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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A retired soldier has announced a bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Ron Kind next year. Republican Steve Toft of Osseo announced his candidacy in a news release on Friday. He planned news conferences in Eau Claire and La Crosse later in the day to discuss his plans with reporters. Toft served 32 years in the U.S. Army. He retired last year. Kind, a La Crosse Democrat, has represented western Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District since 1997. A voicemail left at Kind’s campaign headquarters on Friday wasn’t immediately returned. Source: WRJC.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Jeffrey M. Anderson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Julian Thomas, 41, Madison, Wis., was found guilty today of armed bank robbery and brandishing a firearm during that crime of violence.  The jury reached its verdict after 10 hours of deliberation following two days of testimony in federal court in Madison. The evidence presented at trial showed that Thomas and James Thompson robbed People’s Community Bank in Plain, Wis., on October 7, 2014.  Thompson, 29, also of Madison, pleaded guilty in federal court on October 6 to committing the bank robbery and doing so by brandishing a firearm.  He testified during the trial about

Leslie W. Bandt, age 69, of Appleton, Wisconsin died Monday, October 16, 2017 at Brewster Village in Appleton, Wisconsin. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at the Roseberry’s Funeral Home in Friendship, Wisconsin.   Pastor Sam Downey will officiate.  Interment will be at the Mt. Repose Cemetery, Friendship, Wisconsin.  Visitation will be 12 Noon until the time of service on Tuesday at Roseberry’s Funeral Home. Leslie was born July 12, 1948 in Adams, Wisconsin to William and Rena Bandt. In 1960 he moved to Brillion, WI with his family.  He finished his schooling in Brillion. He attended the University of Oshkosh for a short time until

The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | In Wisconsin, thousands on probation commit new crimes but don’t get probation revoked? Reports have documented that each year, thousands of people in Wisconsin who have previously been convicted of crimes are locked up again even without having been convicted of a new crime. They are people who violate rules of what is generally known as community supervision, which includes probation, parole or extended supervision. Another side of that coin — people living in the community on supervision who commit new crimes — is what riles state Sen. Leah Vukmir. The suburban Milwaukee Republican is running in the 2018 race for the seat held by

ATLANTA — The National Rifle Association is offering insurance for people who shoot someone, stirring criticism from gun-control advocates who say … Source: http://www.leadertelegram.com/ News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]