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Daughter of man who died in Wisconsin prison pushes forward through despair
Megan Hoffmann Kolb began the one-year anniversary of her father’s death before the sun came up. She awoke at about 2 a.m. on Saturday, June 29. She and her mom drove about an hour from Cedarburg to meet with other supporters of criminal justice reform outside Wisconsin’s Waupun prison, where Dean Hoffmann died by suicide in solitary confinement 366 days earlier.
DNA breakthrough solves 1963 cold case murder at gas station
More than a half-century after a man was stabbed to death at a gas station in Wisconsin, authorities believe they've finally solved his murder. Several rounds of advanced forensic testing on DNA samples taken from the scene of the crime eventually led detectives to identify a suspect in the killing, the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office said.Wayne Pratt was found dead on June 12, 1963, inside of an Enco gas station formerly in operation along U.S. Highway 41 in Winnebago, which is about 60 miles southwest of Green Bay. According to the sheriff, Pratt's wife, Marie Pratt, told authorities after her...
Omro shooting suspects lead police on chase in U-Haul [VIDEO]
OMRO, Wis — One person is hurt and two others are in custody following a shooting incident in Omro. Police say the suspects, Omah Brown of Milwaukee and Shakierra Ray of Green Bay, went to a 65-year-old man’s home in the 300 block of E. Main Street Monday night in response to an online ad for a car.
Waupun Police Make Arrest During High-Risk Traffic Stop
(Waupun) The chief of police in Waupun is praising the collaborative work of law enforcement for safely resolving a high-risk incident in the city. Around 8pm Tuesday, the Waupun Police Department received an assist request from Baraboo police. Waupun Chief Jeremy Rasch says they asked for help in locating a...
Multiple Agencies in Wild Chase, Apprehend Two Suspected in Armed Robbery, Shooting
A wild chase that began with an armed robbery and shooting in Omro ended in Fond du Lac with the arrests of two persons on Monday. Winnebago County and Omro Police were responding to the incident at about 7:15 p.m. Monday where they found a 65-year-old Omro man who advertised his car on Facebook Marketplace. He’d been shot when two persons answering the ad struggled over a firearm, prompting the suspects to flee south on I-41 toward Fond du Lac in a U-Haul truck.
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