1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (389+ words) By Annie Pulley, THE BADGER PROJECT Jonathan Bechman, an ex-investigator for the Racine County Sheriff’s Office, got six months in jail after he pleaded guilty on Aug. 21 in a domestic abuse case. The plea results in convictions of two counts…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (169+ words) Wausau Pilot & Review Wausau Pilot & Review Editor’s note: This weekly feature of Wausau Pilot & Review is being published in response to reader concerns about crime and safety in the Wausau area and to keep readers informed about their neighborhoods. Help…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (350+ words) Stanley Pophal, 65, was sentenced Sept. 2 by U.S. District Judge William Conley on wire fraud and money laundering convictions, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Wisconsin. Pophal also was ordered to pay $14.25 million in restitution. Pophal pleaded guilty…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (84+ words) Lincoln County Sheriff’s log, Aug. 31-Sept. 6 Wausau Pilot & Review Disorderly conduct and probation violations are among incidents in the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department log for Aug. 31 through Sept. 6. On Sept. 4, Jeremy Connors of Merrill was arrested on charges of disorderly…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (183+ words) WITHEE — A 47-year-old Withee man is being held on $500,000 cash bond after authorities say he choked a woman until she lost consciousness during a violent domestic confrontation Thursday morning. According to police, the woman said she went to a home…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (40+ words) Wausau Pilot & Review Add Wausau Pilot & Review as a Google News Preferred Source LISTEN: On repeat with Dino Corvino Enter the code sent to your email We'll send a verification code to %EMAIL%....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1475+ words) A University of Wisconsin-Madison police officer received a letter of reprimand last summer after a student journalist alerted UWPD about allegations of the officer’s inappropriate conduct with sorority and fraternity members. A follow-up Wisconsin Watch investigation has found UWPD interviewed…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (715+ words) By Annie Pulley, THE BADGER PROJECT Neither Sgt. Kevin Flick of the Portage County Sheriff’s Office nor the man he was grappling with was cited or arrested at the scene, according to the Waupaca County Sheriff’s Office. The fight occurred…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (793+ words) KRONENWETTER — The report that ended Peter Wegner’s tenure in Kronenwetter is dated April 23. Village trustees received it four days later, at a Monday board meeting, with instructions to review it before a special meeting that Thursday. They fired him at…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (379+ words) STEVENS POINT – A Stevens Point woman pleaded guilty Aug. 28 to charges related to the July 21 death of her 57-year-old sister in Portage County. Sara M. Pientka, 46, pleaded guilty to amended charges of misdemeanor being a party to the crime of…...