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WAUSAU ( WAOW) – A 14-year-old boy driving a stolen car from St. Paul, Minn., with two teenage passengers tried to flee from Wausau police early Saturday and officers backed off the chase because of "speeds and safety concerns," according to a police report.  Source: WAOW.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Jury selection is to begin next month in the murder trial for a Twin Cities man accused of killing a UW Stout student. About one dozen motions were offered at a pre-trial hearing Friday in Dunn County. An estimated 70 potential jurors will be called in due to extensive news coverage of the case. Cullen […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Lawrence A. Donskey, 95, of Sparta, WI, passed away Monday, March 26, 2018, at Mayo Health System, La Crosse, WI. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, March 28, 2018, 11:00 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Sparta, WI.  Father Keith Kitzhaber will officiate. Burial with full military honors will follow in the St. John’s Catholic Cemetery on Summit Ridge.  Family and friends are invited for visitation from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service at the church.  The Torkelson Page-Smith Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be offered at www.torkelsonfuneralhome.com. Source: WRJC.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Wisconsin voters on April 3 will have to decide on whether to eliminate the office of state treasurer. Jack Voight, who served as treasurer from 1995 to 2007, says the vote should be no. Voight says the office once played an important oversight role. “I was an advocate as well as a critic, on various […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

>>Iowa County Man Shot To Death In Domestic Incident (Ridgeway, WI)  —  The Iowa County Sheriff’s Office reports a 46-year-old Ridgeway man was shot to death Saturday morning during a domestic abuse incident.  Deputies found the body of Robin Reeson at about 3:30 A-M after they were called to the scene.  No arrests have been yet.  Sheriff Steve Michek says there were three people in the Ridgeway home at the time and two of them were married.  Investigators are hoping anyone with any information will call the department.  A decision about charges could be made today after a discussion with the Iowa County district attorney’s office.   >>Farm Accident Leaves