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Coronavirus activity in Wisconsin on the rise
Wisconsin records an increased number of new coronavirus cases for a fourth straight day. The state Department of Health Services reports 774 positive tests today–with a positivity rate of 15-pe...
Jonathan Krause Feb 19, 2021

New judge assigned to Brown County murder case
A different judge will oversee the second half of a Brown County murder trial. Judge Timothy Hinkfuss was removed from the case of James Prokopovitz today–after breaking his ankle and needing to...
Jonathan Krause Feb 19, 2021

Prokopovitz trial delayed due to judge injury
The trial of a Brown County man accused of killing his missing wife is delayed until next week. This would have been day four of the trial of James Prokopovitz. Judge Timothy Hinkfuss will not be in c...
Jonathan Krause Feb 18, 2021

Thompson wants a return to in-person learning
U-W System President Tommy Thompson wants 75-percent of classes to be held in-person next fall. Thompson points out that aggressive testing programs and social distancing requirements on campus have k...
Jonathan Krause Feb 18, 2021

Neenah burglary suspect in custody
Neenah Police have a suspect in custody in connection with two attempted burglaries. Christian Crawford is accused of breaking into a Neenah gas station around 2:15 Monday morning–stealing sever...
Jonathan Krause Feb 18, 2021

Coronavirus numbers continue to decline
Coronavirus activity in Wisconsin is dropping back to numbers not seen since last summer. The state Department of Health Services reports 733 new cases on Thursday–which drops the seven-day aver...
Jonathan Krause Feb 18, 2021

Trial delayed for Prokopovitz, judge breaks ankle
The trial of a man accused of killing his wife is being delayed after the judge overseeing the case suffered a broken ankle. Day four of the two week trial was schedule for today. It’s set to re...
Carol Patrizi Feb 18, 2021

Kerr apologizes for Twitter comment
A white candidate to be Wisconsin’s top education official has deleted her Twitter account and apologized after posting a message that she had been called a racial slur for Black people when she...
Carol Patrizi Feb 18, 2021

Man arrested for damaging property in Oshkosh
A 46-year-old man is in custody for damaging property inside a home in Oshkosh. Officers were called around 5:30 p.m. yesterday about a disturbance in the 600 block of School Avenue. They found a man ...
Carol Patrizi Feb 18, 2021

More charges filed in connection with alleged sturgeon egg scheme
D-N-R Sturgeon Biologist Ryan Koenigs is facing more criminal charges in connection with an alleged egg processing scheme. Winnebago County prosecutors have filed one count of misdemeanor theft agains...
Jonathan Krause Feb 17, 2021




