wisconsin Man Arrested, Threatened Whitefish Bay Jewish Community Center

Chadwick Grubbs, age 33, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Wisconsin, on charges of obstruction and attempted obstruction of the free exercise of religious beliefs, by mailing threats on three separate dates in […]

2 Dead After Green Bay Man Conspired To Distribute Heroin, Fentanyl

A Green Bay man, David Shanks, age 37, has been convicted by a jury of conspiracy to distribute heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine, conduct which resulted in death. Shanks faces a mandatory sentence of life […]

Mequon Business Owner Accused Of Filing False Tax Returns

Randy D. Usow of Mequon, Wisconsin has been charged with theft of government property and aggravated identity theft. The United States also filed a plea agreement it had reached with Usow under which he will […]

Rivecca, Sonag Ready Mix, Settle Claims About Disadvantaged Business Enterprises

Hartland businessman, Nicholas Rivecca, Sr., and his company, Sonag Ready Mix, have agreed to pay $629,732 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by defrauding the United States Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged […]

Artificial Intelligence Helps Track Down Mysterious Cosmic Radio Bursts

Artificial intelligence is invading many fields, most recently astronomy and the search for intelligent life in the universe, or SETI. Researchers at Breakthrough Listen, a SETI project led by the University of California, Berkeley, have […]

Teen Convicted In ATM Skimming Scheme

A jury has convicted Ionel Muresanu, of Oshkosh, age 18, of multiple offenses involving the possession and use of counterfeit debit cards. Muresanu was convicted of Possession of 15 or More Counterfeit Access Devices, in […]

Merrill Registered Sex Offender Indicted For Child Sex Offenses

On August 28, 2018, a federal grand jury returned an indictment against Brian D. Wickersham, age 58, of Merrill, Wisconsin. Wickersham faces charges alleging he attempted to coerce or entice a minor child to engage […]

Tariff ‘Wild Card’ Threatens Retail Imports

With retail sales continuing to grow, imports at the nation’s major retail container ports are expected to remain strong this month after setting three new records this summer, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker […]

Madison Man Sentenced For Sex Trafficking

Black Hawks heading to North Carolina to aid in Hurricane Florence relief

Contract to Reconstruct Black Earth Bridges Approved