Category Archives: Learfield Staff Writer
Wisconsin Arrests For Murder, Non-Negligent Manslaughter Up By 15% In 2020
Wisconsin law enforcement agencies made 204 arrests last year for cases of murder and non-negligent manslaughter. The Wisconsin Department of Justice reports that represents an increase of almost 15-p...
May 20, 2021
Stricker Wants Tiger Woods As His Ryder Cup Assistant
Madison golfer Steve Stricker is holding out hopes he gets the assistant he wants when the U-S Ryder Cup team takes on Europe in September. Stricker says he's talked to Tiger Woods but received no com...
May 20, 2021 Michael Stokes / CC
Judge Will Hand Down Decision In June About Special Prosecutor For Mensah Case
Milwaukee County Judge Glen Yamahiro says he will hand down his decision in June about appointing a special prosecutor for the case involving former Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Mensah. The family ...
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Packers 2020 NFL Draft Class Didn't Actually Play Very Much
The Green Bay Packers' 2021 N-F-L Draft class includes several players expected to have an immediate impact. Eric Stokes and Josh Myers could be starters by the end of the season - same story for Amar...
May 20, 2021 Phil Roeder / CC
Sauk County Sheriff's Office "Closer Than Ever" To Finding Killer
Investigators with the Sauk County Sheriff's Office say they are "closer than ever" to finding the person who killed John Schmutzer at Devil's Lake State Park last year. At least 15 witnesses saw the ...
May 20, 2021 Row of police cars, with blue and red flashing sirens, Ukraine. selective focus
Bucks Owner Lasry: Milwaukee Wanted To Meet Miami In NBA Playoffs
The Milwaukee Bucks could have rested their starters last Saturday against Miami, but if the Heat won that game, they had a chance to move up to a fifth-seeded position in the N-B-A playoffs and Milwa...
May 20, 2021 CC Markus Spiske
Central Wisconsin Couple Jailed In Death Of 15-Month-Old Son
A central Wisconsin couple has been arrested for the death of their 15-month-old son last November. 22-year-old Amber Boyd is scheduled to make a court appearance this afternoon (May 20th). Boyd was t...
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Brew Crew Bullpen Blows Lead Letting Royals Sweep Short Series
The Brewers bullpen blew a lead on a rainy night in Kansas City, letting the Royals sweep the two-game series with a 6-4 win. Starter Corbin Burnes was rock-solid, giving up just two runs, two hits, a...
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Badgers Volleyball Stiffens Its Defense Will Transfer From Iowa
The Wisconsin Badgers volleyball team is strengthening its back row with a transfer from Iowa. Libero Joslyn Boyer comes to Madison through the transfer protocol. Boyer played two seasons with the Haw...
May 19, 2021
Pilot Suffers Minor Injuries While Crashing Small Plane Into Racine Building
The pilot of a small plane that crashed into a building at Batten International Airport in Racine Tuesday night was hospitalized, but is expected to recover. The woman's name hasn't been released and ...
May 19, 2021 Martin Pettitt / CC
