A lack of snow and warm temperatures that suppressed deer movement led to a lackluster opening weekend of Wisconsin’s nine-day gun season, with hunters killing thousands fewer deer than last year. The state Department of Natural Resources released preliminary data Tuesday that showed hunters registered 92,050 deer compared with 103,623 …
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Following a mistrial in 2018, a Gage County man has been convicted in a second trial of first-degree murder in the killing of a fellow inmate during a 2017 Nebraska state prison riot. Eric Ramos, 33, faces life in prison when he’s sentenced in February, the Lincoln Journal Star reported. …
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Former U.S. senator and owner of the Milwaukee Bucks Herb Kohl was remembered Friday for his love of both the city where he grew up and the state of Wisconsin at a memorial service attended by sports, political and business leaders. Kohl, 88, died Dec. 27 after a brief illness. …
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A woman who identified herself as a former grade school classmate of the Minneapolis church shooter said that she knew something wasn’t right with him. Josefina Sanchez made the admission to KSTP on Wednesday after a 23-year-old born with the name Robert Westman, who later identified as Robin Westman, opened …
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Federal law enforcement agents deployed pepper balls and tear gas Friday during a standoff with anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement(ICE) protesters outside of Chicago. The tense confrontation comes two days after a shooter opened fire at an ICE facility in Dallas, Texas. The gunman in that incident killed one detainee …
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A hobbyist’s keen eye led authorities to a human skull on the bank of an Indiana river — a find that turned out to be over 4,000 years old. The Fayette County Coroner’s Office announced the discovery in an Oct. 9 press release. The skull, which was reported to authorities …
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