Wisconsin wildfire burns 100 acres in Juneau County

A wildfire in Wisconsin has been contained after an estimated 100 acres were burned, and some structures were left damaged on Wednesday. 

Barron County police shooting: Thousands turn out for memorial for officers

Thousands of people gathered Wednesday evening as the western Wisconsin community continues to reel from the loss of two police officers killed in a shooting.

Barron County police shooting: Thousands turn out for memorial for officers
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Thousands of people gathered Wednesday evening as the western Wisconsin community continues to reel from the loss of two police officers killed in a shooting.

Chetek Police Officer Emily Breidenbach remembered for love of community
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The grief in western Wisconsin remains overwhelming where two police officers were killed during a traffic stop last weekend. Law enforcement and the Barron County community is coming together Wednesday evening for a special candlelight vigil to honor fallen officers Hunter Scheel, of Cameron and Chetek’s Emily Breidenbach. The officers have been honored as heroes in their hometowns, where small-town relationships run deep. Joint funeral services for the pair are scheduled for Saturday.

Barron County police shooting: Green Bay Packers visit memorials for fallen officers

The Green Bay Packers Tailgate Tour stopped in Barron County, Wednesday to honor the lives of Officers Emily Breidenbach and Hunter Scheel, who were killed during a traffic stop on April 8.

Barron County police shooting: Funeral service to be held Saturday

The two Wisconsin officers killed during a traffic stop in Barron County over the weekend will be laid to rest on Saturday.

Barron County police shooting: How you can support the officers' families

After two police officers in Barron County, Wisconsin were slain, the western Wisconsin community is coming together to help their families.

Barron County police shooting: Identities of fallen officers, suspect revealed

Wisconsin authorities on Monday identified the Cameron and Chetek police officers who were killed during a traffic stop on Saturday, as well as the suspect involved in the incident.

Barron County police shooting: Cameron Officer Hunter Scheel

His girlfriend wrote a moving tribute to him on Facebook, describing him as a dedicated partner who always knew how to cheer her up when she was down.

Barron County police shooting: Chetek Officer Emily Breidenbach

Officer Breidenbach served the Chetek Police Department for four years. She was known for her compassion for the community she served.

2 police officers killed in Barron County, Wisconsin

Two police officers, from Chetek and Cameron, Wisconsin, were killed during a traffic stop Saturday afternoon, the Wisconsin Department of Justice confirmed.

2 police officers killed in Barron County, Wisconsin
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Two police officers were killed during a traffic stop in Barron County in western Wisconsin Saturday, according to the Wisconsin Department of Justice.

Rochester man sentenced for pointing laser at Delta airplane

A Rochester man was sentenced in federal court on Thursday for pointing a laser at a Delta flight during a descent into the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) in 2021.

Wisconsin Supreme Court control, abortion access at stake

Control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and likely the future of abortion access, Republican-drawn legislative maps and years of GOP policies in the key swing state rests with the outcome an election Tuesday that has seen record campaign spending.

Man found guilty in quadruple cornfield murder

The man charged in a 2021 quadruple homicide in St. Paul, in which the victim's bodies were later discovered left in a cornfield in western Wisconsin, has been found guilty on four counts of murder.

Wisconsin hires MSU-Mankato's Mike Hastings to be next men's hockey coach

The University of Wisconsin made a splash in the college hockey world Thursday, announcing that Mike Hastings will be the school’s next head men’s hockey coach.

Brothers survive western Wisconsin crash on rollercoaster road, family calls it a miracle

"I was pronounced dead on scene," Alex Sabrowsky. A western Wisconsin family calls it a miracle, a pair of brothers survived a deadly car crash last month involving multiple vehicles on a dangerous, hilly stretch of county highway.

Suspected mom of newborn left in Wisconsin field arrested

A woman believed to be the mother of a dead newborn child found abandoned in a southern Wisconsin field earlier this month has been arrested, police said Monday.

Man charged with firebombing Wisconsin anti-abortion office

After nearly a year of searching, investigators used DNA pulled from a half-eaten burrito to capture the man they believe firebombed a prominent Wisconsin anti-abortion lobbying group's office.