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Teenager in Wausau hospital following grisly car accident
ANTIGO — A local teenager was flown to Wausau Aspirus Hospital after suffering a life-threatening head injury in a car accident on the night of May 12 in the Town of Ackley. The teen is being carefully monitored. Just after midnight last Saturday, Raymond Crum, 17, was in a vehicle with two other friends traveling west on County Rd. Y when it careened off the road after failing to navigate a sharp left curve just before Beattie Rd. and plowed through a stretch of wire...
Wisconsin school board member arrested after carrying gun into school
A Wisconsin school board member and Dodge County supervisor was arrested on Wednesday after carrying a gun into a school building, according to the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office. Dan Siegmann, who won his seat on the Herman Neosho Rubicon School Board last month, told the Wisconsin Examiner on Wednesday before the arrest that the incident […] The post Wisconsin school board member arrested after carrying gun into school appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Former Wisconsin probation agent charged with pocketing nearly $13K in restitution money
A former state probation agent is facing felony charges after being accused of intercepting and pocketing $12,900 in restitution payments that were supposed to go to a crime victim. Online court records indicate an arrest warrant was issued Friday for Thursday Booker, 39, of Milwaukee, who worked for the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. Booker...
Wausau man convicted of killing girlfriend begins life sentence
WAUPUN, Wis. (WSAW) - A 27-year-old Wausau man convicted of murdering his girlfriend has been transferred to the Dodge Correctional Institution in Waupun to begin his life sentence. Umberto Lo was found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide in the death of Mai Rue “Lily” Vang during a jury trial in...
From surviving a car crash to becoming a basketball champion, Marshfield teen thanks medical team that helped him recover
NEENAH, Wis. (WFRV) – A Marshfield teen took the time to thank the medical team who helped him after a car crash. Eighteen-year-old Emmitt Konieczny and his mother Jen were on their way to visit Lakeland University in Sheboygan in November of last year when they were involved in a head-on car crash. Emmitt and his mom were separated, as Emmitt had to be flown to Thedacare in Neenah to get help from the trauma center.
A look inside Wausau PD’s Evidence Response Vehicle
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - In the realm of law enforcement, crimes often boil down to evidence. The ability to collect and transport evidence safely is paramount for police departments, and that’s where the Wausau Police Department’s Evidence Response Vehicle plays a pivotal role. The van is more than...
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