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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...
No license loophole: MKE alderman calls for action following investigation
WI — AcrossMilwaukee and Wisconsin, drivers caught without a license continue to get tickets instead of criminal charges. The latest example: 24-year-old Ellastaysha Harris. Prosecutors say Harris was driving recklessly near Appleton Avenue and Burleigh Saturday night. Harris, a criminal complaint states, went straight through a right-turn-only lane to get around other traffic before crashing into another vehicle. The driver of that vehicle, Jason Stark, was killed on his way to deliver newspapers for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Learn about Wisconsin’s gangster past
Chad Lewis – an author, researcher and lecturer – will share insights about Wisconsin’s gangster past during a presentation at the Verona Public Library on Tuesday, May 21. Guests are encouraged to put on their zoot suits and follow in the footsteps of America’s infamous gangsters as...
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