Harry Miller, from Madison, was sentenced for using violence, threats and coercion to compel two young women suffering from heroin addiction, to prostitute for his profit in Madison on September 14. Miller, age 60, was […]
Wisconsin Army National Guard aviators are assisting with relief operations in North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. Wisconsin’s support was authorized by Governor Scott Walker after North Carolina requested two UH-60s as well […]
This week, Governor Scott Walker approved a $2.8 million emergency contract to reconstruct two US 14 bridges in Black Earth damaged by flooding in August. Walker declared a State of Emergency in Wisconsin on August […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Retail industry employment in August increased by 89,100 jobs unadjusted over the same time last year despite a seasonally adjusted drop of 9,700 jobs from July, the National Retail Federation said today. The numbers exclude […]
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