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Opportunity Wisconsin: Rep. Van Orden Town Hall? Third District constituents invite their congressman to appear in-person to answer questions
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Yesterday afternoon a group of Congressman Derrick Van Orden’s constituents visited his Eau Claire office to formally invite him to appear at an in-person town hall meeting next Thursday to answer questions and hear their concerns. The invitation also included signatures from more than 400 constituents demanding Van Orden begin holding accessible, in-person meetings.
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Greenfield man accused of setting fire; attempting to punch neighbor
GREENFIELD, Wis. - A 47-year-old Greenfield man has been criminally charged, accused of setting his garage on fire before attempting to punch his neighbor. The accused is Kevin Harlfinger. Prosecutors say the fire started on a table and lawn equipment within the garage. Harlfinger then allegedly entered his neighbor's home...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
After 20 days, a man reported his girlfriend's death to police. Now, he faces murder charge
A man is charged with killing his girlfriend after he reported it to Milwaukee police almost three weeks after she died. Serkan Akcilad, 22, is charged with first-degree reckless homicide of his girlfriend Silan Tut in late January on the 1300 block of North 10th Street. Prosecutors say authorities found evidence of a cover-up in the two's shared apartment, but the man denied he harmed her in interviews. Tut's murder was not reported to police until Feb. 27 , the day Akcilad told officers, and her death was confirmed by the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office that day. The...
CBS 58
Video shows Kia being stolen in broad daylight, leaving Milwaukee family without transportation
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A brazen broad daylight car theft has one Milwaukee family wanting answers. Video shows it happening Monday, March 10, near 30th and Orchard. Two people get out of a car and get inside the other, driving off seconds later. The people who own that car - a family with medical issues like diabetes - rely on it to get to and from the doctor.
CBS 58
Body found near Mama Mia's identified as 23-year-old West Allis man, investigation ongoing
WEST ALLIS, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Police say the person found dead outside Mama Mia's restaurant Tuesday is a 23-year-old West Allis resident. Officers responded to a welfare check around 10:19 a.m. Tuesday and located the man's body at the bottom of the building's exterior staircase leading to the basement, below street level.
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West Allis bakery prepares for Pi Day with a discussion about pies
WEST ALLIS, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Pi Day, recognized annually on March 14, celebrates the mathematical constant 3.14 and has become an occasion for bakeries to offer pie-themed specials. Allison Collard, lead baker and manager at The Bake Sale in West Allis, discussed it when she joined us on Wednesday,...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
You can meet Hulk Hogan and try his new beer at these southern Wisconsin locations next week
(This story has been updated to add new information). Retired professional wrestling star Hulk Hogan will return to Wisconsin next week to promote his new Real American Beer . Between March 17 and 19, fans will have the opportunity to meet him at locations in Appleton, Beaver Dam, Watertown, Oconomowoc, Kenosha, Lake Geneva and Silver Lake. Hogan co-founded and launched Real American Beer in June 2024. The American-made light beer is available in 23 states, with plans to expand availability to others. This isn't the first time Hogan has come to Wisconsin to promote the beer. In August, he...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Armed man shot, killed Saturday by police has been identified
The 41-year-old shot and killed Saturday by Milwaukee Police Department officers has been identified as Anthony R. Virginia, according to the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office. The incident occurred after Milwaukee Police Department officers responded to a call concerning a break-in at a business on the 5100 block of N. 32nd St. The caller informed police one of the suspects had shot at them, Police Chief Jeffrey Norman said at a media briefing Saturday evening. Norman said when officers approached the suspects, ordering them to drop their weapons. Officers then shot and killed Virginia, and arrested a 34-year-old armed...