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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican state senator is poised to enter the race for Congress in northern Wisconsin to replace Rep. Sean Duffy, who is resigning in two weeks. Sen. Tom Tiffany said Monday he will make a "special announcement" Tuesday about the 7th Congressional District race. Tiffany plans seven stops across the district over two days. Meanwhile, fellow Republican state Sen. Jerry Petrowski says he will not run […]

MILTON, WIS. (AP) — Authorities say a driver who crashed into a parked dump truck and killed a passenger in Rock County was suspected of being intoxicated. The Delavan man was arrested early Sunday in Milton on possible charges of intoxicated use of a motor vehicle, operating after suspension causing death, and other traffic charges. Twenty-year-old Derek Lee Garber was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee mother is facing neglect charges after the medical examiner determined her 16-year-old son died of severe malnutrition. A criminal complaint says Iraida Pizarro-Osorio brought her son to a medical clinic in Milwaukee last week after he became unresponsive. The teen died at the clinic. The complaint says he weighed just 42 pounds.

A Beaver Dam man wanted for armed robbery in Fond du Lac is out on $1,500 cash bond. 22-year-old Jordan Smack is facing four charges in Fond du Lac County Court, including 2nd Degree recklessly Endangering Safety and Armed Robbery with Use of Force. The Sheriff’s Department posted Smack’s picture and information last week in hopes of finding him. The department posted on Friday, September 6, 2019, that Smack had […]

Two Fond du Lac teenagers are both out on bail after being charged with stealing a vehicle from Dodge County. 17-year-old Kaden Solano and 18-year-old Tyler Rodgers are both facing charges related to the weekend incident, where a pickup truck was stolen from the Beaver Dam area and found being driven around near Waupun. According to a criminal complaint, both teens admitted to taking the truck in addition to a […]