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Lawyer: Wigglesworth to fight embezzlement charge
A lawyer for an Arbor Vitae woman accused of embezzling more than $30,000 from an animal hospital has raised concerns about the police investigation and said she expects her client will plead not guilty. (Subscriber access)
Strangulation alleged in Minocqua
A Texas man has been accused of strangulation in what police say was a case of domestic abuse in the town of Minocqua. (Subscriber access)
Man surrenders after lengthy standoff on Pelican Street
Pelican Street in Rhinelander was blocked off to the public for nearly seven hours Tuesday while police attempted to persuade a man - reported to be intoxicated, suicidal and holding a gun - to come out of a residence.
Arbor Vitae woman accused of embezzling from animal hospital
Authorities this week accused an Arbor Vitae woman of stealing from her former employer, but they don't yet know the extent of the alleged embezzlement. (Subscriber access)
Charges dismissed against lawyer who killed brother in drunk-driving case
A Vilas County attorney who killed his brother in a 2002 drunk-driving accident has been cleared of professional misconduct charges. (Subscriber access)
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Embezzlement charge filed against Arbor Vitae woman
Authorities today accused an Arbor Vitae woman of stealing from her former employer, but they don't yet know the extent of the alleged embezzlement.(subscriber access)
Woman charged with injuring emergency rescue worker
Authorities allege a Vilas County woman injured an ambulance crewmember trying to help her. (Subscriber access)
Citing lack of evidence, Bloom denies MHLT injunction in Schettino case
Oneida County Circuit Court Judge Michael Bloom has denied a petition filed by the Minocqua-Hazelhurst-Lake Tomahawk School seeking an injunction against Michael Schettino of Woodruff. (Subscriber access)
Libel lawsuit against county supervisor to continue
A judge this week refused to dismiss a libel lawsuit against Oneida County Supervisor Bob Mott over an email he sent more than a year and a half ago. (Subscriber access)
County, former medical examiner spar in lawsuit
Since January, Oneida County and its former medical examiner, Traci England, have been embroiled in a lawsuit over allegations that she took human tissue and organs from the body of a deceased person without permission. (Subscriber access)
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O'Melia: DOT exceeded its legal authority in Hwy. 51 project
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation exceeded its authority in issuing and then revoking certain driveway permits related to the reconstruction of U.S. Hwy. 51 in Minocqua, an Oneida County circuit court judge ruled last week. (Subscriber access)
Bloom grants school's request for restraining order against 'road rage' defendant
A judge on Wednesday granted the Minocqua-Hazelhurst-Lake Tomahawk school a temporary restraining order against a Woodruff man arrested May 16 following an alleged "road rage" incident near the school.
Mangerson to retire from Court of Appeals
State Court of Appeals Judge Mark Mangerson said this week that he would retire at the end of July - four years before his term is up. (Subscriber access)
Defendant in Verizon burglary case facing federal charges
The case against a man apprehended in November in connection with a break-in at a Verizon store in Rhinelander will likely be resolved in federal court. (Subscriber access)
Mangerson to resign from Court of Appeals
State Court of Appeals Judge Mark Mangerson will resign at the end of July - four years before his term is set to expire.
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