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Felony charges brought against 47 animal rights activists after Ridglan Farms raid
5+ hour, 50+ min ago (614+ words) By Anya van Wagtendonk | Wisconsin Public Radio Dozens of animal rights activists involved in a raid on a Dane County animal breeding facility have been charged with burglary, property damage and theft " felony charges which could lead to years in…...
ICE says it won't abide by Milwaukee mask rule
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (663+ words) As a U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement surge continues across Milwaukee, city and county leaders are clashing with the agency for breaking local ordinances, including one banning law enforcement officers from wearing face masks. The Common Council prohibited local and federal…...
Drone and K-9 help find wanted man in town of Friendship
1+ week, 5+ day ago (344+ words) FRIENDSHIP " A 50-year-old Rib Lake man was arrested in Fond du Lac County June 23 with a nationwide felony warrant from Iron County for burglary of a dwelling. According to the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office, a deputy on patrol…...
Flock on shaky ground in Wisconsin as communities weigh privacy and safety
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (982+ words) by Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin Examiner June 4, 2026 Controversy over Flock license plate reading cameras has rippled across Wisconsin, causing people to fill public hearings as some regions remove the cameras, and others overhaul auditing and oversight. Activists, elected officials and police…...
Your Right to Know: Names of police should be public
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (612+ words) In 2024, a sheriff's deputy working for the Outagamie County Sheriff's Department was forced out for being lousy at his job. But even though the deputy, Cristian Morales, was flagged in the state's negative separation database, he ended up being hired…...
Four arrested after shooting report, high-speed chase in Rhinelander
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (350+ words) RHINELANDER " Four people were arrested Friday after a report of gunfire over Boom Lake led to a high-speed chase through Rhinelander and east of the city, police said. Rhinelander police officers were dispatched at 1: 48 p. m. May 22 to Hodag Park near the…...
Two Wausau-area men indicted in federal methamphetamine trafficking case
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (416+ words) By Shereen Siewert | Wausau Pilot & Review WAUSAU, Wis. " Two men are facing federal methamphetamine trafficking charges tied to alleged activity in Wausau earlier this year. Donald E. Hicks, 43, and Maxx D. Duginske, 34, are named in an eight-count indictment filed April 22 in U. S. District…...
Wausau woman jailed in fentanyl case tied to near-fatal overdose
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1098+ words) By Shereen Siewert | Wausau Pilot & Review WAUSAU " A Wausau woman charged in a fentanyl case tied to a near-fatal overdose at a Department of Corrections transitional housing facility remained jailed on a $12, 000 cash bond ahead of a Friday review hearing....
Before the Ridglan beagle raids, there were years of complaints and no charges
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (1712+ words) For 60 years, Ridglan Farms has sat on a rural road tucked in the rolling hills of Blue Mounds, a small town about 30 miles west of Madison. Over time, the company became the second-largest beagle breeder in the country, supplying thousands…...
FBI is investigating Wisconsin's 2020 election, sources confirm
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (676+ words) The FBI has started an investigation into Wisconsin's 2020 election, sources told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The investigation is only in a preliminary phase and is focused on vetting previous complaints " and no ballots have been seized in Wisconsin, the sources…...