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Vilas County is hoping to take the first major step towards creating a drug treatment court later this month.
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Henry West, the man who shot three people and killed one at Pine Grove Cemetery in Wausau in 2019 has been sentenced to life in prison for first degree murder along with multiple other counts
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The Oneida County Sheriff’s Office is asking for people to keep a look out for a missing teen in the Rhinelander area.
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Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has defeated a little-known Donald Trump-endorsed challenger.
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Businessman Tim Michels has won Wisconsin's Republican nomination to take on Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.
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Longtime Wisconsin Secretary of State Doug La Follette has won his Democratic primary, advancing to a general election in which Republicans hope to win back the seat and give it power over elections.
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Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes has won the Democratic Senate primary and will face Republican Sen. Ron Johnson.
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According to a press release from the Department of Justice, Ashley Zastrow, 31, bought two guns from a federally licensed firearms dealer on January 13, 2022.
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Vruwink announced his resignation Monday, effective October 7. The Rhinelander City Council passed a motion to begin searching for his replacement.
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Tuesday, Governor Evers announced the Department of Corrections has selected a site for the new youth prison. It will be in northwest Milwaukee.
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