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Sentencing set for Wausau man convicted in girlfriend’s drug-related homicide
A Wausau man whose girlfriend died in an apparent overdose will learn his fate in November, roughly two months after he was convicted of first-degree reckless homicide and other charges. Andrew C. Washburn, 35, is one of at least two people charged in connection with the May 12. 2023 fatal...
Plover man charged with kidnapping Wausau man, holding him in a basement and beating him
WAUSAU − An arrest warrant was issued Monday in Portage County Circuit Court for a 19-year-old Plover man suspected of helping in a plot to kidnap a Wausau man, hold him in a basement and beat him up. Jeremiah J. Pelletier is facing charges of conspiracy to commit kidnapping, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, being a party to the crime of substantial battery and being a party to the crime of false imprisonment. ...
Dem fundraiser ActBlue stole GOP strategist’s identity to make donations: lawsuit
ActBlue, the Democratic fundraising platform that has collected millions of dollars for Kamala Harris, has been named in a bombshell racketeering lawsuit by a Wisconsin Republican strategist who alleges his identity was stolen to make at least 385 fraudulent donations to left-wing causes — including to the Harris Victory Fund. Mark Block, former chief of staff to Republican 2012 presidential candidate Herman Cain, alleges that a total of $884.38 given in his name and without his knowledge between May and October was designed to circumvent federal election law and may be part of a larger scam involving tens of thousands of...
Anonymous texts threaten college students with prison time if they vote: report
Voting rights groups are sounding the alarm about anonymous text messages allegedly sent to college students in Wisconsin, threatening them with prison if they vote, according to CNN. "The unsolicited text, sent from at least one 262- number to cell phones of people in their early 20s on University of Wisconsin campuses and elsewhere, says: 'WARNING: Violating WI Statutes 12.13 & 6.18 may result in fines up to $10,000 or 3.5 years in prison. Don’t vote in a state where you’re not eligible,'" reported Katelyn Polantz. Those statutes prohibit someone from voting by mail in a Wisconsin election i...
One Person Hurt In 2 Car & Semi-Truck Crash
ST. CLOUD (WJON News) -- One person was hurt when two cars and a semi-truck crashed Thursday afternoon. The Minnesota State Patrol says at about 3:30 p.m. a car driven by 76-year-old Jacqueline Daley of Turtle Lake, North Dakota, an SUV driven by 55-year-old Daniel Bjerga of Motley, and a Peterbilt Semi-Truck driven by 54-year-old Daniel Scherbert of Wonewoc, Wisconsin were all going west on I-94 near St. Joseph when they collided.