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Wisconsin law enforcement agencies underutilize gun tracking tools, study finds
A new study finds that law enforcement agencies in Wisconsin are under-utilizing federal tools for tracking guns. Law enforcement agencies can sign up for a free online platform called e-trace, which enables the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to track the path of guns involved in suspected crimes. An e-trace request can turn up valuable information, including the firearm’s manufacturer, its importer and its first retail purchaser.
Sheriff: Man in Wisconsin flees from police on foot through a golf course, arrested for 8th OWI
ASHIPPUN, Wis. (WFRV) – A man in Wisconsin was reportedly arrested for his 8th OWI after abandoning his motorcycle and running through a golf course before authorities apprehended him. According to the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office, on July 13 around 3:10 p.m., authorities tried to pull over a motorcycle...
Roof torn off Village Bar Supper Club in Kieler
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - After severe weather in Southern Wisconsin Monday night, owners of a supper club are cleaning up in the village of Kieler. The roof of Village Bar Supper Club was damaged by an EF1 tornado. The owners say they are glad no one was hurt, but will be closed until further notice.
Man charged in Dubuque murder case sentenced to 25 years in prison
DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - A man charged in connection to a Dubuque murder has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for robbery. Terry Valrie was one of several convicted in the 2023 shooting of Lonnie Burns. He pled guilty to the murder charge back in April. Aaron Johnson was...
Dubuque Man Charged With Assaulting Woman With Bat
A Dubuque man faces charges after he allegedly assaulted a woman with baseball bat and punching another woman. Dubuque police say 44-year old Tyrone Russell was arrested early Sunday morning following the incident late. Saturday night in the 32-hundred block of Getty Terrace. Russell is charged with domestic assault with...
Former Dubuque priest accused of abusing boys gets case dismissed
DUBUQUE COUNTY, Iowa (KGAN) — The former Dubuque priest accused of sexually abusing boys in the 1980's got his case dismissed Monday. Leo Riley was facing five counts of second-degree sexual abuse for the alleged abuse during his days at Resurrection Church. A hearing had been scheduled for Monday,...
Power outages leave 1,000 without power through Monday
JANESVILLE — Heavy thunderstorms over the weekend damaged trees and power lines in the Janesville area, causing widespread outages. At its peak around 9:30 p.m. Sunday night, a storm had knocked out service to about 11,000 Alliant Energy customers in Wisconsin, mainly in Rock County, Alliant Energy Senior Communications Specialist Tony Palese said. “Crews working last night and this morning restored power for the majority of those customers and are...
Severe storms trigger local flooding, downed trees
Heavy rains and high winds resulted in flooding and downed trees early Sunday morning. Water inundated the intersection of Highways 131 and 33 in Ontario, and the Elroy-Sparta State Trail sustained both flood and wind damage. The trail is closed as DNR employees work on cleanup. Norwalk, Kendall and Wilton...
Rising Wisconsin Freshman Sam Lorenz Puts up 22.92 50 FR on Final Day of Westmont Sectionals
LCM (50m) Results on MeetMobile (“2024 CZ North Section Summer Sectionals”) The final day of the 2024 Summer Sectionals meet in Westmont, IL so more great racing. The men’s 1500 free went to Aquajets Swim Team 17-year-old Jiarui Xue, who finished in 15:57.10. Xue, a Princeton recruit, has been quite a bit faster, holding a personal best of 15:38.14, which he swam at the NCSA Championships in March. Ozaukee Aquatics 14-year-old Grant Freeze had a fantastic swim for 4th in the mile, clocking a 16:13.24, which marks a new personal best by nearly 24 seconds.
Severe threat over in eastern Iowa, calm rest of the week
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Iowa's News Now) — After intense heat and intense thunderstorms the rest of the week will be much calmer across eastern Iowa. Heat index values peaked at 108 in Cedar Rapids with temperatures crashing to 70 after storms passed. Storms produced prolific lightning and winds of...
40+ dogs abandoned at Boone Co. dog park, animal services asks for donations
BOONE COUNTY, Ill. (WIFR) - Boone County Animal Services asks for help after it says more than 40 dogs were abandoned at Hammertime Dog Park outside Belvidere. The dogs were discovered early Monday morning by Rockford resident Mick Johnston, who visits the park daily with his dogs. Johnston says the animals were most likely left overnight in the storms and were soaking wet when he found them. Despite the rain, the dogs appeared to be good spirits and ran up to him to say hello.
Milwaukee is a Democratic city, but it has more Republicans than you might think
When former president Donald Trump accepts the 2024 Republican nomination, he will do so in a city that he lost four years ago by 59 points. There is nothing strange about that. Political conventions are held in cities, and almost every city big enough to have a baseball team or host a national...
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