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The Assembly district includes parts of Marinette, Oconto and Brown counties.

The daughter, who must finish making $35,000 in restitution, is facing charges she stole from employer in Brown County.

Attorney Eric Wimberger is running against Sen. Dave Hansen's nephew, De Pere City Council member Jonathon Hansen, in the Nov. 3 election.

Deputies also cited three drivers after crashes, and two ATV operators.

Oconto's Cora Behnke is a member of the Terrific 10, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin's preseason all-Fox Valley girls volleyball team

The seat was left open when U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany replaced former U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy in Congress.

Officers noted 14 ordinance violations and received three possible fraud complaints during the week.

The per capita rate of the state, now at 1,773 per 100,000 residents, has been surpassed in the county for the first time.

Raymand Vannieuwenhoven told a judge Monday he's competent for trial, but his attorneys asked for second opinion after an exam found he had the capacity to assist with his defense.

Jonathon Hansen and Eric Wimberger will face off Nov. 3 for the 30th Senate District, which stretches north from the Green Bay area to Marinette.

The beetle is expected to eventually destroy nearly all of the ash trees in the state, the Wisconsin DNR says.

Jeff Turecek said he doesn't want the post to affect his business, the Log Jam Saloon, which he worried "will be ruined" by coverage of the remarks.

The pickup reportedly involved had a stobe light, but otherwise couldn't be mistaken for a public safety vehicle.

EHD can be fatal to deer but is not a threat to human health, the DNR notes.

An Oconto man was also seriously hurt in a three-car crash near Oconto Falls.

Officers also cite 14 over traffic issues and note 21 ordinance violations in this report.

The last three months were over the previous 1986 record high, according to figures reported by the Army Corps of Engineers.

Among six charged with felonies, a Lena woman is accused of intent to deliver methamphetamine and marijuana.

A Gillett teen was sentenced Tuesday to 14 days in jail for spiking a teacher’s soda with dry-erase board cleaner.

Gillett player runs back kickoff for TD