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Deferred judgment entered for sex offender violation
A man looking to live in the Oneida County area without first following his state-required sex offender obligations has been given a deferred judgment. (subscriber access)
Local 18-year-old charged with possession of child pornography
An 18-year-old Rhinelander man has been charged with one count of possession of child pornography after local authorities received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). (subscriber access)
Kampf arrested in connection with death of Rhinelander woman
A 23-year-old Stevens Point man was arrested Tuesday morning in connection with the August 2019 death of a Rhinelander woman, according to Oneida County sheriff's captain Tyler Young. (subscriber access)
Minocqua man facing federal child pornography charges has state charges dismissed
A 49-year-old Minocqua man had a number of charges including failure to maintain sex offender registry, two counts registered sex offender intentionally photograph a minor without consent, knowingly fail to notify a school of sex offender status and 10 counts of possession of child pornography dismissed Tuesday afternoon after Oneida …
Complaint details case against Canadian man accused of striking vehicles in Lake Tomahawk
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for March 5 for a Canadian man accused of striking 13 parked vehicles in the Town of Lake Tomahawk Friday evening and one day later creating a disturbance at a Rhinelander hotel. (subscriber access)
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Rhinelander man receives jail sentence for inappropriate touching
A 68-year-old Rhinelander man convicted of molesting two girls in the Rhinelander Walmart store in 2016, and inappropriately touching a young female clerk in another local store last September, pled no contest Tuesday to reduced charges and was sentenced to nine months in jail. (subscriber access)
Liebscher pleads guilty to hit-and-run causing death
A 53-year-old Sugar Camp man accused of fatally striking a motorcyclist on State Highway 17 last August and then fleeing the scene entered a guilty plea to one count of hit-and-run causing death Friday afternoon in Oneida County Circuit Court, pursuant to a plea agreement. (subscriber access)
Liebscher to enter a plea in vehicular homicide case
A Sugar Camp man accused of fatally striking a motorcyclist on State Highway 17 in Sugar Camp Aug. 28, and leaving the scene, is scheduled to appear in Oneida County Circuit Court Friday afternoon for what court records list as a plea/sentencing hearing. (subscriber access)
Three charged in Eagle River meth bust
Three Vilas County residents have been charged with felonies following a meth raid led by the Eagle River Police Department, Northcentral Drug Enforcement Group (NORDEG) and the State of Wisconsin Department of Justice Clandestine Lab Unit. (subscriber access)
Oungst receives 22-year prison term as last of Valliere homicide defendants is sentenced
Two portraits of an Arbor Vitae man were painted in Iron County Circuit Court on Tuesday: One of a remorseful, family-focused and community-driven man; another of a drug-addled, gang member and co-conspirator to a brutal murder. (subscriber access)
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Wolfe sentenced to 28 years in prison for 'cowardly, heinous' murder
For what he described as a "heinous, cowardly, gangster murder," a judge handed down a 28-year prison sentence Wednesday to one of several men convicted of participating in the execution-style murder of a Lac du Flambeau man in December 2017. (sSubscriber access)
Lawyers spar over motion to dismiss walking quorum case
Oneida County Circuit Judge Michael Bloom will issue a written ruling on or before Jan. 31 on a motion filed by the mayor of the city of Rhinelander and four of its alderpersons seeking dismissal of an open meetings lawsuit brought by Northwoods River News and Lakeland Times general manager …
Merrill man draws year in jail, probation on ICAC charges
A 40-year-old Merrill man was sentenced Friday to one year in jail and 10 years probation after accepting a plea deal in connection with two internet crimes against children (ICAC) charges stemming from his traveling to Rhinelander for what he believed would be a sexual encounter with a 15-year-old girl. …
Rhinelander man charged with felony elder abuse
A criminal complaint has been filed in Oneida County Circuit Court accusing a Rhinelander man of domestic abuse of an elderly person. (subscriber access)
Lakeland area man on trial in toddler assault case
An Oneida County jury heard evidence this week in the case of a Lakeland area man accused of sexually assaulting a 2-year-old child back in 2013. (subscriber access)
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