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Liebscher gets three years for fatal hit-and-run
Eleven months after he left 23-year-old Sean Holtslander's battered body on a dark road and fled into the late summer night, Jeffrey M. Liebscher was sentenced Thursday to three years incarceration and seven years extended supervision on the Class D felony of hit and run involving death. (subscriber access)
Oneida County sheriff's office requests $188,529 for squad car cameras
The Oneida County Public Safety Committee voted July 16 on a request from the sheriff's office's that the purchase of new squad car cameras be moved up from 2022 to 2021. Sheriff Grady Hartman personally requested the public safety committee approve the need for replaced squad car cameras. Hartman said …
Duellman arrested in ICAC sting
The Oneida County sheriff's office arrested a 42-year-old Rhinelander man Tuesday on suspicion of child enticement, using a computer to facilitate a child sex crime, and attempted second degree sexual assault of a child in connection with an Internet Crimes against Children (ICAC) investigation. (subscriber access)
Harshaw man charged with child sexual assault
A 55-year-old Harshaw man has been charged with first-degree child sexual assault in connection with an incident that allegedly occurred in his house in early May. (subscriber access)
Arbor Vitae restaurant building vandalized
Some of the recent national news scene made its way to Arbor Vitae on Thursday, July 9, as a detective with the Vilas County sheriff's office is investigating graffiti found on the vacant Plantation restaurant in Arbor Vitae. (subscriber access)
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Juveniles injured in ATV accident in Monico
Two juveniles suffered minor injuries Thursday afternoon July 9 after their ATV collided with a vehicle in the Town of Monico. (subscriber access)
Minocqua man draws 25 years in prison for child sexual assault
A 28-year-old Minocqua man convicted of first-degree child sexual assault (sexual contact with a child under age 13) was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison to be followed by 15 years extended supervision. (subscriber access)
Lake Tomahawk ATV Club members want answers as to next step in ordinance process
ATVs were once again a hot topic of discussion when the Lake Tomahawk Town Board met June 10 at the Sloan Community Center. (subscriber access)
Local summer camps unveil plans for 2020 season
Like nearly everything else, the time-honored tradition of kids heading off to summer camp has changed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. As local camps prepare for the summer season, they are taking different approaches to keeping campers and staffers safe. While some have plans to move forward with …
Plea hearing set for Minocqua man charged with child sexual assault
A 37-year-old Minocqua man charged with second degree sexual assault of a child under age 16 will accept a plea agreement in a July plea hearing, according to online court records. (subscriber access)
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In Assembly records case, court allows plaintiffs' attorneys access to records
The attorneys for plaintiffs in an open records lawsuit brought by four news organizations and a former Lakeland Times reporter against the state Assembly and its chief clerk have been given access to the documents they requested related to last year's sexual harassment investigation of Rep. Staush Gruszynski (D-Green Bay). …
Millions in federal stimulus aid to be used for absentee ballot request mailing
The state will spend more than $2 million in federal stimulus dollars this year to send absentee ballot applications to approximately 2.7 million voters, after a unanimous vote last week of the Wisconsin Elections Commission. (subscriber access)
Vilas man charged with hate crime stands mute, asks for substitute judge
A crowd of protesters arrived at the Vilas County Courthouse early Monday morning to show their support for the criminal prosecution of a St. Germain man accused of committing a hate crime against Native Americans. (subscriber access)
'The order is gone, the virus is not': Officials urge continued precautions as community takes first steps into new era
In the wake of the Wisconsin Supreme Court's May 13 ruling overturning the state's Safer at Home public health order banning nonessential travel and closing nonessential businesses, local residents, business owners and organizations are taking their first steps into a new world where each community in the state can enact …
Local clerks see higher than expected voter turnout
In interviews last week, several local clerks serving at the county, city and town levels predicted that most of the votes cast in Tuesday's spring election would be done via absentee ballot and the number of voters seen at the polls would be few. (subscriber access)
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