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Baltus enters not guilty plea in embezzlement case
The former executive director of the Minocqua Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC), charged with stealing almost $46,000 while serving as director of the Ascension Sacred Heart-St. Mary's Hospital Foundations, waived her right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday and entered a not guilty plea. (subscriber access)
Sayner woman charged with stealing $25K from Minocqua business
A 48-year-old Sayner woman has been charged with theft in a business setting for allegedly stealing $25,260 from the Trig's South gas station in Minocqua over the course of one year. (subscriber access)
Rhinelander man facing child porn charges draws 21-month jail sentence in battery case
A 23-year-old Rhinelander man facing possession of child pornography charges was sentenced to nearly two years in jail Friday after his probation in a previous case was revoked. (subscriber access)
St. Germain man charged in connection with 2018 overdose death
A 59-year-old St. Germain man made his initial appearance in Oneida County Circuit Court Wednesday afternoon on a charge of first-degree reckless homicide as well as an assortment of drug charges. (subscriber access)
20-year-old Antigo man accused of sexually assaulting girl, 13
A 20-year-old Antigo man accused of having multiple sexual encounters with a 13-year-old Rhinelander girl earlier this summer is facing two Class C felonies. (subscriber access)
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Appellate attorney finds 'no merit' in Allen murder appeal
At the request of Richard Allen - who was convicted last year in the murder of a Lac du Flambeau man - an appeals attorney has withdrawn from his case. (subscriber access)
Judge resolves discovery issues in Iliopoulos assault case
Now that alleged misunderstandings between the Oneida County district attorney's office and the defense attorney for a Tomahawk man accused of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old Northwoods Community Elementary School (NCES) student last November have been cleared up, only one more hearing stands between now and the Sept. 4 start of …
No contest plea entered in Three Lakes vehicular homicide case
A 22-year-old Mount Prospect, Ill. man accused of homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle in connection with the death of his 23-year-old passenger in a June 2018 car crash in the town of Three Lakes has reached a plea agreement with the Oneida County district's attorney's office. (subscriber …
Cloud sentenced to prison in armed robbery case
The first of several men apprehended after an armed robbery in Lake Tomahawk in late 2017 has been sentenced for the crime in Oneida County Circuit Court. (subscriber access)
Mendez sentenced to life in prison
The final chapter in one of the Northwoods' most enduring murder mysteries was written Tuesday afternoon when Judge Jill Falstad sentenced Robin "Bob" Mendez to life in prison for the "heinous" and "vicious" murder of his wife Barbara more than three decades ago. (subscriber access)
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Tran to serve 12 days for obstructing officer investigating son's death
A former Rhinelander physician is serving a 12-day jail sentence for withholding information from local police during the investigation into the death of his toddler son back in April 2017. (subscriber access)
Big John facing additional felony charges; murder weapon-related burglary case still pending
One of the men awaiting court action in Oneida County concerning an alleged burglary which included the gun used to kill a Lac du Flambeau man in 2017 is facing more charges, this time in Vilas County. (subscriber access)
Buza files notice of intent to pursue post-conviction relief
The Eagle River man convicted of holding a Marshfield Clinic Minocqua Center provider hostage with a meat clever and hatchet will seek post-conviction relief. (subscriber access)
Metz requests bond modification for inpatient treatment in vehicular homicide case
A Vilas County Circuit Court judge has signed off on a temporary bond condition for a Rhinelander man accused of causing a head-on crash that killed a Manitowish Waters man last winter. (subscriber access)
Man convicted of negligent homicide sentenced to one year incarceration
For what the presiding judge called an "unspeakable tragedy," a 21-year-old Hazelhurst man was issued an imposed prison sentence Monday afternoon in Vilas County Circuit Court following a conviction on a charge of negligent homicide. (subscriber access)
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