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Updated: 7 hours ago
|By Nick Viviani
The Crawford Co. Sheriff’s Office is searching for a 29-year-old Prairie du Chien man following the death of a three-year-old boy.
Updated: 7 hours ago
|By Emily Davies
The owner of Wisconsin Dairy State Cheese Company was convicted in federal court for stealing $21,250.97 from 83 farmers in Wood County.
Updated: 7 hours ago
|By Emily Davies
The former president and CEO of a bank in Waupaca was sentenced in federal court for using bank funds for things like luxury vacations and other personal expenses.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2020 at 6:07 PM CDT
|By Brennen Scarborough
Marshfield Police asking people to bring information forward on vandalism.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2020 at 5:32 PM CDT
|By WBAY news staff and Emily Matesic
The victim was identified as Phillip A. Thiessen, 55.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2020 at 2:46 PM CDT
|By Emily Davies
A federal grand jury in the western district of Wisconsin charged a man from Wausau with three counts of tax evasion accusing him of collecting about $1.7 million over 10 years. He faces a maximum of five years in federal prison for each count if convicted.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2020 at 2:31 PM CDT
|By Katie Rousonelos
federal grand jury in Madison has indicted a Madison activist for reportedly threatening two state street businesses in exchange for free food, drinks, and money.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2020 at 7:53 AM CDT
|By Desiree Fischer
he Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is looking for information regarding several instances of vandalism throughout the county.
Updated: Jun. 19, 2020 at 11:20 AM CDT
|By Desiree Fischer
The Stevens Point Police Department is asking the public for help in locating a suspect involved in an assault early Friday morning.
Updated: Jun. 18, 2020 at 9:23 PM CDT
|By Ashley Hommer
The Clark County Sheriff's Office is investigating two separate incidents where two horses were shot early Wednesday morning.
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Updated: Jun. 18, 2020 at 4:16 PM CDT
Charges have been filed against a Stevens Point man accused of a hate crime after a racially charged incident at a local store.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2020 at 11:50 AM CDT
|By Desiree Fischer
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help as they investigate a burglary in the Town of Merrill.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2020 at 6:15 AM CDT
Matthew Beyer was arrested last week in the deaths of William, 5, and Danielle, 3. He's also accused of helping an attempted jail escape over the weekend.
Updated: Jun. 5, 2020 at 7:11 AM CDT
Matthew Beyer of Manitowoc is in custody for the Feb. 17 deaths of William Beyer, 5, and Danielle Beyer, 3.
Updated: Jun. 3, 2020 at 4:15 PM CDT
|By Desiree Fischer
A 51-year-old Wausau man has been formally charged with a hate crime after a fight at a gas station on Wausau’s west side.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2020 at 12:19 PM CDT
A criminal complaint obtained by Action 2 News details allegations against Logan Patrick Stedjee, 17.
Updated: May. 27, 2020 at 1:41 PM CDT
On Wednesday, Grant Fuhrman, 17, appeared before a judge via video from Winnebago County Jail.
Updated: May. 26, 2020 at 12:55 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has decided to allow courts to resume in-person hearings and jury trials if they can come up with plans to protect participants and observers from the coronavirus.
Updated: May. 18, 2020 at 5:06 PM CDT
A judge has approved a $2 million settlement for the family of two Shawano County brothers who were murdered on a Missouri farm.
Updated: May. 18, 2020 at 12:11 PM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
A 38-year-old Rhinelander woman was charged Monday with two counts related to a child-sex crime. Stephanie Pudlowski is free on $2,000 cash bond.
Updated: May. 11, 2020 at 2:02 PM CDT
Officer Michael Wissink was stabbed several times before he shot and wounded 16-year-old Grant Fuhrman.
Updated: May. 4, 2020 at 12:51 PM CDT
A wrongful death suit has been filed against a Plainfield man and an insurance company in the death of a six-year-old girl as she waited to board her school bus.
Updated: Apr. 30, 2020 at 8:33 PM CDT
|By Naomi Kowles
Shifts in criminal justice system and reporting helping drive crime statistics, law enforcement officials say
Updated: Apr. 28, 2020 at 5:18 PM CDT
|By Desiree Fischer
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Wisconsin DNR and the U.S. Forest Service are asking the public for help in solving several wildlife and domestic dog poisoning deaths.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2020 at 4:11 PM CDT
|By Jackson Danbeck
Authorities have arrested another suspect who allegedly helped two inmates escape from the Columbia County Correctional Institution.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2020 at 11:54 AM CDT
Michael L. Miller, 43, has been charged in Fond du Lac County with 27 counts--including arson and possession of child pornography.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2020 at 6:19 PM CDT
The Shawano County Special Response Team took Manuel Mendoza and Dolores Garcia into custody without incident.
Updated: Apr. 17, 2020 at 7:08 PM CDT
|By Elise Romas, Jackson Danbeck
Police are calling an Illinois women a hero, after she helped turn in two inmates who escaped from a prison and took law enforcement on a massive manhunt across southern Wisconsin this week.
Updated: Apr. 16, 2020 at 5:51 AM CDT
|By NBC15 Staff
The two inmates who escaped from Columbia Correctional Institution on Thursday have been captured in Rockford, Illinois.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2020 at 4:16 PM CDT
|By Kati Anderson
Prosecutors say an autopsy report confirmed the body of her son Josias Marquez was found in the truck of her car.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2020 at 7:54 AM CDT
|By Associated Press
A Minnesota woman wanted in an alleged ginseng scam is under arrest after evading capture for more than two years.
Updated: Apr. 9, 2020 at 1:50 PM CDT
|By WSAW Staff
The names of the two men killed at a Stratford home Tuesday have been released.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2020 at 11:54 AM CDT
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says a recent dog death in Forest County may be related to other animal poisonings in the area.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2020 at 10:39 PM CDT
|By WSAW Staff
Wisconsin State Patrol said a man was arrested Monday night for his 4th offense OWI.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2020 at 9:35 PM CDT
|By WSAW Staff
A Marshfield man was arrested Monday afternoon for operating a motor vehicle under the influence. According to a news release from Wisconsin State Patrol, this is the man's eighth offense.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2020 at 10:06 AM CDT
Jacquelyn M. Grignon, 47, and Lottie A. Tucker, 37, are charged in federal court with distribution of controlled substances resulting in death and serious bodily injury.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2020 at 3:43 PM CDT
|By Lisa Patrow
23 year old John Stender was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Colten Treu when Treu hit and killed the troop as they were picking up trash along a roadway in Chippewa County in November 2018.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2020 at 7:36 AM CDT
Alex M. Kasper was arrested after an investigation involving multiple departments.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2020 at 6:59 PM CST
Her 13-year-old daughter, Brianna, was found dead in their home on W. Winnebago St. in May, 2017. Brianna had developmental disabilities.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2020 at 5:33 PM CST
|By Mackenzie Amundsen
We're learning new information about the criminal history of a Pulaski woman charged with neglecting and abusing children at her in-home daycare.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2020 at 5:30 PM CST
Tommy Lee Jenkins from Indiana pleaded guilty in federal court in Green Bay. He faces 10 years to life.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2020 at 11:11 AM CST
Brittany J. Vlach, 29, is charged in Shawano County with Operate Motor Vehicle While Revoked; Identity Theft-Avoidance; Possession with Intent to Deliver Methamphetamine; Possession of Drug Paraphernalia; Obstructing an Officer; and Felony Bail Jumping.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2020 at 9:38 AM CST
|By Sarah Thomsen, WBAY Staff
On March 4, charges of 1st Degree Intentional Homicide and Arson were filed against Marcelia Dolores Flora Fonseca.
Updated: Mar. 4, 2020 at 6:23 PM CST
|By Caroline Peterson
A Portage couple is choosing to forgive, after a now convicted adoption fraudster was sentenced to ten years behind bars.
Updated: Mar. 4, 2020 at 4:17 PM CST
|By WSAW Staff
A grand jury has returned indictments for Shelby Bottensek from Wisconsin Rapids, who's charged with stealing mail, wire fraud, identity theft and other federal charges according to a press release from the Department of Justice.
Updated: Mar. 4, 2020 at 10:45 AM CST
Nicole M. Brewer, 36, has been charged with five counts of Child Neglect - Consequence is Great Bodily Harm and two counts of Child Neglect - Consequence is Emotional Damage.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2020 at 2:53 AM CST
|By NBC 15 Staff
Employees at a West Side restaurant were closing up for the night when they were ordered to the ground, and tied up during an armed robbery Monday night, says police.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2020 at 12:34 PM CST
Court records show Williams has been formally charged with one count of 1st Degree Intentional Homicide, and two counts of Attempted 1st Degree Intentional Homicide, with one of those counts having an added domestic abuse modifier.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2020 at 4:13 PM CST
|By Mackenzie Amundsen
State and federal officials investigate the shooting deaths of two bald eagles in Northern Wisconsin.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2020 at 5:19 AM CST
|By Dakota Sherek and WBAY staff
The girl succumbed to her injuries overnight. A 27-year-old pregnant woman and her unborn baby are stable following surgery.