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A Kewaunee County Sheriff’s deputy currently on paid administrative leave for allegedly firing a fatal shot had previously resigned from the department, following after a pair of misdemeanor convictions. State investigators say Deputy Jamie Tlachac shot and killed  22-year-old Tyler Whitmire last week, after he refused commands to drop a knife. A criminal complaint from 2008 claims Tlachac fired […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

A charge of attempted first degree intentional homicide has been filed against a 46-year-old Richfield man who allegedly attacked his 13-year-old neighbor with a hammer. According to the criminal complaint, Brian Olson has a history of mental health problems and had been having difficulties with neighbors in the weeks leading up to the August 14th […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Steering clear of politics as much as possible, former GOP U.S. Rep. Mark Green of Wisconsin takes over the foreign aid agency under President Donald Trump.        Source: GreenBayPressGazette.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Earlier this summer, the Department of Public Instruction distributed $7.5 million in aid to 123 school districts including New Lisbon and Wonewoc-Center, that had student transportation costs that far exceeded the statewide per pupil average. Districts were eligible for High Cost Transportation Aid if their transportation costs exceed 150 percent of the statewide average cost per member, which was $614.42 per student. Additionally, student membership within the district must have been 50 students or fewer per square mile. Aid is based on audited information from the previous fiscal year (2015-16) and was paid in June. “The High Cost Transportation Aid program can really make a difference in school districts that

One person was medically transported after swerving to miss an oncoming vehicle and went down an embankment in Vernon County. Sheriff John B. Spears said the accident occurred Wednesday, just after 2:00 P.M. on Carlson Ridge Road in the Town of Christiana.  31-year-old Hana S. Sedlmayr of Westby, was westbound on Carlson Ridge Road when she swerved to miss an oncoming vehicle. The vehicle went down a steep embankment coming to rest amongst a dry creek bed. Sheriff Spears said Sedlmayr was wearing her seatbelt at the time of the crash and was transported to Vernon Memorial Hospital. Airbags in the Sedlmayr vehicle were deployed. Assisting the Sheriff’s Office was